A growing number of Mexicans are asking logical questions: Why should their leaders follow a path that provokes violence, generates human rights violations, erodes the country’s image abroad and costs a fortune?
Some 8,700 Tico expats are currently registered to vote in presidential elections next year – only a fraction of the estimated 300,000 who live abroad.
Leftist presidents from Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua were all on hand to commemorate the event, along with some 10,000 Cubans and foreigners.