Drug cartel violence in Mexico is skyrocketing daily, making normal “safe” tourist areas a hazard. This has caused multiple states to put out “no travel” warnings. There are currently six large Mexican cities already being named United State Department no travel areas. Fox 5 San Diego says that these warnings are rare, but not unheard of. The difference this time is the violence is near popular tourist areas. A long-time travel agent stated that “they are targeting tourist regions because they are wealthy areas. These warnings are bringing concerns as people are planning for spring break. The United States Department says that if you do decide to travel to Mexico to stay on main roads and stay alert of your surroundings.
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/local-travel-agent-provides-safety-tips-if-traveling-to-mexico/
This was great. You should definitively go to Mexico, just watch your surroundings lol.
ReplyDeleteWhen I went to Mexico a few years ago they really urged us to stay in the tourist areas because, like you said, it gets pretty dangerous once you get off the beaten path. Thanks for sharing, seems like it could be getting worse!
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