We offer yucatan real estate and have been getting allot of questions about this lately... Mexico’s violence! although its
pretty bad for the country as a whole, the country as a whole is not at war or suffering from non-stop violence. The jobs of journalists are to report their findings in an objective manner but it seems that with major-media corporations, objectiveness is far too often pushed aside and replaced with personal opinions and, possibly, agendas. And according to this article from December, 2013, this
just may be the case with the media both north and south of the border being equally guilty.
Not many people hear that facts and very few people know how to separate reality from fiction. It seems that only those who are very interested or invested in the information of Mexico’s drug-related violence are the ones that are able to produce hard facts and back up their findings. Some of these people include researchers. Not someone that that hears some rumors and later posts it on the internet.
So the real question remains, what is being said, and are what are some the hearty facts that we can pull from this article that relate to perspective travelers?
‘The state with the lowest murder rate is Yucatán, the Gulf of Mexico state known for its beaches and Mayan ruins. Its murder rate of 2 per 100,000 was comparable to Wyoming and Montana.’
What do most people not know?
Next door to the state of Yucatan is the state of Quintana Roo, the state famous for all-inclusive resorts, the island of Cozumel and so much more. It is a state equally as safe as Yucatan.
‘The horrific violence that is jacking up the national death toll is largely
in nine of Mexico’s 31 states’.
What do most people fail to mention?
All of these states are states either bordering the United States or in the western region of the country. None of these states include the Yucatan Peninsula, a region that is roughly the size of Oklahoma.
“There is a disconnect between the statistics and the perception of the public.”
This statement in itself may be an indication that all of us must start using our critical thinking skills and always ask for facts before jumping to conclusions. It is also important to remember that those who are being targeted by the violence are those that have ties to the drug trade or unfortunately got caught in the crossfire in a region they should not have been, a region in which there were already previously-placed advisories.
Have you traveled anywhere in Mexico? What is your opinion on the safety ? Please let me know in the comments below :)
pretty bad for the country as a whole, the country as a whole is not at war or suffering from non-stop violence. The jobs of journalists are to report their findings in an objective manner but it seems that with major-media corporations, objectiveness is far too often pushed aside and replaced with personal opinions and, possibly, agendas. And according to this article from December, 2013, this
just may be the case with the media both north and south of the border being equally guilty.
Not many people hear that facts and very few people know how to separate reality from fiction. It seems that only those who are very interested or invested in the information of Mexico’s drug-related violence are the ones that are able to produce hard facts and back up their findings. Some of these people include researchers. Not someone that that hears some rumors and later posts it on the internet.
So the real question remains, what is being said, and are what are some the hearty facts that we can pull from this article that relate to perspective travelers?
‘The state with the lowest murder rate is Yucatán, the Gulf of Mexico state known for its beaches and Mayan ruins. Its murder rate of 2 per 100,000 was comparable to Wyoming and Montana.’
What do most people not know?
Next door to the state of Yucatan is the state of Quintana Roo, the state famous for all-inclusive resorts, the island of Cozumel and so much more. It is a state equally as safe as Yucatan.
‘The horrific violence that is jacking up the national death toll is largely
in nine of Mexico’s 31 states’.
What do most people fail to mention?
All of these states are states either bordering the United States or in the western region of the country. None of these states include the Yucatan Peninsula, a region that is roughly the size of Oklahoma.
“There is a disconnect between the statistics and the perception of the public.”
This statement in itself may be an indication that all of us must start using our critical thinking skills and always ask for facts before jumping to conclusions. It is also important to remember that those who are being targeted by the violence are those that have ties to the drug trade or unfortunately got caught in the crossfire in a region they should not have been, a region in which there were already previously-placed advisories.
Have you traveled anywhere in Mexico? What is your opinion on the safety ? Please let me know in the comments below :)
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