This is why ill never go to Mexico

[Doc Holiday]

http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-officials-mass-grave-east-capital-155529981.html

Said story, comes to an end

Until Mexico gets their poo together ill never go

[Hawk]

this won't end until someone comes in to make it end...and by someone, I mean the good ole US military.  Far too much corruption and money involved to make it go away otherwise.

 

I'm sure there's lots of Americans/Canadians in high high authority getting a big ole slice of the action too

[Doyle]

Maybe the war on drugs in the US isn't so bad afterall.

[Happy Panther]

My neighbor's son lives in Mexico City and she goes to see him a couple of times a year. She claims she never feels in danger and the crime isn't as bad in the city as people think. You don't walk alone at night in rough neighborhoods and such but with common sense you are fine.

 

I think this type of gruesome murder stuff is more common closer to the US. Juarez e.g. is the murder capital of the world.

 

They also have a beach villa or something on the west coast where crime is nonexistent.

 

But I'm not going either.

[Hawk]

I've been to the resort towns on several occassions and would go again in a heartbeat.

[Johnny Rockets]

<<<<<headed to Mexico in 3 weeks.

[Hawk]

wards off iminent attack when innocently putting on his flip flops!

[Chimera]

If you aren't involved with drug smuggling and you stay away from squatter towns where you'll be kidnapped for ransom - you'll be fine.

[Jangler]

If you aren't involved with drug smuggling and you stay away from squatter towns where you'll be kidnapped for ransom - you'll be fine.

 

well sh!t, what's the point of going.

[Big A]

Most of Mexico is pretty safe, the issue is closer to the border. On the other hand, in past years there has been a rise in kidnaping for ransom in Mexico and throughout areas on Central and South America. My last trip to Mexico City I went with my cousin to meet a friend of his from Penn State. Before we left the country, we had to take a hostage class. Our friend over there, her dad is an executive with Phillip Morris, so we spent the whole time traveling with bodyguards and 3-4 car convoys of bulletproof suburbans. The city has some areas that are very beautiful and look just like Spain although the green beetle taxis everywhere are pretty ugly. Further, as for safety, all the beach resort towns like Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Cabo are all very safe.

[Big A]

I was trying to verify what I said about resort town being safe and stumbled across this link, a lot of good info for anyone going and scary at same time.

Here are some excerpts:

-I think me and my girl were roofied at the Grand Oasis on a recent trip to Cancun

-He had severe injuries and we were told they could not do life saving surgery without credit card payment. Eventually they did surgery then demanded 50000 dollars before they would medically release him for air evac

-Drinks are spiked and that is not even news, but If you want first hand testimony I have that too. Females and males ending in rape.......

- If you get sick in Mexico... BEWARE of what they prescribe for you u. We thought we were safe because we were at a high end resort with medical staff on site. Not so

Here is link, all these stories are from past few months this year!

http://www.mexicovacationawareness.com/mexicostory.html

[Jangler]

Wow! No pics and a bragging book about how you bought some Aztec gold coins.

[Anybodyhome]

Please... the cartels know where the money is coming from and the last thing they want to see happen is the US to make Mexico persona non grata for American tourists.

 

I travel to Mexico a few times a year and have a great time. We hike, explore ruins, find remote cenotas for swimming, use the local taxis if need be... unless you act like the Ugly American you'll be fine.

 

At 6'6" you don't think I stand out in a crowd of Mexicans? I don't care, I speak a little of the language and enjoy their company. 

[pantherclaw]

A good friend of mine went to spent 5 days in a tourist spot in mexico last month, as a cousin of his got married there.

He and two of his other cousins were drugged and robbed while another cousin got kidnapped.

Yeah, it's safe.