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[*] posted on 11-26-2006 at 11:19 PM
Not Baja, but Close, Border blocked by Protestors


While this is not Baja, it is close. Lots of Puerto Penasco vacationers may be late to work on Monday---it is a long ways around to get to the next crossing and back to Phoenix. Puerto Penasco is the vacation beach for the Phoenix area.

Tourists Stranded in Mexico

01 PM Mountain Standard Time on Sunday, November 26, 2006

By 3TV and azfamily.com staff

American tourists are stuck in Mexico Sunday as protesters have blocked the border on the Mexico side near Lukeville, Ariz.

The protest started around 11 a.m. Sunday and nobody can cross into the United States.

Roger Maier said the protest is supposed to last until 6 a.m. Monday, but U.S. Customs agents don't know that for certain.

Monique Lorenz, a Valley woman who was traveling into Mexico said traffic was blocked in both directions because of the protest that reportedly attracted nearly 2,000 Mexican residents.

She said the demonstrations are peaceful although it was a frustrating experience for many tourists trying to get back home and didn’t know a protest would lock up the border.


Thought is was an interesting development close to Baja

Diane

On Edit---read another report that said the protest by the Mexicans is over a toxic waste dump they don't want built and they thought that blocking the border crossing would bring attention to their protest.

[Edited on 11-27-2006 by jdtrotter]




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