The above was a front page headline in a Mexico City newspaper this week reporting that fear of violence has reduced the number of foreigners electing for surgery in Monterrey by as much as 60 percent.
Medical procedures in Mexico generally cost about half what they do in the United States. As a result, many Monterrey hospitals have obtained international certification and the city had hoped to win recognition as “Houston South.” However, battles between drug smuggling gangs and gunfights with police have spilled over into Monterrey streets. Apparently as a result, the halt and lame are staying away.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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