Mexico

[Sean K]

Managed to get myself out of cattle class thanks to BHP. Cheers Chip! Keep it going.

On Cozumel now and have just been out for a dive. Unfortunately, Hurricane Wilma has destroyed the reef and all the fish have run away. Still OK however. They can't call it one of the best dive sites in the world anymore though. Maybe, one of the OK ones. Not sure how that goes on the brochures though.

Staying here for a couple more days and then on to Isla Mujeres, and then Merida.

Blog ´s still going.

Looking forward to getting back and playing with charts again. I miss it. But someone has to be a tourist in Mexico!

 

[noirua]

Mexico’s election: A victory for organised crime

Under Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidency, organised crime will likely be calling the shots.

www.aljazeera.com

The violence extends to the political realm, too. More than two dozen candidates were assassinated ahead of the June 2 polls, and hundreds more dropped out of their races. In April, two mayoral contenders were found dead on a single day.

 

[noirua]

Woman mayor killed in Mexico just hours after election of first female president​

By Omar Fajardo, Mitchell McCluskey and Kathleen Magramo, CNN
Published 3:00 AM EDT, Wed June 5, 2024

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/05/americas/mexico-elections-mayor-killed-intl-hnk/index.html