Corrupt policeman????

Started in an interesting fashion. Pulled up by a Municipal Policeman. He claimed I was speeding and wanted to see my licence. All local traffic was passing me and I definitely was not speeding.

The corrupt cop MO (modus operandi) was - Oh shit you are foreign what a shame. Your licence I will put in my pocket for safe keeping. Now there are all sorts of problems associated with you speeding and being foreign but I might be able to fix it up even though I shouldn't. Perhaps $1400 pesos ($100USD) paid to me now will fix everything. If not I will drive away with your licence.

Kept smiling and not understanding and treating him as a buddy. Showed him a couple of photos one of which happened to be of me in uniform with a police car in the background. When he saw that he became angry but gave my licence back and drove off.

What a shame. What amused me was that as his new best buddy he allowed me to still take a photo of him?????

Rode on to a small town about twenty odd kilometres outside Mexico city - Tepotzotlan.

Looks down over Mexico and local day trippers use it as a place to get away. Nice little town.
Once again the sense of community and social gathering was evident.