Corazon Latino Jewellery Blog : Mexico, a country of contrasts. Beautiful handmade silver jewellery and a deadly drugs war

08 June 2010

Mexico, a country of contrasts. Beautiful handmade silver jewellery and a deadly drugs war

Many of you may have seen or heard on the news about more than 50 bodies found this week dumped down an abandonned mineshaft just outside Taxco is southern Mexico. This dreadful discovery is one of the awful results of the ongoing war between the Mexican authorities and the drug cartels which has seen 23,000 people killed in the past 4 years since Mexico's President started to get tough on the cartels. This is truly awful, and my sympathies are with the families of any innocents involved in this terrible conflict, but it is also important to understand that although there are some dangerous places in Mexico, the country is not riddled with drugs and violence.

On the flip side, it is also a beautiful country, full of incrediblly friendly people, with fabulous beachs, beautiful colonial towns, and GREAT food!... Taxco is not the dumping ground of the criminal underworld, it is a beautuful hilltop town, and the centre of Latin American silver smithing.

I have been working with a talented young Mexican designers and 4 fantastic silversmiths for the past 5 years, developing the majority of our range. Every year I am lucky enough to spend several weeks in Mexico working with the team there to devlop new designs. In all the time I have spent in Mexico; and I have travelled all across the country, including Mexico City itself (which is awsome); I have never seen a crime committed let alone a gun fired.

Of course there are dangerous places, and terrible crime, but that is the case almost anywhere. Do not judge Mexico by these sensational headlines. Give it a chance. If you do, you will discover one of the loveliest countries in the world, and fall in love with the people and places you discover. From the jungles of Oaxaca to the beautiful beaches and nature reserves of the Pacific Coast, from the deserts of the North to the lovely old colonial towns of Central Mexico, it is a country of incredible contrasts and incredible beauty.

Posted By Catherine D'Arcy - Founder Corazon Latino At 21:55 • Trackbacks (0)

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