jueves, 9 de diciembre de 2010

California Native Shares His Impacting Experience In Baja

I am a native Californian who has been visiting Baja since I was a child.  There have been many changes over the years, but few as dramatic as in the decade or so since Rosarito became an incorporated city.  Particularly in the recent years, Rosarito has faced a crisis and stepped forward with deliberate speed and leadership to bring order and safety to its residents and visitors.

Now as a full-time ex-patriot foreign resident, my real-life experience in Rosarito is far different from the one I see portrayed in the media.  Of the 14, 000 or more full-time foreign resident Americans and Canadians living here, I am unaware of a single incident where any innocent foreign residents or tourist visitors have been victims of the violence visited upon us by the drug cartels.  All but a few of the incidents between drug dealers have taken place, while technically within the city limits of Rosarito, far into the deserted canyons and hills surrounding the population center.