larrygator Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 (edited) http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/06/mexican-amusement-park-offers-simulated-border-crossing-90560.html Mexican amusement park offers simulated border crossing El Alberto is an indigenous town in central Mexico with a history of mass migration to the United States that sits nearly 700 miles from the country's shared border with the United States. Despite the distance, though, a group of tourists a town amusement park got the chance to simulate crossing the border illegally. The goal, according to CNN, is to educate Mexicans on just how dangerous it is to cross the border in an effort to stem the emigration tide. Tourists pay about $20 for the four-hour experience. The realistic tour includes hiding from border guards, an ambush and being stopped by a gang of drug traffickers. Some members of the group went through a simulated arrest and others were blindfolded and went through a fake abduction Courtesy of WJLA news Edited June 26, 2013 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
televisedconfession Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 No words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wow! This may end up being a good idea. If I was in a park that offered this I might try it out just to get the feel of the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I have to see video of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 When is the next TPR Mexico trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 So who is the target audience for this? Locals or tourists like us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 So who is the target audience for this? Locals or tourists like us? I'm pretty sure it is locals. From one of the articles I read it appears the purpose is to warn Mexicans of the dangers of illegally crossing the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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