Not in "war torn Montana"

Young girls jailed after attempting to flee forced weddings in Guerrero

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/youths-jailed-forced-wedding-guerrero/

Not sure what Montana has to do with anything. The region referenced is what we call La Montaña. And I noticed that once again Mexico News Daily couldn't resist taking a low-blow jab at the Presidente and taking his words out of context. The Gobernadora Evelyn Salgado and her administration are taking this matter very seriously, but it's been going on for centuries, and it hasn't seemed to bother any of our visitors for all that time.

Some very good and dedicated people are working hard to stop forced marriages as well as the sale of children, another old custom in a few rural communities that's been declared illegal. This has pained many of us for years, but you all have to remember that not that long ago we were still in the middle of a Guerra Sucia where the government was disappearing people. Not that it doesn't still happen, but not to the degree that it used to.

It still boggles the mind that people think this a good place to throw all our eggs in the tourism basket. We need to diversify our economy and expand opportunities, especially in rural areas which means the cartels and gangs need to be run off. Something that simply isn't happening. Locally we can't buy building materials for the moment (and their prices are going up) because all the stores are closed after being threatened by extortionists. I hesitate to mention this delicate matter, but it appeared in today's news. The tourism industry is fickle, and on a whim people can decide not to come for whatever reason, and then what do we live on?