Not in "war torn Montana"

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?

I know several long-time (and longterm) visitors to Zihua who, in light of recent, albeit sketchy, available information, are wondering if this is the year to consider some other destination.
I expect the chances of foreign tourists being directly involved in, or affected by, local criminal activities is no greater now than in previous years. Personally, areas of concern are local and area transportation - buses, combis, taxis - and restaurants. If those are "iffy", we'll go somewhere else.