U.S. Expands Mexico Travel Advisory on Crime, Killings
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department expanded its travel advisories Tuesday to warn of dangers in parts of Mexico, like the Caribbean coast, that previously hadn't been covered by such alerts.
The new travel advisory doesn't mention the Caribbean resorts of Cancun or Playa del Carmen by name, but covered the state of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancun, Tulum and several popular tourist destinations.
The advisory issued Tuesday says "turf battles between criminal groups have resulted in violent crime in areas frequented by U.S. citizens."
Warnings have also been extended to the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, and the southern state of Chiapas, that previously didn't have them.
In Chiapas, the department said "U.S. government personnel must remain in tourist areas and are not allowed to use public transportation." Chiapas is home to colonial cities like San Cristobal de las Casas and Mayan ruin sites like Palenque. The same language was applied to Veracruz.
The warnings for Baja California Sur state were changed to reflect violence occurring throughout the state, which includes the resorts of Los Cabos. The previous advisory had mostly mentioned the capital, La Paz.
The department also extended a total ban on personal travel by U.S. government personnel to the violence-wracked state of Guerrero.
U.S. personnel had previously been allowed to fly to the resort of Ixtapa and its sister resort of Zihuatanejo. Personal travel by land in the state and to the resort city of Acapulco had already been prohibited.
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Things continue to get worse in Mexico. Hope some blog friends like Acapulco Kevin are doing okay. I'm sure some jackass will try to blame this on President Trump also.
If you have travel plans to Mexico, be careful.
Probably.
Dear Friend Spikegary: Thanks for the heads up.
I just got my renewed Passport in the mail today.
Starting January 1, 2018, TSA will require as photo ID for any flight, even domestic a current US Passport.
If anyone reading this does not have a passport, has an expired one or their existing one is within six months of expiration date, I encourage them to go to the US State Depattment web site.
Download the proper form for a new or renewing passport.
Follow instructions and get a new one.
Best to avoid the end of the year rush.
The last time I was in Mexico was early in the 1990's. A fellow CEO from another firm and I were in the State of Jalesco (think Puerto Vllarta). We were doing a joint consulting project for Banco Naccional de Mexico, D.F. We were in rural places like el Pitallal, la Playa Mismaloya and Las Palmas. We used Puerto Vllarta as our base.
Things were much calmer then in Jalesco. Our greatest risk was any unpurified water. We bought cases of Agua Purificada sin Gas from either Hotel Crystal or Tortuga Tours.
Time change.
"Regresso a tiempo con mas Paz sobre que la gente". (Jorge Luiz Borges).
Enoch, Sipping on a Coco Loco
Enoch,
It worries me that the violence seems to continue to escalate in Mexico. Little wonder people want to escape form there and why some want to build a wall to keep it on the southside.
Yes, and that is always my point in saying, the UN needs to step in!
I believe at one time the tap water was a problem in P.V.
But IIRC eventually they built a water purification plant to the entire town, so all the water is safe to drink? (Or maybe just buildings that get water from the municipal water supply?).
Acapulco was plenty rough when I was there in 1972... We were scared at times, but thankfully, Daddy had a lead foot and got us in our jeep out of there.
What a shame that you can't drive around any more! One of the fun things to do is take a road trip for a day... We went to the little city of Iqualla. WHAT fun!