Re “3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s tires” (May 5): As a resident of Rosarito Beach, I must advise those who would visit Northern Baja not to come until the Mexican government does more to protect foreign travelers.
After the three recent needless killings south of Ensenada, allegedly by career criminals, it is obvious that non-Mexican visitors are being targeted by criminals.
Between the criminals and the cartel violence, we find ourselves at a critical breaking point. A bad pattern has established itself, after an 80-year-old American camper was killed last year, and now this. Mexico has become the wild west.
These incidents portend a huge economic downturn for this area if boycotted by northerners. My advice: If you come down, come in groups; limit your drunkenness; you are in a foreign country, be respectful of cultural and legal differences; always keep a $20 bill if stopped by cops.
Mexico has changed. It’s now more dangerous. It’s Mexico’s loss.
— G.D. Morrill, Rosarito Beach
