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[email protected] Website: www.kuwaittimes.net Focus Acapulco surfers seek to escape crime wave By Laurent Thomet uis Rey Hernandez feels safe and happy when he’s on his surfboard, riding waves off the shores of LAcapulco. But when he’s not inside the barrel of a wave, the 17-year-old surfer has to navigate the rough streets of the resort city on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Luis Rey, a rising star who became national champion in the under-18 category in June and is known as “The King”, has heard shootouts. He once saw a body lying on the street. “The violence in Acapulco is very bad. The govern- ment, the president - they do nothing. We’re going down the wrong path because we hear gunshots, (we see) dead people,” Luis Rey said as he stood with his surfboard on the sandy Revolcadero beach after catch- War tourism: Adventure or reckless hedonism? ing some waves. “You’re always afraid to leave your house,” said the fit teenager, whose black hair has red- By Anne Chaon tries for the multi-faceted, complex places they are. We do tion but it’s a calculated risk,” said Milton. “If done properly dish locks from sun exposure.