CANCUN, QR, Wednesday April 20, 2011.
EVIDENCED!
SHARK IN SIGHT
+ squalid real risk is concealed by the state government
+ The attack on two foreign tourists, an international scandal
+ Calderón arrives ... and the general Bibiano Villa is in the eye of Hurricane
By CARLOS CANTON Zetina *
Comments: carlos_cantonz@hotmail.com
reached Cozumel President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and his family to spend the Easter holiday, and is awaiting the issue of sharks, land and sea. In addition, the state government does not do much to control the large number of forest fires that devastate even areas of Sian Ka'an World Heritage Site.
New Cancun police chiefs and state remain under suspicion of being investigated: the degree in business administration Armando Alvarez Morales, on the Veracruz State Legislature, and retired Army Gen. Carlos Bibiano Villa Castillo, by the Commission National Human Rights (NCHR).
These "squalid ground" did not convince the public, have initiated "witch hunts" without rhyme or reason, and cause serious disruption to public life of Quintana Roo.
Others are at sea:
In fact the state government has sought to conceal or minimize, and yet it is an international scandal, two female tourists - one Canadian and one Russian - were bitten by sharks in Cancun, the first in January and the second in March last.
Indeed, in many years there had been no such cases. However, it is evident the irresponsibility and mismanagement exhibited by state authorities in a matter of public interest. Equally
execrable that the concealment of information is the government's action of ordering or tolerating massacres of those fish selachian (its scientific name) on the coasts of Quintana Roo "to not scare tourism." On February 2, hours after the first attack, 70 bull sharks - including females with cubs inside - were hunted down and killed by suspected fishermen. The average size of the animals was 2 meters, although there were some up to 3 meters long. Were loaded at Puerto Juarez for distribution in market centers.
(File Quintana Roo, the information portal, released a video which shows the killing).
And surely continues the work of extermination ...
Who gave the authorization for the slaughter?. Some say it came from the Port Authority (IPA), a decentralized agency of the government of Quintana Roo. Others say they came from the Port Authority. Anyway, it was the government.
In Playa del Carmen, José Gómez Burgos, head of the Caribbean Cooperative, said that fishermen in that area are willing to hunt sharks if they get close to the beaches, "because it affects tourism and prefer caring for the destination's tourism industry. " Tan
presence is real skinny on the beaches of Cancun, just on Sunday 17 April, Civil Protection authorities forced several swimmers out of the sea, following the sighting of these animals has a wide area : from Punta Cancun to Punta Nizuc.
lifelong chronicler Isla Mujeres, Fidel Villanueva Madrid, said that in that municipality, in an area called "The Stone of the Gulls" Sharks have appeared. Although he says: "While assaults are not, do not attack ... your stay is because they are in breeding season." Not only
the government agrees to exterminate by any means the sharks, also some tourism operators, who initially spread the false information that the attack was caused by a "spiky."
Abelardo Vara, director of the Cancun Hotel Association, and former president of the group, released a statement aberrant April 8: if sharks threaten tourism "must be sacrificed, there is no need to do more ... I'm for one hundred percent (...) not to care about animals out there that what a shame, but if we are hurting, we must exterminate them. "
should be remembered that Rod has previously shown against the application of the new law to protect mangroves, which in his view "is an impediment" for ambitious projects such as the Grand Costa Maya.
Civil Protection Director in Cancun, Mario Castro Madera, is another character who sought at all costs to downplay the attack against foreign tourists.
On Monday 31 January, was the first victim: Nicole Moore, nurse, Ontario, Canada, 38 years old. A school of sharks, one of which tore a piece of thigh, left leg and tore part of his left arm. The incident occurred at beaches in the Caribbean hotel Park Royal, at km 11.5 on Kukulcan Boulevard in Cancun's hotel zone.
Gravely injured woman was admitted to the Hospiten, whose director Stampablo Italo Lauro confirmed the version that was attacked by an emaciated. The beach was closed. There is a rumor that Nicole was close to several of these marine animals, and are placed right where a female was in labor.
The Canadian Press The Canadian newspaper published on February 5 interview he did to the affected tourists. Mother of two, said the shark terrorized, but he faced in an unequal struggle for life. He noted that the animal was approximately 1.8 meters long and bit three times. He felt with deep sorrow - he added - the animal's jaws sliced \u200b\u200bhis arm, hand and leg.
And radio station CKLW, in Windsor, Ontario, declared: "As soon as I felt the bite, I knew I gave off pieces of flesh ... He bit my arm. Then the shark attacked again and bit down on my leg, tearing a piece pretty good. The animal tried to pull me down. " Moore
The tourist said he came to Cancun with several friends in the yoga class you attend, and their families. A part of that group decided Monday shopping, but she preferred to go to the beach to play volleyball. In the sea between 20 and 30. She went to the bank to clean the sand, heard the whistle of a lifeguard, just as a shark got to the line of the beach. Argues that some people driving personal watercraft "scared" to the sharks. They shouted that out of the sea, but does not speak English and do not understand. Then came the attack.
On February 2, 48 hours after the attack, the Toronto Star interviewed people who witnessed the attack on Nicole and headlined its report: "Witnesses described it as a scene the movie Jaws. "
And on Thursday 24 March, the Russian citizen was assaulted Tara Taran Logu or Luba, 26 years of age in Playa Gaviota Azul, at Km 9 Hotel Zone in the back of the Plaza Forum a well known area of \u200b\u200b"clubs" where foreigners come to enjoy the evening.
suffered a 20 cm wound on the right foot. In particular ambulance was taken to hospital Amerimed, Cancun. A few days ago underwent surgery at the Cancun General Hospital, whose director said Narciso Perez Bravo yet to be subjected to two operations to rebuild ligaments. In the last speech, he said, will have to do a skin graft, which lost in the attack. (Seems imminent loss of two fingers on his right foot).
circulated version of the same March 24 another tourist, Katherine Bonthe - also a Russian citizen - was attacked by sharks on the beach behind Plaza Forum.
------------ ------------- o A GENERAL IN TROUBLE .- The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) said it started a official investigation against General Bibiano Villa Castillo, by the controversial comments he made before taking office as Secretary Public Safety Quintana Roo. Before he resigned as police chief in Torreon, Coahuila, the military said that when it captures a zeta "kill" rather than questioning or making it available to competent authorities.
The general has run into many elements, and thus ignited a time bomb. Besides, the role of "consultant" Isabel Arvide Limón cause suspicion among the public who do not know if you have a Chief or Chief of Police. In time, the PRI governor Roberto Borge Angulo said that the journalist is not your advisor, but the military sent to assisting him. What functions does it really? How much are you charging?. Let us know, please ...
------------------------- ----------- * Carlos Canton Zetina Tabasco is a journalist with extensive career of 45 years. He was a reporter and Chief Information Officer of the newspaper Excelsior and general manager of national magazines Quehacer Political Controversy and Traces.
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