Posted on 11/25/2014 5:37:57 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Years ago, Elvis made a movie called "Fun in Acapulco". It captured the magic of a great coastal town, from a wonderful beach to pretty girls to very friendly people. Believe it or not, that was the Acapulco that most Mexicans and foreigners remember.
It's not fun anymore down in Acapulco as we check recent events from our southern neighbor.
In fact, it must be very bad in Acapulco.
We just read this from the US Embassy in Mexico City:
"The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a security message Friday warning U.S. citizens to avoid the Pacific resort of Acapulco because of violence and protests.
In yet another blow to a coastal city once favored by U.S. movie stars and jet-setters in the 1950s and ‘60s, the embassy said its personnel “have been instructed to defer non-essential travel to Acapulco, by air or land,” and added that it “cautions U.S. citizens to follow the same guidelines.”
The alert noted that “protests and violent incidents continue in Guerrero state in response to the disappearance of 43 students there.”
Demonstrators have blocked highways to Acapulco, hijacked buses and blockaded the city’s airport to demand the government find the students who disappeared Sept. 26 in the nearby city of Iguala.
Prosecutors say local police working for a drug gang probably turned the students over to gang members, who may have killed them and burned their bodies."
Mexico is in the middle of a serious political storm over the death of 43 students. Unlike previous storms, this one is more like a Category 5 Hurricane.
The tragic disappearance of these 43 students has sparked demonstrations, such as the one with middle class housewives and women calling for peace.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I won’t argue with that! :0)
Been to Meheeco... No reason to ever go back.
Why does anyone need go there? We have 50 million of them here!
Hotel Restaurants hardly ever open ,not enough people , you have to find a Taco Stand or catch your own fish
We went to Acapulco about 40 years ago. Even then we were told that it was not safe to leave the hotel compound and go into town or the marketplace. After three days, I got “Montezuma’s Revenge” and left the next day never to return.
It hasn’t been safe since Meyer Lansky blew town.
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