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" Whenever you see a commercial for Mexico, they never show this part,” Mike groused. “They always show these beautiful white-sand beaches, and quaint little towns, and fiestas full of happy people. They never show jungles and crocodiles and”—he paused to smack an insect on his arm—“clouds of mosquitoes. I want to be in the Mexico in the commercials. Not this one.” “There are much worse parts of Mexico than this,” Erica pointed out. “If we’d gone down in one of the southern deserts, we probably would have fried to death by now. At least here, there’s shade and water.” “I suppose,” Mike said, then added under his breath, “though this still stinks.” I didn’t argue with him, as I was in complete agreement. "
― Stuart Gibbs , Spy School Goes South (Spy School, #6)