Tourism may be affected by the deteriorating diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States. President Felipe Calderon is so annoyed by comments made about this country via cable by U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual that he has requested the envoy be recalled. Washington has refused. The Pascual comments were released by WikiLeaks. Mexico also complains that the weapons used by narcotics gangs in their battles come from the United States. Not only have American authorities been lax in discouraging the arms trade, but apparently actually encouraged it under a program called “Fast and Furious.” Aim was to see where these guns ended up. One, it turns out, was used to kill one and wound another American immigration official traveling in Mexico last month. It is feared that all this sound and fury may discourage Americans from vacationing in Mexico.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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