vshearer
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What? You're pickin nits off of a dogs A$$ now and it makes you look foolish.
But this says it all..
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What? You're pickin nits off of a dogs A$$ now and it makes you look foolish.
Here is the website for the Marine Park if you can read Spanish. Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas
The marine park director is Robert Cudney and he speaks excellent English.
I would refer you to my post# 485 and also ask you AGAIN if you have any proof.
""LA MORDIDA", translation "the bite" is the term used for a bribe in this country. It is the traditional and customary way of getting things done."
Mordida, Bribes - Some Things in Mexico Seem To Never Change - Bribes - La Mordida in Mexico - Ensenada Retirement
"The police bribe known as the mordida, or bite remains a troubling problem throughout Mexico."
New effort in Mexico is targeting cop bribery | The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Now, an anti-corruption group has attempted a scientific measurement of bribes in Mexican daily life. Transparency Mexico, the local arm of Transparency International, determined in a report issued today that residents of Mexico City have to pay bribes for almost a quarter of the government services they receive."
For Many in Mexico, Bribes a Way of Life (washingtonpost.com)
just hate to hear bad things about Cozumel, OK?
Sorry Mawg, but Cozumel *is* in Mexico so don't come back and tell me Cozumel is somehow "different" from the rest of the country. I am glad that you were able to toe the line on your trips.
My original comment was not intended to characterize Cozumel (or even the mainland) as a land of corruption but to simply list one of the many reasons why an American tourist might be better off simply avoiding contact with a Mexican official rather than seeking one out to discuss a serious incident where he was clearly in violation of several Mexican laws.
" ...dont come back and tell me Cozumel is somehow " different " from the rest of the country." You're not serious, right? You've obviously never been to Acuna',Matamoros, Tijuana,Juarez, Monterey, Mexico City, etc... You're joking right?