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Subject: Re: Is Mexico Dangerous to Visit? Posted on: Tue, 23 May 2006 10:49:52 MDT

> > We were considering going to the Riviera Maya for vacation, but were
> > concerned about Mexico being too dangerous. After reading the
> > Consular Information sheet for Mexico, it said some really scary
> > things. It would seem that you can't even trust the police in Mexico.
>
> I just got back from a 2-week trip in Mexico (Merida - Valladolid and
> the Riviera Maya)
> traveling alone by public transportation and I did not encounter a
> single problem. My last week (8 days actually) was spent in the Riviera
> Maya and I regularly traveled between different locations along the 307
> using the colectivos. Hardly any gringos use them but they're cheap and
> very safe (the Mexicans traveling in these collective taxis seem to be
> too tired to even think about robbing you.)
>
> When I went into the water on the beach or in the numerous cenotes in
> the area along the 307, I would lock my backpack with a combination
> lock and tie it up to a tree or whatever with a bike lock, but to tell
> you the truth, I don't think I actually had to go through all that
> trouble.

Can you let us know about those cenotes? Those are fresh water springs
with great visibility?