Thanks for the trip report!

Thanks for sharing that! I tend to agree. Guerrero is a socially problematic state where politicians are working hard to keep us poor and poorly educated, in spite of the recent educational reforms. There will never be enough budget for the thousands of tiny schools we've allowed to get built so that squatters can regularize their stolen lands, even with so many foreigners trying to help them as they are in Zihuatanejo.

In contrast to the USA, Mexico's middle class continues growing at a relatively steady pace. The rise in the value of the dollar makes our exports more attractive, but since our inflation has been historically low it really doesn't affect us unless we buy U.S. goods or services.

The bajío and the northern states continue to enjoy increasing productivity and a rising standard of living, but as recent air pollution levels in the Valle de México have reminded all its residents: we urgently need to wean ourselves from fossil fuels. It's suicide not to.