Grid Down Acapulco: “There’s Nothing to Eat”

[Jonas]

There are several more considerations compounding the problems in Acapulco:
1. Who carries "preps" on vacations to luxury vacation resorts? Probably no one! When you're there, you're pretty much at the mercy of the resort owners and management. If the SHTF and they're not prepared to provide for your basic needs (food, water), you're screwed!
2. Once the roads are closed and the airlines stop flying, "bugging-out" is no longer an option.
3. The only firearms in Mexico are the guns legally carried by the police and military, and the far more numerous guns illegally held by the drug cartel members. Self-defense in Acapulco is NOT a viable option for the tourist.
4. The Mexican government, at all levels (local, state, and federal) is incredibly corrupt. If you don't have the extra cash to bribe your way to the head of the line or out of a bad situation, you're doubly screwed!
5. For the US citizens, the US State Department is probably the most inept and ineffective department in an amazingly inept and ineffective government. Don't look for help from the US consulate or embassy staff - you won't get it!
6. In Mexico, the words "don't drink the water" are truly words to live by. Dysentery can and will kill tourists, and the bottled water supply will run out in an emergency.

All in all, vacations to "third world" (or even "second world") countries are probably not worth the risk!