What Americans Think about Rosarito

The Honorable Mayor Hugo Torres, Playas de Rosarito, Mexico.

Dear Mayor;

My wife and I have been enjoying the wonderful cities, people and culture of Mexico for over 20 years, and have never had a bad experience in our travels. We are now retired and live about half time at Club Marena, and we love Mexico more than ever, with no fear for our safety. We travel through the border region several times per month, and have never seen a single incidence of violence as reported in the American press. We do see the Federal Police and Army along our traveled routes, and welcome their presence because we know that they are helping to protect the citizens and tourists in the area.

We are constantly calming minds of our friends, family and neighbors by assuring them that the true situation in Mexico is no different than in any other city of the world, that the violence is among the warring drug cartels and the Mexican Government, and that the American press is grossly misrepresenting the true situation. We also encourage those same family and friends to join us in the Baja experience, and have no qualms about having our 3 beautiful grandchildren and their parents visit us.

We thank you for being a visionary and brave leader that continues to make Rosarito Beach a wonderful place to live and visit!

Sincerely,

Steve Manning
Rosarito, Baja California. Mexico