Comments on: Fear and Loathing in Acapulco http://interamericana.co.uk/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-in-acapulco/ News and dispatches from the Interamerican Highway Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: richardarghiris http://interamericana.co.uk/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-in-acapulco/comment-page-1/#comment-13 richardarghiris Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:16:49 +0000 http://interamericana.co.uk/?p=180#comment-13 Interesting LA Time piece, thanks. I didn't see any shoot-outs, but I did get ripped off within 5 minutes of being there. I also met a lot of honest hoteliers who were struggling with Acapulco's image problem, and for them it's sad. It's indeed quite likely the gangs are running the show now. Yet the drugs problem has spread to many parts of the country. Even the most provinical cities, Morelia, for example, are looking scary to the average tourist. Poor Mexico - first a drugs war, now swine flu. Interesting LA Time piece, thanks. I didn’t see any shoot-outs, but I did get ripped off within 5 minutes of being there.

I also met a lot of honest hoteliers who were struggling with Acapulco’s image problem, and for them it’s sad. It’s indeed quite likely the gangs are running the show now.

Yet the drugs problem has spread to many parts of the country. Even the most provinical cities, Morelia, for example, are looking scary to the average tourist. Poor Mexico – first a drugs war, now swine flu.

]]> By: Katie http://interamericana.co.uk/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-in-acapulco/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Katie Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:15:12 +0000 http://interamericana.co.uk/?p=180#comment-12 Vivid snapshot. It's as if the DTO money sustains the area and no one gives a damn about tourism anymore. The area's long been a playground and beach home area for drug kingpins; I wonder if the June 09 shootout "near budget hotels" (http://bit.ly/131aGZ) was close to where you ended up staying? Vivid snapshot. It’s as if the DTO money sustains the area and no one gives a damn about tourism anymore. The area’s long been a playground and beach home area for drug kingpins; I wonder if the June 09 shootout “near budget hotels” (http://bit.ly/131aGZ) was close to where you ended up staying?

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