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MuseRider

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78. I had heard it was worse.

Sun Nov 10, 2019, 11:09 AM

Nov 2019

God what a beautiful place and what wonderful people we met there some living in the worst poverty I had ever seen. We never had trouble but it was always a reason for concern.

The year we went inland to go to Copan we had trouble getting there. We were stopped numerous times and made to get out of the bus we hired and stand with our arms against the bus while little boys with great big guns checked us out. It was scary but never because of the way they acted and we were clean so it was all OK but quite an experience.

We went there 4 years in a row, one of the best places I have been but except for a few times we were isolated on an island for diving. Still, people come and go and of all the places I have been it was one of the kindest.

If it is not too intrusive, where did you live there?

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9 Mormon women and children were shot and 'burned alive' in an ambush near the US-Mexico border [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2019 OP

Let's not plan many driving vacations in Mexico! at140 Nov 2019 #1

I have a friend who moved down there to teach last year. bluedigger Nov 2019 #2

Yes it is a big country, and I loved Acapulco at140 Nov 2019 #9

No that is wat the police look like in Mexico- dressed in military looking gear with big rifles Dream Girl Nov 2019 #4

I have visited cruise ports in Jamaica, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Barbados, at140 Nov 2019 #7

Honduras has them. MuseRider Nov 2019 #13

Thank you for that info, I have never been to any ports in Honduras at140 Nov 2019 #44

I had one trip and it was unpleasant MuseRider Nov 2019 #58

I lived there in the '80s. Much the same. I understand it's much, much worse now. SharonAnn Nov 2019 #77

I had heard it was worse. MuseRider Nov 2019 #78

There is a crime problem everywhere. The Federales have always dressed like that, Dream Girl Nov 2019 #15

I heard Costa Rica is a good place to buy retirement housing at140 Nov 2019 #45

"I have NEVER been on a cruise ship and will NEVER set foot on one.." pangaia Nov 2019 #25

I still love you, and the buffets on cruise ships are already over-crowded at140 Nov 2019 #43

LOL.. pangaia Nov 2019 #46

Yes - I remember growing up in the late 70's and 80's the federales ArizonaLib Nov 2019 #8

I studied the in the late 70 s early 80s. My roommate and I used to hitchhike all over Dream Girl Nov 2019 #14

Mexico is indeed a fabulous country to visit Zorro Nov 2019 #16

bravo !!!!! for that !!!! pangaia Nov 2019 #27

Post removed Post removed Nov 2019 #35

Beautiful, from the first to the last note. Great talent, skill, and cooperation needed. Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #56

ambassador to Mexico offers solution after murders of 9 Americans in cartel shootout at140 Nov 2019 #50

One girl I know...she's about 26 years old LeftInTX Nov 2019 #59

Driving in the north should be avoided. a la izquierda Nov 2019 #28

And yet the Bahamas and Jamaica are actually more dangerous then Mexico. EX500rider Nov 2019 #49

I will be in Bahama's this week end starting 9th of Nov at140 Nov 2019 #51

This must be what Trump was tweeting about this morning. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #3

More information has to come out. brush Nov 2019 #5

Agree. I'm very skeptical of first reports on alleged cartel-related killings. Mike 03 Nov 2019 #10

Why were they targeted? Baitball Blogger Nov 2019 #19

Yes. Most likely attackers knew who they were. brush Nov 2019 #21

There was a bunch of young children with them. LisaL Nov 2019 #62

I know. It's horrible. And the party was bigger than the 9 killed, there were... brush Nov 2019 #63

FLDS Major Nikon Nov 2019 #6

And that has what to do with this masscre? dware Nov 2019 #11

The reason for them being in Mexico to begin with Major Nikon Nov 2019 #17

So you're blaming the victims if I read you correctly. dware Nov 2019 #18

It suggests that what happened was some sort of intra-cult dispute jberryhill Nov 2019 #33

You don't Major Nikon Nov 2019 #36

there is bigotry against them too Kali Nov 2019 #31

There is truth to that. Documentary about a group of 'furniture makers' floppyboo Nov 2019 #75

Found the documentary. Here you go floppyboo Nov 2019 #76

They arent FLDS FreeState Nov 2019 #60

Exactly. Which is obvious just by looking at their clothing. LisaL Nov 2019 #61

I agree with a poster upstream on this thread to bring healthy skepticism Mike 03 Nov 2019 #12

Thanks for recommending those books. LuvNewcastle Nov 2019 #26

And the Orange Dumb Ass Cartaphelius Nov 2019 #20

so you would protect them if they weren't polygamous? CreekDog Nov 2019 #73

A massacre like this of Mexican citizens would drawn outrage ripcord Nov 2019 #74

CreekDog.. You swim in a toxic creek Cartaphelius Nov 2019 #79

Wow Traildogbob Nov 2019 #22

Except Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000... EX500rider Nov 2019 #48

We will get there Traildogbob Nov 2019 #54

"We will get there" Based on what? Certainly not facts: EX500rider Nov 2019 #64

You are absolutely correct Traildogbob Nov 2019 #65

Suicide rate and homicide rate are 2 different things. EX500rider Nov 2019 #66

Cool Traildogbob Nov 2019 #67

And the idiot wastes no time: dalton99a Nov 2019 #23

Yeah, it didn't take long for moron Trump to milk this tragedy for political advantage sop Nov 2019 #30

Cult Mollyann Nov 2019 #24

A message was sent. Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #29

I was thinking the same thing when I heard LeBaron family cannabis_flower Nov 2019 #34

great find! Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #37

More information for anyone with 40 minutes to watch - Pharlo Nov 2019 #70

Not really LDS. djg21 Nov 2019 #32

They need to stop saying this was near the border. It was not. They were traveling from Sonora vsrazdem Nov 2019 #38

Good point. Trump will try to make it a border wall thing. sop Nov 2019 #40

I already heard them doing it with Andrea Mitchell this morning. At least the NY Times got it right vsrazdem Nov 2019 #41

Yes Mersky Nov 2019 #42

That's horrible. DashOneBravo Nov 2019 #39

LeBarons have been involved in violent crime a very long time. See this article from 1992: Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #47

Isn't Romney somehow associated with this cult? MosheFeingold Nov 2019 #69

6 of the dead were children, including 8 month old twins.. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #52

The headline makes it sound like this has something to do with the GOP's favorite boogeyman word; Tarc Nov 2019 #53

So where's all the outrage for the thousands of Mexicans killed in cartel violence? roamer65 Nov 2019 #55

Well considering they have dual citizenship ripcord Nov 2019 #57

Sadly it doesn't make the msm news. DashOneBravo Nov 2019 #71

.. roamer65 Nov 2019 #72

UPDATE: I really hope this is a random coincidence-- Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #68