22/01: Progresso Mexico
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Progresso, Mexico is a border town that caterers to American's but mostly Winter Texans. As soon as you walk across the border people try to hand you business cards for dentists and pharmacies --- must be at least 10 dentists and 30 pharmacies in this little town all within a couple of blocks of the border. The reason for this, of course, is money. Dental work in Mexico is a fraction of the cost it is in Canada and the US. The same goes for many drugs, haircuts, alcohol, etc. There are also many restaurants and tourist stores. The reason for our foray across the border is to pick up "Revolution" for Zaph and alcohol for us.
We had heard that Progresso is not as busy this year as it has been in the past years. The parking lot on the US side seemed reasonably busy and when we first crossed the border we thought "this is about the normal number of people". The thought changed rapidly to "there's nobody here" when we crossed to the third block --- normally still reasonable busy. Seems like people are still going into Mexico but are being very cautious.
I'm writing this blog on the 28th, the day after an article appeared in the local paper about an American woman, a missionary, who was shot in the head because her and her husband drove through a cartel road block about 70 miles south of Reynossa (which would make it about 70 miles south of Progresso). Makes you think twice about going into Mexico. We definitely wouldn't drive into Mexico or go any further into Mexico than the little town of Progresso.
These should help brighten the downstairs bathroom.
We had heard that Progresso is not as busy this year as it has been in the past years. The parking lot on the US side seemed reasonably busy and when we first crossed the border we thought "this is about the normal number of people". The thought changed rapidly to "there's nobody here" when we crossed to the third block --- normally still reasonable busy. Seems like people are still going into Mexico but are being very cautious.
I'm writing this blog on the 28th, the day after an article appeared in the local paper about an American woman, a missionary, who was shot in the head because her and her husband drove through a cartel road block about 70 miles south of Reynossa (which would make it about 70 miles south of Progresso). Makes you think twice about going into Mexico. We definitely wouldn't drive into Mexico or go any further into Mexico than the little town of Progresso.
These should help brighten the downstairs bathroom.