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Mexico's Tourism Problem

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    Cancun wants people to think beaches, not bullets.

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White sand beaches vibrant blue oceans freshwater springs this is -- forgotten Mexico.

Pristine -- like these are not the first images the most Americans think goat with a -- news about the -- protects -- With an exclusion of screaming headlines about the war between the drug cartels.

And the Mexican government that has led to nearly 45000.

Deaths and -- 1006.

American and other potential travelers have been inundated with stories about the violent cartel warfare.

Another victim of the bloody war the country's twelve billion dollar tourism industry.

Americans and Canadians or Europeans who are thinking about tourist spots might -- decide to go.

To Florida or California or by the way -- the Caribbean.

Or to other places right where they would confront this kind of issue at all and that has significantly.

And quite negatively affected tourism which is one of the principal sources of income.

Don't don't don't don't four point.

According to the Cancun visitors bureau.

50% of Mexico's tourism dollars originate from KQ and in the popular resort areas on the Yucatan peninsula.

-- on the receipt to be trending upwards tourism officials -- hotel workers are fighting back.

It gets what they consider it unfair stigma from neutral war far away.

And we are 11100 miles from the border.

There's no secret that there are some issues going -- -- Drug cartels.

But it's all basically at the border and does not affect came in whatsoever Christopher calabrese vice president from the area charger running to the company's properties -- -- -- Says the most Americans did not realize how far -- who is from places like -- got warrants with a majority of the violence is happening.

Is the same distance as -- the Boston but as a result one plus more -- Greens are very approachable because it was a little bit -- -- it makes you better place to visit in the service itself.

It is hot -- -- the famous Mayan ruins near Cancun.

The temperatures nearly a hundred degrees but He has not deterred swarm of spurs mostly European and Asian.

Taking snapshots of the remnants of an ancient civilization.

It has been described as spiritual.

-- walk.

Society can city local Mexican actress not that that -- apparel.

-- coop -- which resembles an American raccoon.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Smith's -- throughout England encouraged reporters to travel to Mexico.

Thank you England you -- just come out something.

And that yeah.

And entertainment.

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