All Blog Posts Tagged 'violence' (7)

Living in Los Cabos:  Safety Again

Amazingly, people are still asking if it’s safe to come to Cabo. So I thought one way to answer that would be to look at today’s news. I get two sources of local news: one is a very accurate news blog; the other is the headlines from the local TV station sent as a digest every morning. So let’s see what stories I read with my morning coffee today…

The news blog, Colectivo Pericú, is done by a group of independent journalists…

On Violence in Mexico

A member of Mexico-My Space recently inquired about violence in Mexico and more specifically…

Here's a link to an excellent video about Mexico's middle class.  It's short, informative, accurate, and says what we all know and wish we could express as succinctly.  It also addresses the issue of violence in Mexico, statistically.  Enjoy:  http://www.youtube.com/user/mexicotoday?blend=22&ob=5

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast (…

I couldn't have said it any beter:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahm3hZEcnDQ

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast

Living in Los Cabos: Personal Safety Issues

The sound of the gunshots woke me. Another battle on the street, rival gangs no doubt. When all was clear I ducked out of my bullet-ridden house and into my bullet-ridden car and drove into the office past all the decapitated bodies littering the…

I got an email from George asking for someone who knows what is what to post about 'violence' in Reynosa (on the Texas border near McAllen, where I live). Apparently some woman wrote hime who claimed to live there and said it 'was as bad as Cd. Juarez' and that '200 people had been killed by the cartel' in one night. Complete and utter nonsense.

I get so angry with people who spread these malicous lies. All they are doing is killing the livlihood of the good people who try to…