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This Monday morning started off a little cloudy, and they came and went for much of the day and into the evening where it almost looked like it might rain. But temperatures remained mild, and a nice little breeze during much of the day made our weather even better. The ocean water remains a warm 27.5-28°C. More perfection. But be aware that there are currently many stingrays in the area, and a tourist stepped on one and had to be taken by ambulance to the local hospital this past weekend. So REMEMBER TO SHUFFLE YOUR FEET WHEN WALKING IN THE OCEAN.

Very unfortunately, a local resident extranjera was attacked in her home in La Madera neighborhood around 5PM last Monday by a thief who entered through a window. She was able to fight off the attacker and scream, and all he got was a cellphone, but it's a reminder to always keep your doors and any accessible windows locked, and to stay aware of your surroundings. Our tourism season isn't going well, we're still suffering impoverishing effects from the pandemia, and foreigners are very visible targets. Our mayor doesn't take our public security seriously, and we're more or less all on our own here as we've always been, there's just more of us now, including more bums who think it's okay to steal from others. Let's try to watch out for each other as best we can.

I should also mention that the extremely poor treatment and human rights violations that migrants are currently suffering under the USA's Racist-in-Chief is adding to a growing animosity against anyone who looks like a Gringo. So far it's all heated words in social media, but all it takes is one hot-head to lose his or her cool, so be humble, keep a low profile, and if you're a MAGAt, be aware that most Mexicans don't want you here. The gleeful racist attitude on social media by some MAGAts regarding the treatment of migrants is generating worldwide animosity. I expect this to get worse before it gets better. How much worse depends on the Gringos and their government.

I'm certainly glad to be a Mexican citizen far away from the madness up north. Your mileage may vary.

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So you’re saying that my wife shouldn’t wear her make America Great or Gulf of America or Greenland USA stuff? I still feel safe in Mexico, just got back from Cabo and you know me I go places where most tourists won’t. Come over here to California and compare, they don’t shoot for sport in Zihuatanejo. Same as any other place use common sense; don’t wear expensive clothes or jewelry, show some respect for others and nothing good happens after 10:00. The only thing that worries me about Zihuatanejo is the quality of healthcare. Plus the economy, it is very tough for my friends to make a living there depending on gringo tourism.

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On the subject of break-ins, etc.......just a word of caution to never walk around with credit or debit cards you don't intend to use that day or evening, and to carry only as much cash as you need for that particular outing.
Today, at around noon, our friends had their backpack stolen from out in front of the Hilton, on Playa La Ropa. They'd gone in for a swim and came back to find one backpack gone, and the other rifled through. People in the immediate area said that a middle-age woman, apparently local, wearing "squarish" sunglasses, brazenly stole the items. No one intervened because they assumed nothing was amiss.
Other than a few hundred pesos, two sets of keys and a brand new backpack, little of any more value was taken. Police were called and a report made.
What's most upsetting is that this kind of theft on La Ropa isn't supposed to happen! We, and many others, have left our junk unprotected for years and years......never a problem. Sign of the times?

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On the subject of break-ins, etc.......just a word of caution to never walk around with credit or debit cards you don't intend to use that day or evening, and to carry only as much cash as you need for that particular outing.
Today, at around noon, our friends had their backpack stolen from out in front of the Hilton, on Playa La Ropa. They'd gone in for a swim and came back to find one backpack gone, and the other rifled through. People in the immediate area said that a middle-age woman, apparently local, wearing "squarish" sunglasses, brazenly stole the items. No one intervened because they assumed nothing was amiss.
Other than a few hundred pesos, two sets of keys and a brand new backpack, little of any more value was taken. Police were called and a report made.
What's most upsetting is that this kind of theft on La Ropa isn't supposed to happen! We, and many others, have left our junk unprotected for years and years......never a problem. Sign of the times?

Why 'apparently local?

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Over 30 years ago, an American friend who had lived in the Zihuatanejo area for over a decade then, made the following comment to me. “The biggest problem most gringos have are caused when they leave their brains at the border.”

Few Americans or Canadians leave their homes with the doors unlocked or the windows open, yet they are surprised when such behaviour here results in some kind of loss. I would not walk away from valuables on a beach in Vancouver. Why would I do that in Zihuatanejo where the economic disparities are even greater?

I used to work in a correctional facility and I have a brother-in-law who is retired RCMP. One of the things I learned from both was that most losses stem from a “crime of convenience”. If I make it inconvenient for a person to steal from me, they are less likely to steal from me.

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So true

We used to teach kids at school that if you left things around, visible that someone else would want, you were partly responsible for their theft by presenting temptations. They understood.

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The following is the gist of a notice in a church bulletin.

“Please do not leave purses or other valuables unattended in the church or elsewhere. Some people might mistake such things as God’s answer to their prayers.”

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Shame on me: I should have known that most of the responses would be to shoot the messenger and blame the victims.

Read my last paragraph. Over the past 20 years, neither me nor my friends has had to worry about theft on La Ropa....that's what has been most upsetting.

None of us are neophytes when it comes to travel or the necessity to guard against theft at all times....including while on "vacation." So, yes, if it makes you all feel better, my friends should have guarded their possessions more closely. I'm sure they (and I) will do so from now on.

The "apparently local" description came from those who witnessed what they later realized had been a theft. Why "apparently local"? Ask them. They apparently understand that description, if you don't.

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The "apparently local" description came from those who witnessed what they later realized had been a theft. Why "apparently local"? Ask them. They apparently understand that description, if you don't.

Quite assumptious

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Two robbers break in to a liquor store. One picks up a bottle and says “Hey, is this whiskey?”
The other replies “Yeah, but not as whisky as wobbing a bank!”

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Love it!

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Shame on me: I should have known that most of the responses would be to shoot the messenger and blame the victims.

Read my last paragraph. Over the past 20 years, neither me nor my friends has had to worry about theft on La Ropa....that's what has been most upsetting.

It isn’t about shooting or blaming anyone. It is about recognizing changing times and environments and adjusting one’s behaviour.

Forty years ago I was leaving my door unlocked in the Greater Vancouver area. Not now.

Twenty years ago, I was leaving things unattended on the beach in Zihuatanejo. Not now.

These days I am comfortable leaving things unattended on the beach in Troncones with a dozen other people on it. (Well, except that I see the occasional dog using people’s things as a significant “marker” and therefore as necessary to pee on as a fire hydrant. :-D )

Ten or fifteen years from now, I probably won’t be doing that.

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Shame on me: I should have known that most of the responses would be to shoot the messenger and blame the victims.

Read my last paragraph. Over the past 20 years, neither me nor my friends has had to worry about theft on La Ropa....that's what has been most upsetting.

It isn’t about shooting or blaming anyone. It is about recognizing changing times and environments and adjusting one’s behaviour.

Forty years ago I was leaving my door unlocked in the Greater Vancouver area. Not now.

Twenty years ago, I was leaving things unattended on the beach in Zihuatanejo. Not now.

These days I am comfortable leaving things unattended on the beach in Troncones with a dozen other people on it. (Well, except that I see the occasional dog using people’s things as a significant “marker” and therefore as necessary to pee on as a fire hydrant. )

Ten or fifteen years from now, I probably won’t be doing that.

Just to keep things honest, never anywhere at any time in my past or present have I left my things on the beach and then taken my eyes off them longer than I could hold my breath, and then only after scanning the area first. Not at the most remote beaches I've gone to. Ever. And I don't recommend that anyone else not watch their things either. If you want to walk or swim down the beach out of sight of your things, leave your things with somebody. At La Ropa, a bartender at a nearby restaurant is always a good choice.

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We agree. Visits to many remote places, Agua Azul for example, there was no one around, so we made sure our backpacks had nothing of value in them, strapped them all together and onto a tree root.

It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that you are not tempting anyone.

We quit leaving our home on Silver Strand Beach in California with the front door unlocked when one evening a DUDE walked in, asked where his friends were and decided to become belligerent. We had owned the place 5 years. Have not since left anything unsecured.

It is important anywhere to be aware and safe..

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We all seem to have our own Epiphanies...

I grew up in a town of 500 people. Doors unlocked, keys left in cars.

In 1967, in the middle of the night, my neighbour's car was pushed off his driveway onto the street and driven away. Mine was spared. That was the last time my keys were left in the car.

Didn't change the doors unlocked habit though. That happened in 1977 when a drunk young man stumbled into our house at 2 AM, lay down on the living room carpet and fell asleep.

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