Mexico riders heads up
Just a quick heads up about two things that can affect your travel in Mexico. First, the money exchange locales are tied to the national banking system. So, if the banks are closed, your local "casa de cambio" is also closed if it is a legally operating money exchange operation. Second, and more important, at least three Mexican states are bankrupt or nearing bankruptcy. Veracruz, Chihuahua, and Quintana Roo have been bled dry by corrupt governors. This means road repairs, ambulance, policing services, and the general infrastructure are in severe disrepair in the kinds of areas that ADV riders like to frequent i.e. the rural and more remote areas. Also, with more government workers going unpaid, there are more protests in the urban areas. Mexico varies wildly from state to state in crime levels and corruption, some states are doing fine and business as usual and others are in the hole. An ambulance response time, on average, has never been exceptional, and you are simply on your own in more places, today, than before. More and more pressure is being put on the federal government for bailouts for the states with the worst financial problems.
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