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Los Cabos, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, remains a safe, sunny vacation destination.Is Mexico Safe?
A Fodor's editor weighs in on current safety south of the border. If you only read mainstream news reports and official government travel-safety warnings, you probably aren't planning a trip to Mexico any time soon.
But if you look at a variety of sources, compare facts, and ask around, things aren't so clear. The answer to "is Mexico safe?" becomes "it depends"—as in, it depends on where you go and how you travel. It depends on how secure you feel moving through the world in general. And it depends on how diligent you are about taking precautions, some of which you should take wherever you travel.
If you thoroughly research how and where (or not) to travel, listen to advice of those in the know, assess your tolerance to risk, and take the necessary precautions, you might just find a trip to Mexico safer than you thought.
A Little PerspectiveHere's the thing: the drug-cartel-related violence you read about is aimed at police or military personnel and cartel gang members, not tourists. It also generally takes place in rough neighborhoods rarely frequented by travelers. Further, there are few serious problems, in many parts of Mexico, including the major resorts of Cancún and the Caribbean coast, the Pacific coast, and southern Baja.
"If you're a Mexico novice, you can't go wrong with Los Cabos (just back from there), Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, Cancún, Cozumel, and the Mayan Riviera. Sure, they live for tourism, but there's a safety in numbers and a security in their familiarity."
Excerpted from Laura Kidder - Fodors.com
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