In 2016, a young man known as John Galton was facing serious drug charges with his partner - looking at decades in prison for drug charges. They'd been producing a kind of highly potent cannabis oil known as "dabs" or butane hash oil. It seemed the court didn't want to make a distinction between the manufacture of dabs, and of more addictive and dangerous drugs such as heroin - and perhaps wanted to set a strong example.
John and his partner decided to flee to Mexico and live in Acapulco with the community of expats there, making a living in different ways - writing articles online, growing food, running a restaurant from their living room, and setting up a form of decentralised conference called Anarchaforko.
A few weeks ago, John Galton was tragically shot dead, and a friend of his was also injured with three bullet wounds. The question of his death is complex, and in many ways it's not ours to discuss.
However, the other question which it raised for many is, how safe is Acapulco? Every year many libertarians go to Anarchapulco to explore freedom in its many forms. Are they in any danger? And how can they best protect themselves?
In this episode, Kurt interviews Luis Fernando Mises to ask his opinion of Acapulco and Mexico, the four parts of Acapulco. Kurt explains some basic safety precautions that people should be aware of when in Latin America. We also discuss the practice of "shaktipat", when a devotee receives spiritual energy from a yoga guru, why Luis invests in Ripple, our love for Mexican food and the search for the perfect quesadilla.
Join us on another beach-faring, sun-catching, freedom-seeking episode of... The Paradise Paradox!
Listen to this episode of Cryptonomics on Anchor
View the full shownotes here: Danger in Acapulco? With Luis F. Mises: The Paradise Paradox Episode 203
About The Paradise Paradox
The Paradise Paradox is a podcast where we talk about crazy ideas for open-minded people. We cover topics such as crypto-currency, technology, politics, economics, freedom, free-thinking, and psychedelic experiences.
We're reposting our content from our website. To read the full shownotes including related episodes and pertinent links, go to The Paradise Paradox
If you enjoyed the episode, please upvote, leave us a comment with your thoughts, and press follow. You can also follow Kurt here @churdtzu for more fascinating stories and articles.
You can also subscribe on iTunes, subscribe on Pocket casts, subscribe on Anchor subscribe on Youtube.
Check out my new project, Cryptonomics - Principles of cryptocurrency and investing. Like Cryptonomics on Facebook.
Great video @paradise-paradox. I really enjoyed listening to the two of you.
I moved to El Salvador from Canada and I have lived here for 3 years. Just like Mexico, El Salvador is has really bad reputation of being very dangerous, which is also the first thing you hear and see when you check out El Salvador.
I heard of stories, I have never seen anything, I feel really safe here and just like everywhere in the world there is danger. In these latin countries, from what I hear, the crime in most cases is due to gangs and yes sometimes you can be at the wrong place at the wrong time and of course if you are acting silly you might get in trouble.
I am white and I wear jewelry and I go out at night and I feel pretty safe.
I believe it is getting better and better and safer since the government really wants to concentrate on the tourist and keep it very safe for them.
That's awesome. What is the cost of living like in El Salvador?