Cartel violence Mexico travel warning

[armchairtraveler]

Do you think the warning is valid or media scaremongering?

Over the past six months, the U.S. Department of State has urged Americans to avoid travel to parts of Mexico and to “reconsider travel” to 11 more amid fears of violence by criminal cartels across the country.


A renewed warning comes as the spring break season looms. Six states, including Tamaulipas, Sinaloa and Guerrero, are on the state department’s “do not travel” list due to the threat of crime and kidnapping.


Every border state in Mexico has at least a “reconsider travel” status, including the Baja California Sur area, which is home to Cabo, and the Quintana Roo area, which is home to Cancun, which are both popular spring break destinations for Americans — travelers are urged to “exercise increased caution.”


There has been a lot of cartel activity in Mexico, some of it coming on the heels of the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel and son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

Cartel violence, kidnapping prompt Mexico travel warning

Every border state in Mexico has at least a “reconsider travel” status, including the Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo areas.

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[rayosx]

I have traveled in Mexico for years. I stay away from the Northern States and never have had issues. The Narcos exist. Just don't mess with them and their turf and drugs and you should be fine.