Corruption in Mexico? There's a New Bus Tour for That Animal Político
go to original February 3, 2017

@Corruptour: Un paseo contra la impunidad (Antifaz)

Mexico City will have a brand new attraction starting this month: the "Corruptour" will bring its passengers in an old school bus to ten places in Mexico's capital that are associated with high-profile corruption scandals.

It is a radically different tour than those usually provided by school or tourist buses. But all ten of the sightseeing spots have one thing in common: corruption.

"It is a firm commitment of ours, so that they do not spread fear to the point where we cannot even raise the issue of corruption and discuss it in society," said Miguel Pulido, one of the organizers.

The tour was first launched in 2016 in Monterrey, the capital city of Nuevo León. In Mexico City, the citizen initiative is spearhead by Claudio X. González, Emilio Álvarez Icaza and María Elena Morera, among others.

A list of special guests and media representatives were invited to the tour's premiere on January 29 after a picnic in the Chapultepec park.

The guests were brought to the ten emblematic sightseeing points of the tour: President Enrique Peña Nieto's "White House"; the Pillar of Light (Estela de Luz); the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS for its Spanish acronym); the monument for the 43 disappeared students of Ayotzinapa; the Interior Ministry, the Metro Balderas metro station; the Attorney General's Office; Chapultepec Television; and the Senate.

Read the rest at Insight Crime | Español

Related: Corruption Tour Shines Light on Murky World of Graft in Mexico (Associated Press)

Related: 'Corruptionary' Provides a Guide to Mexico's Vocabulary of Corruption (InSight Crime)

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