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State Department Relaxes Warning for Oaxaca City

Mmmmm.... mole!

Good to see World Hum continue to pay attention to Oaxaca. I Just wrote about the new ‘realities tourism’
http://www.planeta.com/planeta/07/0701oaxaca.html

I have never had a front row seat to crisis before, so this is new to me. Speaking to neighbors, they are very much relieved by this update. As one hotel owner said, “Oaxaca now has the yellow light, which is better than the red.”

One question locals ask is why the travel advisories remain in effect so long. Governments are quick to alertcitizens to possible problems, but they usually lag in letting travelers know when conditions improve.

Good point about travel advisories, Ron. Governments are slow to revise warnings when conditions improve.

That said, I think the State Department could have done much worse in the case of Oaxaca. Better to ease the warning now than months from now.

Certainly, the State Department could have done worse. Still, I would like to think it can do better. We all can.