I just returned from a lovely trip to Maya Riviera. Our travel club does numerous trips to the Cancun area as well as Cabo San Lucas and to date we've had no incidents or seen any alarming signs. I'm not saying the U.S. State Departments warning update of April 22 advising against travel to these Mexican states: Jalisco, Nayarit, San Luis Potosi, Sonora and Zacatecas along with the states of Tamaulipas and Michoacán and to parts of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sinaloa, Durango, Northern Baja California and Nuevo Leon should not be observed, I'm saying don't live in fear and be smart about how you travel. Mexico is filled with beautiful, all-inclusive beach-front resorts most of which have guards at their gates and security patrols on the grounds. You never have to leave them and can have a vacation of a life time. They also work with tour companies for excursions and they have every intention and motivation to keep you safe.
What gets you into trouble is taking off on your own and while this can often lead to amazing experiences and friendships it's not the thing to do when in or around an area on a warning list. We have drug gangs and wars going on right here in America and shootings on our city streets too. Be aware of what's around you and keep your head, don't get drunk in a little bar on a side street, don't engage in any possibly illegal activities, don't allow arguments with locals to start let alone escalate.... Stick to the resorts & sanctioned tour companies and have a great vacation.
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