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Tancítaro Research Paper

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Taylor Welch Current Event 1 GEOG 102 MWF 12:30 Current Event 1: Building a Mini-State with Avocados and Guns A small town in Tancítaro succeeded self-rule in a part of Mexico. The town is free of drug cartels unlike anywhere else in Mexico. It is also free of Mexican Police and Politicians who are known as the biggest problem to the people in Tancítaro. The town is safe to walk around day or night. Tancítaro was a global center for Avocado Production and exporting about $1 million worth every single day. They used the money they made from Avocado Production to pay for the militias that guarded their town. People thought there was something going on, like something didn’t feel right. Some people began trying to figure out what was up. The town was very …show more content…

A lady name Cinthia moved there and tried to rebuild real institutions and other things, but the militias still had all the power. The town of Tancítaro was living under Warlords, which were agents of evil and violence. Tancítaro legitimizes their rule through violence and is why they are so powerful. Tancítaro is a microcosm of a problem that is manifesting around a lot of the world today, driving the world to some of it’s crises. The Warlords help the state by providing local stability, also they challenge its authority. A way this relates to geography is that the Avocado Orchards they grew in Tancítaro, they had the good and safe land. They were making lots of money from the Avocado Orchards and that is what Tancítaro is known for. Also, Tancítaro doesn’t function as a normal state would, it makes its own rules and has its own guards such as militias. People are trying to get it to function as a state, but Tancítaro militias are very powerful. In that case, it makes Tancítaro stand out and makes people notice it. Tancítaro is unique and doesn’t go by the rules like every other town and place do. They made their own rules and made their own

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