"It's Safe Here," Insists Promoter After Tourist Murders Rock Oaxaca
Violence rocks Oaxaca: 9 missing tourists found dead, 5 men killed on highways. Tourism sector fears cancellations in Huatulco and other spots. Promoter downplays events, insists area is safe, urging visitors to come.
Sun, sand, and slayings? Mexico's dreamy Oaxaca coast – a magnet for tourists heading to hotspots like Huatulco, Puerto Escondido, and Zipolite – is gripped by fear after a horrifying string of violence has tourism bosses sweating bullets.
The nightmare kicked off with the chilling disappearance of nine young tourists traveling from Tlaxcala state, deep in central Mexico, aiming for the sunny shores of Huatulco. Their dream trip turned into every parent's worst nightmare: they were later found assassinated in neighboring Puebla state, their bodies dumped like trash along the Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway.
And the carnage didn't stop there.
