hippie_gal asked:
How dangerous is it to ravel to Mexico write now?
I heard on the nes its not safe to travel to Mexico, my family and i were plan nig on going but now with all the bad stuff on the news im seriously afraid to go! Also, do you have any TIPS on how to stay SAFE while traveling in a car?
Nicola
How dangerous is it to ravel to Mexico write now?
I heard on the nes its not safe to travel to Mexico, my family and i were plan nig on going but now with all the bad stuff on the news im seriously afraid to go! Also, do you have any TIPS on how to stay SAFE while traveling in a car?
Nicola
The violence you hear about is in the border towns…the rest of Mexico is perfectly safe, especially tourist areas. I am an American living in Mexico…along with over a million other Americans and Canadians and we are perfectly safe. See article below…it is excellent.
Comment by Charlie — February 1, 2009 @ 10:57 pm
Charlie is correct. Most of the violence is in the border towns of Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. The resort areas of Cancun, Riviera Maya and Puerto Vallarta are very safe. Don’t you know that if a single spring-breaker had died this year, it would have made headlines in all the papers and been all over the internet–like that girl in Aruba a couple years ago. Therefore you know that everyone who came down for spring break went home safely.
With all that said, there are still some people in Mexico who would steal your stuff if they see you’re not watching it. A money belt that you can wear under your clothes is a good idea. Use it to hold your passport, tourist card, credit/ATM cards and 90 percent of your money. Then if your wallet gets lifted, you’ve only lost 10 percent of your money. Read some other safety tips below.
Comment by rhino72032 — February 4, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
I go there every year for a month and nothing ever happens to me. Then again, I don’t think Agauascalientes is a very dangerous part of Mexico. Iguess it depends what part u go to and how you act is what’ll keep u safe in the end. Try staying away from the borders though cuz those are the most dangerous parts.
Comment by Edgar C — February 5, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
I would not advise you to travel by car. I think you can buy a package to Cancum, Puerto Vallartae. Don’t go to Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez. I travelled to Mexico, Mazatlan over 15 years ago and I would not go by car if they give it to me free. The road only have one line, there are too many trucks on the way. Is more dangerous if you travel by car. You would be better off going by plane where tourist are safe.
Comment by Gloria A — February 6, 2009 @ 12:21 am
í´m really glad to see that most americans doesn´t fall in the media exagerations…you can come to any touristic city in México with no problem… do you know what part of mexico you want to go? there are literaly hundreds of good options… acces this webpage it is really good specially for foreign tourists…
Come to México amigos gringos!
it would be important to know that there is actually a lot of violence in SOME cities in the border but fortunetly it is mainly conflicts between drug dealers mafias
Comment by Camazotz — February 6, 2009 @ 3:34 am
Mexico has always been somewhat dangerous, and what you see on TV is somewhat true, but not totally. The majority of the violence is in the northern part of the country. Generally speaking the rest of the country is safe, especially tourist areas. I lived in Mexico City for 5 years and just visited last month. Things are fine. Just keep your wits about you, enjoy every moment you are there and things will be fine. If you’ve never been there, you have no idea what you’re missing. ¡VIVA MEXICO!
Comment by Chilango — February 8, 2009 @ 4:36 am
It’s as safe to go to Mexico as it is to travel in most of the USA. The majority of the drug war violence is in the border towns as the other posters have said.
Remember that Mexico is still a developing country. The daily minimum wage is about $5USD per DAY! Don’t flash cash, carry a 5 grand camera or get yourself into bad situations and you’ll be just fine.
Millions of tourists visit Mexico every year and nothing bad happens to the vast majority of them. Many of the people that have problems often did something to get themselves into it.
When traveling by car in Mexico make sure you get Mexican insurance, yield to any vehicle bigger than yours, and stick to main highways, if travel ling at night use caution (best to rest at night anyways).
Use common sense, don’t do things you wouldn’t do back home, learn some basic Spanish and know the phone numbers for the local police and Cruz Roja (Red Cross) in case you need help in an emergency.
Comment by Prof.Gringo — February 10, 2009 @ 10:40 pm