She’s back (Oaxaca)
Sometimes the best way to see what’s going on behind the scenes is to depend on a perceptive outsider. Jennifer Rodgers writes from Oaxaca:
My last trip ended around Christmas time, and so the city planted red poinsettias with messages thanking Governor Ulises and the federal police (PFP). Now, the plants are gone. Replacing them is simply bark and fertilizer. As much as I had problems with the messages, I prefer the poinsettias. We should remember that years ago, the zócalo didn’t look like this–covered in concrete and dirt. It used to be beautiful courtyard of greenery. This is another legacy of the governor.
I’ve stated before that I think tourists SHOULD visit Oaxaca but keep in mind that the people aren’t about to share their political opinions with tourists, and, by spending money with the people outside the “official” tourist areas, they are doing as much for democracy as they can in a difficult, “byzantine” [thanks to Harry Avery for that… he’s a long-time foreign resident of the state, and is as confused by the situation as any of us] political situation.
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