The National Mexican Association of Institutes of Spanish revealed that the number of foreigners who registered in Spanish schools in nine Mexican states, including Oaxaca, has deceased 8o percent because of fears concerning security. A warning from the US Department of State recommends that Americans do not travel to Mexico.
Harriet Goff Guerrero, president of the Mexican Association of Institutes of Spanish, said that the concern about insecurity and violence is affecting the segment of language school tourism, sometimes called idiomatic tourism .
" It is a fact that a university of the United States cannot tell students to go to a country where there is warning."
Idiomatic tourism generates important benefits for local economies since students have stays that go of two weeks to six months, generating a weekly economic special tax of 700 dollars.
We were talking this morning that given the news that comes out of Mexico, this is understandable. However, I live here. THIS PLACE IS SAFE! So come and learn Spanish and bask in the warm sunshine. Cause some ripples with those euro/dollars. You have no idea how far into the economy they will sink and you will get back tenfold in experiences and happiness.
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I tell people I'm going to Mexico and they frown. "So where? Playa? Vallarta?" When I tell them Oaxaca they they immediately insist I'm risking death by going.
Nothing I can say changes their minds
It's good to hear someone say it is "safe" for a change. Even I who has lived on and off in Mexico/Oaxaca was beginning to drink the cool-aid. Mostly because of my 18 month old who will be meeting his Grandmother for the first time when we go. Still a bit paranoid about this trip, but i guess that comes with the territory of being a parent.
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