suzzer99 |
03-07-2025 02:16 AM |
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Originally Posted by NewChief
(Post 17990347)
Not Americans. Still tragic, but there were “local” college kids from the general area. Very possible they were there protesting something. Oaxaca is a politically interesting state. Last time I was in Oaxaca City the entire historic downtown was taken over by a tent city as the state’s teachers were on strike and were all camped downtown while striking.
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Protestors once blockaded Oaxaca City for a few months until the govt came in with bulldozers and ended up killing a teacher.
On my trip I ran into a protest roadblock between Playa Escondido and Salina Cruz on the Oaxaca coast. They basically made us sit around until after nightfall, then let us through. Vendors were ready with snacks and cold drinks.
When I got to the hotel, I was all excited to ask the clerk if he'd heard there was a protest a few miles away or seen anything about it on the news. He hadn't. I asked him if he had any idea what the protest was about it. He just looked at me deadpan with some annoyance and said, "It's Oaxaca."
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