Confusion

I have owned a place in Z above La Ropa for the past 22 years and have been coming to Z since '79, married here in '82. Needless to say, I have witnessed a great deal of changes, positive and negative over the years. It is still paradise as is Troncones. I feel that I have an excellent gauge of what is going on here. My family and I have never felt unsafe despite the violence and needless deaths which is ongoing between the narcotraficantes. I am asked over and over by friends and family in New Mexico if I am fearful and my response is: open the Albuquerque Journal any day and reported will be 1-2 murders, robberies and other violent crimes. My family and I feel much safer in Zihuatanejo where it is unlikely that you will be a victim of violence. On another note there was a post regarding the shooting on Paseo de la Boqueta and a mention that there was a roadblock and robbery of numerous vehicles on a bridge north of Troncones last week. Surfing friends were traveling back and forth from Troncones to Saladita all that week and did not see or hear anything related. Does anyone have verifiable news to the contrary? Rob, you indicated in that post that Troncones was even more lawless than Zihuatanejo. I beg to differ. I have been going to Troncones on and off for 20 years, have numerous friends who are home owners there and I have heard nothing about lawlessness, robberies, etc. except for cars being stopped and robbed on the road from the main highway to Troncones which happened about 10-12 years ago. Do I and my friends have our heads in the sand? Saludos!

There appears to be some confusion regarding my comment yesterday. "Lawless" does not mean there is crime, as you appear to suggest. It means there is an absence of law. And my reference was to the entire municipio of La Unión. A simple statement of fact. Although there are no police in Troncones, as I commented, foreigners continue investing in and visiting Troncones. That is a positive comment, not a negative one. I regret that my comment seemed to cause so much confusion among so many people.

Thank you for YOUR comment.