Has anyone who has traveled to Mexico ever-?

Question

has any bad experiences? Like being pick pocketed,robed,arrested for no reasom etc.
I heard on AMW(Americas Most wanted)that
some spring breakers have disappeared and their
families can not get any co-operation with mexican
law officials.Is it really dangerous down there
for US citizens?

Answer 1

The Resort Cities are very safe as long as you hang near the resorts. You're not gonna get robbed or come up missing if you're a tourist with common sense. The areas are well developed, well-secured, and ran by very good people.

If you visit NYC and end up in the wrong neighborhood, bad things can happen. Same thing with Hawaii. Every Metro has its areas in which you need to stay away from. Mexico is the same way. The cities have nice, safe areas, but they also have trouble spots. It just so happens that because it is not as modern as the U.S., the bad places are larger and more populated.

If you're going to Mexico, you will have a great vacation. Just don't go off the beaten path.

Answer 2

Actually, I live on the border and have been to Mexico many times.
It's all about knowing where to go and what to do. I have also spent long lengths of time there with no bad experiences. Where you run into trouble is when you get someone who is cocky or a woman who has a loud, obnoxious mouth. Drinking and possible drugs/drug connections is where people mess up. You aren't thinking clearly and start trouble, then yes, bad things happen.
You have to be a good "tourist" and not make stupid mistakes. Most people who are disappearing are those that did not take care of temselves and put themselves in bad situations by choice.

Answer 3

I was stationed at Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas...Del Rio
is about two miles from the international bridge where I occasionally crossed over into Mexico....I loved the
experience, the shops, the people, the western flavor and
Mexico in general. How a person conducts himself usually
dictates how he's treated anywhere...I never got into trouble
and therefore, I can't complain on the law officials being
bad, the officers were nice to me. My memories of Acuna
will among the fondest of my life and I really don't like the border fence idea......but then, I'm not a politician.

Answer 4

With ten years+ of living in Mexico, I can honestly say I never felt safer anywhere I've lived, from Los Angeles to New York to London and Amsterdam to small-town America.

Yes, you do have to use common sense. There are neighborhoods in New York where I wouldn't walk alone. There are parts of Mexico where I wouldn't travel alone. But don't let the violence-hype of the US media scare you off. They have a love affair with fear going on. You've asked a good question in the right place. Use your head, make your own judgment and go have a great trip!

Donna
Learn about Mexico's most beautiful colonial city at www.experiencesanmiguel.com

Answer 5

I am a American living in Cancun and I've never had any problems.

I feel safer here than a lot of other places I've lived (including the USA). I do know there are sections of town that you don't travel to after dark and those sections a tourist wouldn't be going to anyway.

My suggestion is stay in the hotel / resort area of the city you are going to if you are concerned about being the next story on America's Most Wanted.

Answer 6

First of all...visiting a border town HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VISITING MEXICO!!!!..I really wish people would understand that! If you just want the "get drunk..act stupid..walk on the wild side" experience..by all means, go hang out in a border town. If you would like to experience the country of Mexico...come on down a little further south. Much safer than the cities and towns I've lived in..in the States.

Answer 7

No, I haven't had any bad experiences in Mexico. I am an Anglo female from Texas and I have driven to Nuevo Laredo, to Monterry (2 more hours in) and to Monclova.
I think people wrongly stereotype Mexico. Something bad can happen anywhere, but I have only had very pleasant experiences there everytime that I've gone.

Answer 8

I have been to Mexico a few times, Cancun and Cozumel, and never had any problems. As someone already said the resort areas are very safe and clean. I would be careful about were you go just use common sense and you will be fine.

Answer 9

The resort towns are beautiful and very secure. And if your a diver then you realy need to recherche some of the dive shops cause me and my mom went to a local dive shop in cancun. They took us out on a VEERRRRYY wavy day and it was my mom first time. there was people getting sick every where me and my mom got in for our first dive and everything went well but when we started diving to our second dive site the boat helpers dropped a tank on a womens foot and they wouldnt take her to shore. so my mom got sick and i went down with a intructer and we got tooken away by the current and when we came up their was no boat! luckily the intructer had a air horn and we got into another boat and they took us into shore and i was reconnected by my parents! well my parents and the lady whos foot was crushed by a tank tried to sue but they could not get help from anyone so we just had to leave cuz they claimed nothing happened and the mexican law officails didnt help.Hope that Helped!! P.S. i hope your a diver cuz in looks that way from your pick

Answer 10

I´m a u.s. citizen and i have never had problems going to Mexico, its a great country, it has great beaches and cities.. The People are great, the food is great and its beautiful.. People just have to be careful on going places, that they would never even visit in there own hometown... That's all..
Like in any major city or Beach resort around the world, you always should watch where you visit and who you speak with during your vacation...

Take Care..

Bcn_mimosa currently Living in Barcelona, Spain