Originally posted by Mengano
Dangers await in Mexico, Canada's Foreign Affairs department is warning travelers.
Government websites are awash with warnings for those looking to head south on vacation, saying it’s entirely possible they’ll find violence instead.
It’s advised Canadians headed south “exercise a high degree of caution due to a deteriorating security situation in many parts of the country.”
The government’s travel advice and advisories website says “high levels of criminal activity, as well as occasional demonstrations and protests,
remain a concern throughout the country.”
Those who insist on going to Mexico are recommended to travel by air rather than crossing the border on the ground, as that area is a cause for
particular concern.
“Shootouts, attacks, and illegal roadblocks may occur at any time,” says the website.
“Criminals especially target SUVs and full-size pickup trucks for theft and carjacking along highways in the states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas,
Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, and Sinaloa.”
The effect of violence on the psyche of Canadians has begun showing and more have grown hesitant to venture there, says one local travel agent.
“There’s lots of people that come in here and say no — I’d rather not go to Mexico,” said Trevor Holmen, who works with Aero Travel.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/01/27/feds-urging-caution-to-... |
and you can take them, or
leave them------your choice.
