Travel Advisory for Mexico. Is this country safe for tourists or should be boycott it?

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Good Deeds

I don't know how many Canadians are answering. Judging by some of the answers only me and one other. It seems that we cannucks are hearing about assaults and murders of our countrymen in Mexico. They go as tourists and come back either in robbed, in casts or in caskets. And 3 of the murders are unsolved and the latest attack as you said is just a ploy to not scare tourists. I have travelled to the Caribbean but I have yet to go to Mexico until the corrupt and inefficiency of the police is corrected.

Sue

I agree in part with you but I think any country is unsafe if you don't take your own precautions.
Be prepared, don't carry cash with you, don't bring no jewelry on you if you're going to be walking on the streets.
Even USA has its own issues is up to us to help ourselves.

john.mitchell

Is it safe? Yes. Why? Simple math. How many tourists go to Mexico per year vs. How many get robbed, killed, etc?

What is the ratio? Maybe 1%?

My advice - Go and do your own personal boycott of Mexico. Stay here nice and comfy, dumb and happy and keep your hate at home. I'm pretty sure the mexicans won't miss you too much.

Emmanuel M

Ever country in the world is unsafe....boycotting countries is ridicoulous any one can die anywhere at any time........there are hundreds of countries that are more dangerous than mexico indluding the U.S. More people die and are killed in the U.S.

declanshannon1

I have been working in the automotive industry in Hermosillo, Sonora for over 2 years. I have seen it all. Recently there is a rash of police killigs by the drug gangs.

I have been to San Carlos and Mazatlan for holidays & in my opinion, Mexico is a little lawless but overall feel it is safe for travel but you have to be smart.

I mean, if you are in Mexico City, be careful which taxis you take and make sure, you travel very limited at night. I have nothing against Mexicans and Mexico.

As I have travelled throughout the world, I have noticed that some of the worst spots I have seen are places like South Chicago and Detroit (of course I have yet to visit Rwanda or Zimbabwe).

So yes Mexico is dangerous but so are certain spots in the US.

henoninwoog

If you are afraid to go to Mexico, do not go. I have lived in Vancouver, and there were a lot of places I stayed away from.
Viva Mexico Cabrones!!!

lpaganus

No matter what you think of Mexico, tourist dollars will stilll pour in. Its a great place to visit. Corruption cannot be stopped with a sweep of the hand. There is always some risk for one traveling outside one's own country, it is part of the excitement of the learning process. I'd like to point out there are many Canadians living in Mexico some of whom are engaged in the business of tourism and would greatly resent your rant, its bad for business.

bubbles

I think people need to grow up and realize that no matter where they go in the WORLD, they need to be cautious. I have been to Mexico city and will continue to go back. As long as one is using some common sense, usually things will be fine. That doesn't mean nothing is going to happen to tourists there or in another part of the world, but there is a saying, sometimes its true, that one is at the wrong place, at the wrong time. If you don't want to go to Mexico, then good for you. But don't think that other people are not going to travel there or to other places in this world. Perhaps you should read about what the new president of Mexico is doing to improve the country, that should enlighten you a bit. As his first act, he lowered his pay.

LAJOIE2007

I am Canadian and have been to Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Mexico City, Tijuana, and Rosarito Beach (Baja California). To be honest, I have found the people and even the police to be exceptionally accomodating and helpful on every visit. I also have relatives who own a 3 week timeshare in Playa del Carmen and have had nothing but wonderful experiences.

Yet, when you hear about suspicious deaths like those of the Ianeros (sp?) and now Jeff Toews (brain dead)...it makes you wonder whether or not there might be a vendetta of some kind out there...I mean we know that there is a lot of anti-government sentiment among the people and the drug cartels (who seem to be behind some pretty gruesome killings of Mexican officials) that operate in the country. And since Mexico's economy is based largely on tourism, what better way to hurt the government than to attack its main source of revenue - the tourists (as ETA attempted to do in Spain). Now, in addition to these three murders (although the Toew's investigation is still in the early stages) I have also heard of a number of Americans who were kidnapped in taxis, beaten within an inch of death, robbed, and abandoned in remote areas. This is eerily similar to what is happening in parts of Columbia, Peru, and Chile for which the Canadian and U.S. governments have issued travel advisories...perhaps the government needs a specific quota of deaths and kidnappings to warrant a travel advisory? I don't know...but I would really like some answers on these three deaths as they seem very out of character from my experiences in Mexico.

susan

This series of questions about Mx is just ridiculous. If you are afraid or don't like it - DON'T GO!!! It's just like people who say I don't like that book (TV show, radio program, religious cartoon) and so want to tell me I can't read it or it should be banned. You are lucky enough to live in a country where you have the freedom to travel. And please do, just don't come to visit me. I've had enough of bigoted Canadians!!!

Ram

Nothing will be done... it's only a handful of tourist compared to the millions that go and nothing happens to them. Mexico nor Cancun will get boycott... you hear about the Aruba case? Tourism is still going hard and strong...

If the local officials in your community rarely take a murder seriously, what makes you think that the international counterparts will take it any more serious? There is so much corruption everywhere. Bottom line, stay cautious and alert of your surroundings WHEREVER you are.

Sorry to break it down to you, but as unfortunate that it is and as bad as it sounds, it's reality. Go somewhere else where you feel safe and then stop going there when you start feeling unsafe, that's the only way around all this.

mar

Gosh, you can't generalize or stereotype a Country because of some unfortunate bad cases. What Country in the World has every one of its cities completely safe and perfect. It is true Mexico city is an overpopulated city with many problems and even Mexican citizens warn you about the risks and dangers, but you can go to other places in Mexico and be completely safe. Take Cancun for instance and even Yucatan that ranks high in safety. On the other hand there is also the fear many people have about schools in the USA where shootings have taken place, the most recent one was in Virginia Tech. Bad things happened all over the world and you can't put the blame in just one Country.

Diamond Diva

Do you really think they should correct THEIR issues for YOU? The US government doesn't try to correct their issues for the sake of foreigners so why should other countries do it for USAns? That just shows the egocentric mind of people in this country. I'm not Mexican (and I've never been there), but I feel your statement is a load of crap!

wenbren2001

I have traveled Mexico extensively and will tell you that Mexico City and cities along the border such as Juarez and Tijuana are of great concern. However, resort cities are much different. The people in the resort areas have much more money than the generally population and are less likely to be corrupt. The resort areas are very safe and cater to tourist. I would feel safe walking the streets of Cancun at 1 am with my 3 and 5 year old kids.

On the other hand, I wouldn't walk down a street in Mexico City or Juarez while being guarded by a Swat team at any time of day.

London Catlover

I agree. I am a Canadian and my husband and I would never go to Mexico. I wouldn't feel safe even at the resort. Another case that makes me wonder about the government is the case of Dog The Bounty Hunter. He worked with authorities down there and because he didn't pay them the money they thought they should get because it was a high profile case He faces up to 4 years in prison if he is extridited and sent back there. Something has to be done. Since tourism is their main source of income Hitting them in their collective pocketbook may smarten them up. We can only hope.

bill w Go Canucks Go ã€ãƒ„ã€‘

I am Canadian

My brother went to Mexico and became seriously ill.

My sister went to Mexico years later and was attacked by an old woman who threatened to scream for the police unless my sister bought crappy trinkets for insanely high prices. If you get arrested in Mexico, you may never be heard from again.

I have had numerous chances to travel to Mexico. I turned them all down flat. It's a third-world cesspool that is dangerous and corrupt.

SHINDE

I do not understand your question, is it a statement or Â¿what?.

Yes indeed mexican police is corrupt and some places are unsafe but is not right to boycott a whole country for a bunch of crap. Is not fair. If you could come here I would never attack you or any tourist. Most mexican people are warm and not cold like YOU.

I have been in Vancouver and it they have been the worst vacations of my life. The city was full of drugged and alcoholic canadians who kept frightening tourists, but I do not go posting or boycotting a whole country because of those guys, also for the other canadian guys that told us Vancouver was a nice place to visit .

Also where have you been Â¿In the border?, there is a different kind of Mexico down there that you do not know.

You don't explain what is your trouble and what happened.

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