What is the safest friendliest place in Mexico to visit with family and kids?

Question

Not interested in Cancun or other tourist destinations. The news about the kidnappings and killing by the drug gangs in Mexico are quite a turn-off. Are there places where you can just enjoy the local culture but feel pretty safe and not confront too much panhandling?

Answer 1

I have visited Mexico periodically for over twenty years, including trips by car through large parts of Central Mexico. I've generally found it to be a beautiful, exotic country filled with earnest people. Definitely worth a visit!

Regarding safety in Mexico, most of the drug-related violence is confined to the border region, especially Tiajuana, Ciudad Juarez and, more recently, Nuevo Laredo. There's also a growing amount of predatory violence against tourists in Mexico City. Unfortunately, this problem seems endemic to most large cities around the world (e.g., New York, Paris, etc.) By and large, though, I consider Mexico to be a safe place to travel and visit.

Much of the question of where to go has to do with what you want. There are beaches aplenty in Mexico, but also high mountainous regions, forests, canyons, etc.

One of my favorite places in Mexico is the town of San Miguel de Allende, in the mountains about two hours north of Mexico City. It's very beautiful and picturesque, is steeped in history, and has many artists and American expatriates living there. There's classes to take in cooking, painting, photography, jewelry making, etc. You can rent a hacienda there for a whole week at a reasonable price, including both a cook and maid. This time of year, San Miguel is gearing up for its Independence Day celebration and the Running of the Bulls (al la Pamplona) through town.

Nearby, the cites of Guanajuato and Queretaro are equally beautiful and historic, as well as the towns of Bernal (one of my favorites!) and Tequisquiapan. The surrounding area of Sierra Gorda was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site about ten years ago, as was Guanajuato.

This part of Mexico doesn't attract panhandlers and is very safe. The people are reserved but friendly and the temperature is moderate year round (it was 70 degrees today).

Just an aside, the Johhny Depp movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" was filmed in both San Miguel and Guanajuato.

If you're more interested in the beach, getting away from panhandlers can be difficult. You might check out Zihuatanejo, the smaller, sleepier neighbor of the resort town of Ixtapa. Or perhaps the island community of Isla Holbox on the north side of the Yucatan. Both are mainly fishing communities and have yet to be consumed by the mega-resorts.

Another option is to visit Copper Canyon in the remote Tarahumara mountains of Northwestern Mexico. The canyon is larger and deeper than Grand Canyon and is only accessible by a train that hugs the edge of the canyon. You can spend just a few days or a whole week or more exploring this region, stopping along the way to stay in lodges perched on the canyon's rim, taking hikes into the canyon itself, or visiting some of the remote villages and towns.

I hope this helps!
Bob

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Aguascalientes. I went there two years ago with my family. We had a lot of fun and felt safe. There is fair that goes on in April called Feria de San Marcos.

Answer 4

I actually heard that Cabo San Lucas on the resort is the best place to go. I am going in November and my brother and Dad went last year and said that it was the best place to go. Beautiful oceans, nice big resort and lots of things to do.

Answer 5

you can't use the word "safe" and mexico in the same sentence, there is no place in mexico that you can consider yourself as being safe!

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