Just last week a gunman killed Timo Juhane Pellinen, a visitor from Finland during a traffic incident.

We had a bunch of stuff stolen from us at the hotel also. They're a bunch of savages down there. Make sure you take everything of value with you and do not leave your room after dark. We had a couple of incidents where people demanded money from us. The best thing to do is just to run like hell and scream...kind of like scaring away bears when you're hiking in the forest.

You can usually find someone in the hotel to hook you up with some weed (often the room service guys). They'll charge you an arm and a leg, but its safer than messing with the dealers on the street.