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jennifer rose

Oct 22, 2007, 10:07 AM

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US Embassy Town Hall Meeting in San Miguel de Allende

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For anyone interested, representatives from the US Embassy in Mexico
will be in San Miguel de Allende on Thursday, October 25 to conduct a Town Hall
meeting. One of the topics will address personal security, which will
be presented by the Embassy's Regional Security Officer. After the
presentation there will be a Question and Answer session.

Time and location: Sala Quetzal at the Biblioteca at 12:00 pm (noon),
Thursday, October 25.

Guavagto

Oct 26, 2007, 11:52 AM

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Re: [jennifer rose] US Embassy Town Hall Meeting in San Miguel de Allende

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This was postponed since more staff from the embassy in Mexico City wanted to talk.

The issue about safety here is that expats that IMO who lived in a bubble have discovered there is crime in the city and you need to be careful like you would in any city. They have also been really surprised that the police have so little power and that the entire justice system is not the same as in the US.

We have been here 6 years. I do not think there has been an increase in crime.

Brian

Oct 26, 2007, 2:43 PM

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We have been here 6 years. I do not think there has been an increase in crime.

If you are speaking only about SMA, that is perhaps the case. With the new Mega, Gigante, Office Depot in town, you won't need to travel to Celaya anymore. As you have probably read in the Mexican newspapers, there has been a huge increase in crime in general and violence in particular. Reports of bodies being found encobijado in vacant lots many of which have been tortured are cropping up with increased regularity. These are known as ajustes de cuenta (settling the score by narcos). The local Mexicans know enough about what is going on to be truly cautious. Most expats do not. I think that the experts at the security meeting at the Bibloteca will address regional rather than purely local security issues.

Brian

Brian

Oct 29, 2007, 6:39 AM

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My apologies to Celaya...according to this article in El Sol del Bajio

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In the past, it was Attorney General Daniel Chowell telling us that organized crime doesn't exist in the state of Guanajuato. Now this official claims that it's no worse in Celaya than other local cities. Somehow, it doesn't make me feel better to know that Celaya shouldn't be singled out for attention:

http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldelbajio/notas/n470026.htm

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Brian

Oct 30, 2007, 5:26 AM

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Re: Somethin's happening here..what it is.. ain't exactly clear

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http://www.correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=46042

(This post was edited by Brian on Oct 30, 2007, 5:31 AM)