Citizens' Group Launches 'Corruptour' to Showcase Corruption in Monterrey Veronica Linares - UPI
go to original September 4, 2014

The Corruptour bus (Facebook)

MONTERREY, Mexico - Mexico's Via Ciudadana initiative, a group of citizens looking to solve problems in the state of Nuevo León, unveiled a new tour this week that showcases the Monterrey landmarks where corruption and fraud have taken place over the years.

The "Corruptour" will take citizens and visitors through places including the Government Palace, State Congress, VIP Tower and the infamous Casino Royale - the site of a narco arson attack where 52 people died in 2011 - among other places, in an effort to expose the sites for the problems they perpetuate in the community.

"Our objective is to open people's minds and for them to realize that being corrupt is not okay and that we shouldn't allow for the corruption tactics that we see exposed in the tour," said Lorenia Canavati, the founder of Evolucion Mexicana. "This is nothing but proof of what has happened, there is still a lot more to recount."

Riders aboard the Corruptour will get a tour of the city's landmarks as narrated by a recording that recounts their historic value through taunts featuring talks between two fictional characters: a Monterrey resident and a "cynical" politician.

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