In Buenos aires it is advisable to call a taxi from a restaurant and not
hail one in the streets
Just in case...
"Richard Ferguson" a écrit dans le
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> 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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