yep - Cozumel is a busy place - probably anywhere from 3-8 ships there daily and they focus on the Mega ships now so you can have 20 -30,000 people running around all day jamming up traffic. the locals are flighting a new proposed port on the other side of the island. It would be ridiculous. the island is only so big
But yeah , that shyt surprised me about the Canadians as well
American News: Canadian tourist on relaxing tropical vacation gunned down in all Inclusive Lobby.
Riviera Maya news: Foreign Drug dealer in Territory dispute killed in dispute with local drug dealers
last year, the guy i mentioned in the lobby in Tulum , the guy shot on the beach in Tulum
and the lady that got shot in Playa at that night club, were all drug dealers or mules that got found out and dealt with by the local drug gangs.
You never hear an outcry from the Canadian government either, so you know they were up to some shady shyt, especially if they were cacs.
Now Cancun, is getting weird
the Cartels are trying to push in , so what they were doing during high season is ride jet skis up and down the tourist zone and fire AR-15's in the air near the all inclusive beaches to scare people , but the Gov't sent the Navy after them . they want a piece of that tourist $$ like they have in Cabo and Ensenada on the west coast.
But these East Coast Mexicans Built different, Tourist $$ is easier than Drug $$, so they are going to protect that at all costs.
we talked to someone that works at a all inclusive here and he used to do dirt (I noticed some of his tats, because his sleeve was rolled up)
you have to realize that the average Mexican only makes the equivalent of 8-10 USD a day, currently.
he said he was making about $60 a day a few years ago, when he was about that life - which is Crazy for here
He is now making up to $100 -$200 (sometimes more, depending on the time of year) daily, IN TIPS putting up with drunk gringos and not getting shot at -that peace is a lot better than a reputation. and that is why the Cartels are having such a hard time on this side of the country.
plus there is no viable drug route over here either.