Many people will have said this before… in developed countries it’s not the wealth that offends, but the poverty. In Mexico – a developing country – it’s the opposite.
Here’s the hotel Camino Real, a veritable fortress, enclosed gardens behind high walls, security everywhere (though even Starbucks has security on the door), 8 restaurants, all with more staff than customers, water features around every corner, an army of help – Sisyphean leaf-sweeping beside the open air pool. My room has a moat…
Mitchell Reids in America 