links to 2 Economist maps about violence in Mexico

[doncoulter]

You're reading the map wrong, cam00. Take a closer look and you'll see that the numbers you refer to are not total deaths but rather the percentage increase in "drug-related murders" over last year. In the state of Guanajuato the increase is 31 percent, while in D.F. it's 8 percent. As for absolute numbers of drug-related murders, these are indicated on the map by the color coding. Guanajuato state is white, meaning fewer than 50 such murders this year, while D.F. is in a shade of pink indicating between 250 and 499 murders.

This issue of the Economist offers a special report including, in addition to the items Raquelita mentions, several articles about Mexico. They present a far different picture of Mexico than one typically sees in international media. I recommend them highly to anyone living here, and to anyone else who cares about Mexico.

Don Coulter