Turismo

El turismo retrata la Flor de Maga en el pelo de una trigueña culona. Presenta la sonrisa ensayada, el "perfil" de lo que es ser de aquí. El turismos es venta. Y cuando vendemos arreglamos, decoramos y escondemos el sucio; para que el producto se compre rápido, fácil y hasta más caro. Puerto Rico es un producto.

Salsa, bomba, plena y guaguancó. Alcapurrias, piña colada, cuerito y cuajos. Coquíes, calor y playas. Políticos, boxeadores y reinas de belleza.

Con la selección de estas autoctonerías, consigo exponer algunos artículos que se mercadean en los “gift shops”. El “souvenir” que se lleva el gringo con sus chancletas “tevas” cuando se baja del “fun ship”.

Pero el turista pide "feedbacks" de donde irá a pasar su tarjeta de crédito. Estas son algunas percepciones de los "True Colors" de Puerto Rico que encontré por Internet.

“...there are lots of beggars that will come up to your car at a stoplight and shake a cup asking for money. If you just ignore them, they will go away. On the plus side, sometimes people sell cold drinks at stoplights, which can be great when you're traveling on a hot day!”
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"If you plan to drive, please use extreme caution, the locals drive 'crazy'. They don't signal, drive extremely fast and cut you off. There was a time when there were way too many carjackings during the evenings, so make sure to close your doors once you are inside the car"...
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"There is an escalating drug war going on, mainly in San Juan. To date (4/26/2004) there have been 281 murders, most drug related. There was a shooting death yesterday in Old San Juan. They are shooting people everywhere, including tourist areas (Manager and cook of the Outback Restaurant in the Wynham Casino were murdered last week during a robbery). 12 were killed over the past weekend. Last year there were nearly 750 killings.

Stay outside of San Juan Metro Area.

You will need your best defensive driving skills.

Check it out yourself: If you understand a little Spanish, the link below is the local newspaper. Look under 'Policia y Tribunales' for the latest murders".

www.endi.com

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Sin embargo...también dijeron:

"Puerto Rico is no different than traveling to say New York City just use common sense and go about your business common sense meaning, where in the world can you really go to a beach by yourself and feel safe?"

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NOTA: El turismo es no observar y estar como autómata tirando fotos a algo que uno deja de disfrutarse por retratarlo.

Repensemos pues, meditemos pues...





(Preguntémosle a Fotuño, ex director de la Compañía de Turismo y ahora Gobernador, qué piensa de Puerto Rico, de su Puerto Rico)