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October 30, 2017
Cartel Violence No Reason to Skip School
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas -- Education officials in the border cities of this state minimized the cartel violence experienced by local residents as convoys of gunmen fight in armored SUVs with machine guns and grenade launchers near schools.
What's funny is that I rode alone through Matamoros. I rode solo across the Mexican state of Taumalipas and I had no problems. I got turned around a time or two in Matamoros....I went the wrong way down a one-way street towards oncoming traffic, expecting them to stop...and they did not. So, you can't drive in Mexico the same way you do in the United States or you're not going to live. Down there, you have to be more careful. More defensive. You've got to pay attention to the traffic and get out of the way if someone is coming at you in your lane. But, other than that, I had no problems at all. My Spanish was so bad I had a guy help me use the ATM. I swear to God I did. But it worked. :)
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 30, 2017 at 10:04 PM
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