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Quick update from south of the Rio Grande

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Posted 2010-March-18, 07:24

Lost my wallet and credit cards to a pickpocket the first morning.
Rather annoying.

However, still having a good time and the food is amazing. Scary in some ways, but really really good. (Last night, we went to a place that specialized in the food from Yucatan. They had a "salsa" that seemed to be nothing but red onions with diced habeneros and a bit of lime juice. I found it verging on too hot to eat...)
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Posted 2010-March-18, 20:34

Good to hear reports form the distant places, sorry about the credit cards.

The last time we were in Mexico we were visiting various Mayan sites. At one point I think we were near the Yucatan, at another time we were on the river bordering Guatemala. Actually I'm not too clear on where the hell we were. We had a good time however. I enjoy hiking around and my wife is interested in Mayans. And Incas. And Aztecs. All those dudes.

Hasta Luego
K

PS Take care with the food. You can live just fine without any lettuce.
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Posted 2010-March-19, 06:12

how's the weather?, sorry for the credit cards, at least it was non-violent robbery, I have heard many bad histories about mexico (like the police robbing tourists after offering to give them a ride to the hotel O_o)

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Posted 2010-March-19, 10:52

Sorry to hear that they hit you :( his is why in an unsafe place, you don't keep your credit cards in your wallet but in a place under your shirt. If you then get robbed, you lose some change but not the stuff that will cause you headaches.
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Posted 2010-March-19, 17:44

Would it be possible to get the limits upped on your credit cards?

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Posted 2010-March-23, 12:15

Back home (sigh)

For the most part, had a wonderful time. Mexico is a lovely country...

My biggest "complaint" was that I got very spoiled by the quality and variety of the produce. MUCH MUCH better than anything I can find here in the US...
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