This is up from the April warning that only advised against traveling in two states and parts of eight others. This recent communique from the state department slaps advisories all over the [ But when I put the data from this recent travel advisory down on a map, the country became a bloodbath of advisories.
Mexico travel warnings by state, February The editors of VagabondJourney. This country has always seemed pretty safe to us, but we want to know, statistically speaking, how dangerous is Mexico, really. As just about anyone who has traveled in Mexico recently can pretty much attest, what you will probably experience here is a far cry from what is reported on the news, that this country is no more dangerous than any of its southern neighbors, and often feels far safer.
In point, by Latin American standards, most of Mexico seems pretty secure. Talking about how dangerous Mexico is in San Cristobal de las Casas will get you laughed out of the room, as any sign of danger or story of such seems to have been checked at the outskirts of this city β and the same goes for most other municipalities across the country.
In point, Mexico is a very large country, there is a lot of elbow room here β , square miles of it, in fact. The horror that is published in the international and domestic press about Mexico stands in stark contrast to what I have ever observed or experienced.
There is no fear in most of Mexico, and many of the people outside of hot spots seem to respond to the waves of violence as someone in Indiana would to the gang crime of LA. Mexico is clearly a country that is large enough to contain different worlds, and these worlds seem relatively isolated from each other. Many foreigners come to Mexico for tequila, sexo, marijuana, and it is my impression that these activities increase your risk of danger by fold anywhere in the world.
