Mexico is a very large country. Certainly there are places, including
Mexico City and Laredo, that have very serious crime problems. I would
give Oaxaca a couple of months to see how things go after the government
crackdown. In some of the recent troubles in Oaxaca, residents were
very concerned and avoided certain areas, or stayed inside during the
worst of it. But that is not a reason to avoid the entire country; I
just got back from a trouble-free trip to the Yucatan.
Lots of people will tell you to completely ignore the various government
security warnings. I would instead urge you to read them and look for
specific recommendations and comments about specific areas. For
example, if they tell you to put your credit cards in the hotel safe, do it.
Common sense is good, but Mexico has some special hazards that you would
not know about unless you do some research. For example, Mexico City
has a problem with taxi robberies; it is unwise to blindly get into
random passing taxis. This is not a problem in any other country that I
have visited. In Mexico City, I recommend using radio taxis or
official taxi stands where someone with a clipboard is logging
departures. (What looks like a taxi stand in front of Bellas Artes has
an especially bad reputation).
I would suggest that you visit Mexico, but do your homework, consider
avoiding troubled areas, and practice security while you are there.
Richard
stonej wrote:
> I hear a lot about drug gangs, serious social unrest in one well known
> tourist town etc.
>
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