Comments on: Don’t Take Spring Break in Tijuana – New Travel Alert for Mexico

By: duane

duane — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:40:29 +0000

the dude who posted the comment bout his cousin i suspect, is full of shit. fear mongers.

id like some evidence to his identity, and a link to an article, and proof of relation.i feel if it were true, someone would be more inclined to produce things that would help inform other ppl. not a simple unexplained statement. go to tijuana. have fun. keep it to DAY TRIPS ONLY tho, roll with a group, and dont take any shit from anyone and you’ll be fine. much respect to everyone.l8ter.

By: RIP cousin

RIP cousin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:57:40 +0000

My cousin was murdered this past Monday night in Tijuana. Unfortunately he didn’t listen to the warnings to not go into the border cities either. Please do not take these warnings lightly.

By: RC

RC — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:38:24 +0000

You said that “Young adults from the USA are not exempt from planned kidnappings, either. They may even be targeted.” What is the evidence? The drug cartels have targeted Mexican citizens or those with dual citizenship. Yes there are dangerous areas, but you must be smart. If you’re looking to get drunk or do things that are illegal in the US, you will get in trouble in Mexico as well.

Travel smart.

By: Luis

Luis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:37:42 +0000

1610 Galileo discovers that the world does not revolve around us / we are not the center of the universe.

TJ flaunts what American cities hide and there are consequences in Mexico.

If you have a cocaine nose – stay away
If you have a habit of ending the night with a fight – stay away.
If you are rude (and do not understand Galileo’s discovery), and cannot handle your liquor – definitely stay away.

If you are into drinking, eating, dancing, sucking, and well you know….it’s all here.

Stop feeding your addiction to fear.

Saludos,

Luis

By: scared indio

scared indio — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:17:53 +0000

Give me a break. Remember the discovery of 1610 by Galileo, “The world does not revolve around you.”

If you have a coke nose – stay away
If you can’t handle your liquor – stay away
If you think that ending the night with “a little fight” is cool – stay away
IF you like to cause drama scenes (guys and girls) – stay away

If you like to have a good time dancing, drinking, eating, sucking, and well… It’s all here.

TJ flaunts what other cities hide.

If you are in the wrong state of mind, trouble will find you anywhere.

Saludos,
Luis

By: Bijan C. Bayne

Bijan C. Bayne — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:11:58 +0000

TJ- perhaps no. Cancun, a resounding yes. Was there last week, and saw no sign of violence or anit-tourist sentiment from the hotel zone, to sites as far and rural a drive from it as Tulum, Coba, and tiny Nuevo Durango (100 KM from the city). Spring breakers will be safe- as long as they moderate the booze and hotel stunts.

By: jen

jen — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:23:01 +0000

I answered my own question with a quick google–according to a Reuters piece and an LA times article, Phoenix is the kidnap capital of the US (which is not the world). I didn’t see anything comparing it to localities in other countries, other than that Mexico City has a higher rate. The LA times piece is cited by a lot of other articles, and the following quote showed up several places.

‘More ransom kidnappings happen here than in any other town in America, according to local and federal law enforcement authorities. Most every victim and suspect is connected to the drug-smuggling world, usually tracing back to the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, Phoenix police report.’

That use of the word “world” might be confusing if you’re just skimming quickly.

By: jen

jen — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:56:51 +0000

That picture is awesome! The border’s not just some line on a map somewhere.

I had a great vacation with my son in Oaxaca and on the beach in Southern Oaxaca not too long ago, so am glad you pointed out that there are plenty of places one can travel to without concern.

@jon, the info you give surprizes me (I visited a cousin in Mesa last summer, didn’t hear see anything about this problem). Can you tell us where to find out more?

By: CajunMama

CajunMama — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:43:18 +0000

Jon – Thanks for catching the typo

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:39:58 +0000

Phoenix Arizona has the second highest kidnapping rate in the WORLD. By this logic, no one should travel there. New Orleans had a higher per capita murder rate than Tijuana in 2008, and Youngstown, Ohio higher yet. So please do not travel to either of those locations.

You listed Tijuana, Juarez, and Chihuahua as states. You were one for three.

Please do better research.