tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post303173228113040968..comments2024-03-23T20:52:19.525-06:00Comments on An Alaskan in Yucatán: It's Safe Here. Really.Marc Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-77488316923087746592012-09-23T16:00:14.015-05:002012-09-23T16:00:14.015-05:00Just one small point of disagreement with you... ...Just one small point of disagreement with you... your statement that you wouldn't hang out in Mexico City right now. I started avoiding Mexico City back in the late 90's because of the bad publicity about crime. But things have turned around there. I have been to Mexico City 4 times in the last couple years, and I felt perfectly safe... safer than in many cities in the U.S. Of course, you have to use common sense as you would in any big city, and, like anywhere, there are certain neighborhoods to avoid. It is a hectic, noisy place with chaotic traffic, but it is fascinating city with incredible architecture (ranging from Aztec to 21st century), and supposedly more museums than any other city in the world. Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-84697321278951798152010-05-29T17:01:50.836-05:002010-05-29T17:01:50.836-05:00Ah, another Alaskan in Mexico. We have not spent m...Ah, another Alaskan in Mexico. We have not spent much time on the Yucatan and have been exploring the pacific coast mostly. Our friend and family all still live in Juneau, so we find that we will be lving no further south of Acapulco. Go posting. I feel more at risk for crime here in Phoenix area than I do in the places we stay in Mexico.Chrissy y Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401701589592600309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-83360781240927188532010-05-28T18:33:41.046-05:002010-05-28T18:33:41.046-05:00I agree with Lynette on all counts, and found you...I agree with Lynette on all counts, and found you through her FB site. I always feel more safe in Mexico, if truth be known.....amazing, wonderful people, who, even though they may have nothing, would give you what they had left.Chrishttp://chris-rantsraves.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-86618764215374273022010-05-28T13:51:51.577-05:002010-05-28T13:51:51.577-05:00I'm a big proponent of legalization and regula...I'm a big proponent of legalization and regulation. Legalize dope, regulate the heck out of it. Use the $$ saved to conduct serious preventive education campaigns, and to fund tx for those who want it. All those enormously successful drug dealers can turn their entrepreneurial skills to something else. Absent the big suck for dope from NOB, I imagine Mexico's drug-related violence would be substantially reduced.lynettehttp://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com