Reason To Make Bag Drag from Cancun to Cozumel for Diving

[JamesBon92007]

And we just had another shooting in Playa - seven dead. Playa del Carmen: seven men dead after shooting at bar in Mexican resort
Not in the main tourist area, but still. In the article there is speculation that QR is going the way of Acapulco, where tourism has been essentially ground to a halt because of gang violence.

I'm still waiting for the "Don't Like" button.

 

[El Graduado]

And I will speculate the author of that article has never been to Playa del Carmen. The Playa boondocks are not tourist areas.

 

[Okcdiver2]

But thinking it wont spread to tourist areas eventually is nieve.

 

[JamesBon92007]

But thinking it wont spread to tourist areas eventually is nieve.

Puerto Vallarta used to be considered very safe, except perhaps on the outskirts of town to the East and South. On my trip last year a local warned me and my girlfriend not to wander any further back into one particular neighborhood and we were only two blocks from the malecon. We have stayed in 5 de Diciembre and Alta Vista and never worried about walking around at night. Now the news reporters in Mexico are saying not to visit "real Mexico" but to stay in the tourist areas, at least in Playa. I never felt all the comfortable in Playa anyway.

 

[El Graduado]

But thinking it wont spread to tourist areas eventually is nieve.

Not in Cozumel. Raspas, yes, nieve, never!

 

[Sloeber]

1) As has already ben mentioned, the Blue Parrot shooting was not about protection money. Your source has misinformed you.

You stated this twice in this thread, without telling us what the truth/facts are. Can you please share these facts with us?

 

[mediumone]

You stated this twice in this thread, without telling us what the truth/facts are. Can you please share these facts with us?

I did once already, (in another thread), shortly after it happened.

The Blue Parrot was a BPM venue. The Zetas were unhappy with their cut of the proceeds. The shooting marked the end of the negotiations.

Happily for the overwhelming majority, BPM has moved on to other lucky locales. It was always a cluster, but injuries, near deaths, deaths, missing persons, and the mountains of trash became too costly in terms of treasure and perception to tolerate.

 

[loudives]

Come to Chicago , we have a large lake to dive in with water temps in summer topping out at 68. Only 750 murders and 3500 shootings in 2016, and thanks to all the dead gangbangers from the 2016 murders, the 2017 and 2018 murders are down 10%. As of today 1/8/2019 only 6 murders and 22 shootings.
Strange how 95% of the shootings are compressed in only 7 of the 50 city wards while the rest of the city enjoys millions of visitors a year with no problems.
Could this be a unique situation or does it happen in many large urban areas?

 

[mediumone]

Come to Chicago , we have a large lake to dive in with water temps in summer topping out at 68. Only 750 murders and 3500 shootings in 2016, and thanks to all the dead gangbangers from the 2016 murders, the 2017 and 2018 murders are down 10%. As of today 1/8/2019 only 6 murders and 22 shootings.
Strange how 95% of the shootings are compressed in only 7 of the 50 city wards while the rest of the city enjoys millions of visitors a year with no problems.
Could this be a unique situation or does it happen in many large urban areas?

We both know that it does, but it doesn't fit the proper, popular narrative.
A fraction of the same violence in Playa, and talking heads, (sans brains), let loose.

 

[Sloeber]

The Blue Parrot was a BPM venue. The Zetas were unhappy with their cut of the proceeds.

So basically they were unhappy with their cut of protection costs. Got it.