Friday, February 27, 2015

Friday 27th February 2015….an almost Pearson Day……

Boy the Fridays get here really fast and today the first part of the day was a true Pearson day…..It was lovely sunny and warm and I got packed up and left just after 9am for an eco park on the road to Querétaro….it was an easy 45 minute drive to the turn off

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It was about 7km up hill

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lovely scenery

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This area is not only a park but also a really nice camping area

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There are many trails to chose and I went on one that gave a great view of the valley

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After my Camino I love it when I see arrows pointing the way!!!

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As I was siting having lunch in the middle of the trail these two couples came by and stopped and talked and one of the ladies said I met you two years on a hike near San Miguel..I had no recollection but she even told me that I had given her the desire to go to the Baja and see the whales and that I had given her my blog site…I still did not remember her but said of course now I remember you…small world!!

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This is the church back in the town

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It was a great day and I was home before 5 o clock in time to get ready to go get Sara and four of her friends to take them to the Botanical gardens to see the migration of the birds..I have seen this before and it is a wonderful sight…enjoy these great shots!!!!

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We were enjoying the sights when the birds arrive and there were hundreds of them….

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It was a great evening!!!

Now home and watching live tennis…had a really wonderful day!!!!

 

Mexico captures Knights Templar drug lord Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez

 

Mexican police say they have captured the country's most wanted drug lord, Servando "La Tuta" Gomez.

Mr Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, was arrested in Morelia in Michoacan state without a shot fired, police officials said.

Previously a school teacher, he became one of Mexico's most powerful drug lords and took control of Michoacan.

His capture is a coup for the government of Enrique Pena Nieto in its fight against the drug cartels.

A police spokesman told local media the arrest followed months of intelligence work in the region.

Police reportedly seized nearby properties in the weeks leading up Mr Gomez's capture and arrested several of his associates.

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Analysis: Katy Watson, BBC News, Mexico City

Police in Mexico City, 27 February

There are lots of theories as to the origin of the nickname La Tuta, but it seems that for most it's just another mystery.

While La Tuta's capture may be a coup for the administration of Enrique Pena Nieto, the fallout in the state of Michoacan is not clear. It is a poor and violent part of the country, the battleground between drugs cartels and vigilantes trying to oust them.

As one security expert told me, this was a man who was not just in charge of a drugs empire, he wanted political power too - and in politics you gain as many enemies as you do friends.

Perhaps that is what led to the net closing in in the end?

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Meth trade

Known by his nicknames "La Tuta" and "El Profe", Mr Gomez ruled over much of Michoacan state as head of the Knights Templar cartel.

"El Profe" refers to his career as a teacher, while theories abound about the origins of "La Tuta".

Mr Gomez evaded capture for years while other senior members of the gang and rival drug lords were captured or killed.

By the time of his arrest, he had a $2 million (£1.3 million) bounty on his head.

Knights Templar was primarily a drug cartel and it controlled a large part of the lucrative methamphetamine trade in western Mexico.

But it was also known for mixing in business and politics in the region and even took effective control over the state's international port, Lazaro Cardenas, making millions of dollars from illegal mining of iron ore.

A federal government offensive in 2013 saw the Pena Nieto administration wrest back control of Michoacan state from the Knights Templar and rival gangs.

As leader of the biggest cartel in the region, Mr Gomez became the prime target of Mr Pena Nieto's crackdown.

The administration has been criticised for failing to tackle the drug gangs, with vigilante groups forming to take on the dealers illegally.

A vigilante stands guard on a bridge during a blockade on a highway near the town of Uruapan in Michoacan state Vigilante gangs formed to combat the drug dealers have also clashed with police

Mr Gomez's arrest comes just over a year after the capture of the country's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Shortly after Guzman's capture, Mexican security forces killed two of Mr Gomez's senior deputies, Enrique "Kike" Plancarte and Nazario Moreno, known as "The Craziest One".

Unlike many rival gang leaders who carefully avoided the limelight, Mr Gomez regularly gave media interviews and railed against the government in Youtube videos.

Mr Gomez began life in the drug trade as an small-time marijuana dealer, before joining a Michoacan gang called La Familia and rising to a senior level. A split in La Familia led him to form Knights Templar.

A father of at least seven, Mr Gomez was also wanted by US authorities in connection with the 2009 murder of 12 Mexican federal police officers.

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