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RE: Sinaloa, Mexico Data Sheet
I stayed for a week in Culiacán for work and I can confirm OP´s observations: avoid places with lambos and hummers parked outside.
Upon arrival, I noticed even the receptionists were remarkably pretty (Fiesta Inn at Plaza Forum). I then walked along the river and to a park. I was amazed at the beauty of the girls (some college students walking around). It really seemed like a different country (I am a chilango, native of Mexico City).
For me it was not uncommon to approach a very cute girl at a bar only to later discover she is a 24yo widow with a kid (her husband was a narco). Later I learned to avoid them, because most often there is the brother of the dead husband, who has a crush on her and will not let any other man but himself to be around her.
Fortunately, I had a coworker there during the same period, and one of his FBs connected us to some local friends. Thanks to them we had a ride with a cooler full of beers. We had a blast but in the end we realised Culiacán can be dangerous to outsiders. Even my colleague (with more experience traveling around Sinaloa) imitated the local accent, hiding his procedence. He said it helps him avoid problems with the locals and to get ripped off by taxis.
It seems like a curse, to have a city with so much natural beauties to be guarded by narcos and the local men.
Seafood in the whole Sinaloa is delicious, never go without trying it.
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RE: Sinaloa, Mexico Data Sheet
(12-29-2014 01:07 AM)topdog Wrote: I stayed for a week in Culiacán for work and I can confirm OP´s observations: avoid places with lambos and hummers parked outside.
Upon arrival, I noticed even the receptionists were remarkably pretty (Fiesta Inn at Plaza Forum). I then walked along the river and to a park. I was amazed at the beauty of the girls (some college students walking around). It really seemed like a different country (I am a chilango, native of Mexico City).
For me it was not uncommon to approach a very cute girl at a bar only to later discover she is a 24yo widow with a kid (her husband was a narco). Later I learned to avoid them, because most often there is the brother of the dead husband, who has a crush on her and will not let any other man but himself to be around her.
Fortunately, I had a coworker there during the same period, and one of his FBs connected us to some local friends. Thanks to them we had a ride with a cooler full of beers. We had a blast but in the end we realised Culiacán can be dangerous to outsiders. Even my colleague (with more experience traveling around Sinaloa) imitated the local accent, hiding his procedence. He said it helps him avoid problems with the locals and to get ripped off by taxis.
It seems like a curse, to have a city with so much natural beauties to be guarded by narcos and the local men.
Seafood in the whole Sinaloa is delicious, never go without trying it.
Could you go into more details?
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RE: Sinaloa, Mexico Data Sheet
(12-29-2014 01:07 AM)topdog Wrote: I stayed for a week in Culiacán for work and I can confirm OP´s observations: avoid places with lambos and hummers parked outside.
Upon arrival, I noticed even the receptionists were remarkably pretty (Fiesta Inn at Plaza Forum). I then walked along the river and to a park. I was amazed at the beauty of the girls (some college students walking around). It really seemed like a different country (I am a chilango, native of Mexico City).
For me it was not uncommon to approach a very cute girl at a bar only to later discover she is a 24yo widow with a kid (her husband was a narco). Later I learned to avoid them, because most often there is the brother of the dead husband, who has a crush on her and will not let any other man but himself to be around her.
Fortunately, I had a coworker there during the same period, and one of his FBs connected us to some local friends. Thanks to them we had a ride with a cooler full of beers. We had a blast but in the end we realised Culiacán can be dangerous to outsiders. Even my colleague (with more experience traveling around Sinaloa) imitated the local accent, hiding his procedence. He said it helps him avoid problems with the locals and to get ripped off by taxis.
It seems like a curse, to have a city with so much natural beauties to be guarded by narcos and the local men.
Seafood in the whole Sinaloa is delicious, never go without trying it.
Yeah I noticed this as well recently. I remember being with 3 girls in Culiacan and all three had a kid who had narco husbands or boyfriends. These girls ranged from 20-25 and all three were fine as hell, but damn I was like "does every hot girl here date narco guys?" because it sure seemed like it. One girl I was with had a husband who was killed. Another girl had a narco husband who abandoned her with a kid and left to fight in the "narco war" and she hasn't heard of him since. The other one just got knocked up by a narco boyfriend who was never to be seen again. I didn't know what to think of all of this. I was mesmerized by the girls beauty and just winged it, luckily I never came across anything bad. Although I do remember talking to a narco's girl and the narco just came to me and said " beat it, I work for the Sinaloa cartel." That's when I realized that it was time to leave the bar.
In general though I don't think Culiacan is dangerous for outsiders, or people from Mexico City. Everyone was quite nice when I went and were very welcoming. I still recommend Culiacan for gringos.
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RE: Sinaloa, Mexico Data Sheet
(12-30-2014 05:52 PM)MidWest Wrote: (12-29-2014 01:07 AM)topdog Wrote: I stayed for a week in Culiacán for work and I can confirm OP´s observations: avoid places with lambos and hummers parked outside.
Upon arrival, I noticed even the receptionists were remarkably pretty (Fiesta Inn at Plaza Forum). I then walked along the river and to a park. I was amazed at the beauty of the girls (some college students walking around). It really seemed like a different country (I am a chilango, native of Mexico City).
For me it was not uncommon to approach a very cute girl at a bar only to later discover she is a 24yo widow with a kid (her husband was a narco). Later I learned to avoid them, because most often there is the brother of the dead husband, who has a crush on her and will not let any other man but himself to be around her.
Fortunately, I had a coworker there during the same period, and one of his FBs connected us to some local friends. Thanks to them we had a ride with a cooler full of beers. We had a blast but in the end we realised Culiacán can be dangerous to outsiders. Even my colleague (with more experience traveling around Sinaloa) imitated the local accent, hiding his procedence. He said it helps him avoid problems with the locals and to get ripped off by taxis.
It seems like a curse, to have a city with so much natural beauties to be guarded by narcos and the local men.
Seafood in the whole Sinaloa is delicious, never go without trying it.
Yeah I noticed this as well recently. I remember being with 3 girls in Culiacan and all three had a kid who had narco husbands or boyfriends. These girls ranged from 20-25 and all three were fine as hell, but damn I was like "does every hot girl here date narco guys?" because it sure seemed like it. One girl I was with had a husband who was killed. Another girl had a narco husband who abandoned her with a kid and left to fight in the "narco war" and she hasn't heard of him since. The other one just got knocked up by a narco boyfriend who was never to be seen again. I didn't know what to think of all of this. I was mesmerized by the girls beauty and just winged it, luckily I never came across anything bad. Although I do remember talking to a narco's girl and the narco just came to me and said "beat it, I work for the Sinaloa cartel." That's when I realized that it was time to leave the bar.
In general though I don't think Culiacan is dangerous for outsiders, or people from Mexico City. Everyone was quite nice when I went and were very welcoming. I still recommend Culiacan for gringos.
I was banging a lady from Culiacan recently. She had the nicest possessions of anyone I know and I really don't know if she has ever worked. She, along with other people, have told me that the narco culture of Culiacan and Sinaloa in general work heavily in the favor of guys from other cities and countries because so many guys in Culiacan die young that there is a big time shortage of guys and surplus of attractive girls in the dating market. Medellin was like that in a way. I guess it still is to some extent. If I do go to Culiacan, I want to make sure I take care of global entry before my trip. I can only imagine what hell the homeland security people will put me through when I get back to the United States. See my post in the Guadalajara thread.
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RE: Sinaloa, Mexico Data Sheet
(12-04-2015 10:35 AM)Chevalier De Seingalt Wrote: http://www.smh.com.au/world/bodies-in-au...lfx2m.html
A van owned by 2 Australian surfers was found near Culiacán burned out with two bodies inside. I saw in another article that they had taken the ferry across the Gulf from La Paz which arrived on the mainland at night, and they were trying to get to Guadalajara the next day. Ask anyone who's done road travelling in Mexico and the first thing they say is "Don't drive at night!" so I guess you could say they were being reckless. Still sucks though.
This story was big news in Edmonton recently as those two Aussie guys were working there for a few years, very sad story, such senseless violence. I really don't understand the mentality of the perps, I can see robbing them and stealing all of their stuff and their van but why murder them in cold blood then desecrate their bodies like that?
God damned them all, I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold, we'd fire no guns-shed no tears, now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's privateers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIwzRkjn86w
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