Future of tourism in Mexico

I wouldn't worry, Tess. That's for the Disneyland crowd who do nothing but complain if they get in the wrong line and arrive in Zihuatanejo by accident. In Ixtapa they tend to stay in their hotels and drink their vacation, so we never know they're here.

Zihuatanejo will continue being its lawless unruly unkempt self (though about a hundred state police, part of the new Mando Único scheme, surprisingly took control of the police station yesterday and have new roadblocks all over the place). The current government is making sure we don't progress, even if they do insist on the stupid cruise ship pier project in La Majahua, which local merchants are sure to object to since it will ruin what little business we get in Zihuatanejo from the cruise ship tourists.

It's election season and like magic new lamps for the thousands of non-functional streetlights are magically appearing. Apparently allowing everything to deteriorate so much, such as the lack of water, the garbage, the bay, etcetera, was all a "clever" ruse by our crafty Gobierno Diferente. Now all the GREAT AND POWERFUL politicians seeking to be elected to new positions can be found almost everywhere fixing almost everything with the money they've stolen from the good people. It's simply amazing! Even the municipal treasurer who's been missing since mid-June magically showed up at his office the day before yesterday with no explanation for his prolonged absence, as if nothing at all had happened.

Political interests will continue ensuring that divisions remain healthy and that there are plenty of poor and uneducated folks who will accept handouts in exchange for their votes. I don't see Disneyland arriving to Zihuatanejo anytime soon. Even the Magic World pool attraction in Ixtapa is in terrible condition (though it's still a bit better than the public olympic pool).

Until enlightened government arrives (possibly with a new revolution, maybe in a year or so the way things look now) expect no progress and little change to occur here. We are in the convulsions of a dying "gobierno diferente", a sad and pathetic caricature of what government should be, and most of the candidates for next year's municipal elections represent everything the majority of Mexicans despise.

Never a dull moment in paradise!