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State Department officials are advising U.S. citizens to reconsider traveling to several Mexican states, including Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Mexico, a year-round hotspot for white sand, buzzing nightlife and world-class surf swells, attracts millions of tourists each year, and travellers with trips booked may be questioning the ...
Mexico is a big draw for U.S. tourists, but cartel-fueled violence can give some travelers pause. Here's a rundown on the safety of popular places.
Mexico City 44-400 Government troops massacred between 44 (officially) and 400 (according to human rights activists, CIA documents and independent investigations) students 10 days before the 1968 Summer Olympics taking place in Mexico City, and then tried to wash the blood away, along with evidence of the massacre. Huehuetlán el Chico massacre
In June 2005, the government deployed federal forces to three states to contain surging violence linked to organized crime. At a news conference in Mexico City, presidential spokesman Rubén Aguilar told reporters that the new deployment was the result of evidence that organized crime has penetrated some local police departments. [73]
The parts of Mexico near the U.S. border, and the state of Chihuahua and city of Juárez in particular, are some of the most dangerous places for women in general in Mexico, according to a Reuters report on the "pandemic" of violence against women in Mexico. [12] News reports have stated that in some areas near the border, rapists began hanging ...
Is it safe to travel to Mexico? The U.S. State Department’s official travel advisory for Mexico cautions that “violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is ...
CNN has described Puerto Vallarta as Mexico's "top LGBT destination" with "one of the best week-long Pride festivals in the world". According to The Independent , the city is "the gay capital of Mexico, with a whole district of hotels and restaurants catering to the LGBT+ community". [2]