Mexico

Mexico: Possible Retaliatory Attacks in Puerto Vallarta

Date: September 1st, 2010 |

Following the detonation of a hand grenade in a bar popular with locals near, but outside the main tourist area of Puerto Vallarta Aug. 25, the U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara issued a warning about two other establishments that might be targeted for retaliatory attacks: La Vaquita Grill located at Lazaro Cardenas #567, El Pitillal, [read more]

Mexico: U.S. Consulate Nogales Warns of Travel on Highways 8 and 15

Date: May 26th, 2010 |

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The U.S. Consulate in Nogales cautioned visitors about traveling two highways near the U.S./Mexican border because of the threat of violence. The consulate advised travelers to avoid Highway 15 between Nogales and Hermosillo after an American was abducted and murdered there May 3. Consular officials now allow personnel to use the highway, but only in [read more]

Mexico: Drug Violence Comes to Cuernavaca

Date: May 5th, 2010 |

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The drug violence that has plagued the U.S.-Mexico border region and Mexico’s coastal areas recently spread into the heart of Mexico, erupting in the usually quiet city of Cuernavaca. Rivals have been fighting for control of a notorious drug cartel following the death of the group’s boss in a marine raid in December, and in [read more]

Mexico: U.S. State Department Adds Durango and Coahuila to Alert List

Date: February 24th, 2010 |

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In a revised travel alert, the U.S. State Department added places in the states of Durango and Coahuila to a list of areas along the U.S.-Mexico border where it recommends visitors delay nonessential travel. The cities of Durango and Gomez Palacio in Durango state and the area known as “La Laguna” in Coahuila state have [read more]

Mexico: Drug Violence Increases in Chihuahua State, Ciudad Juarez

Date: December 9th, 2009 |

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The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, issued an alert Dec. 8 saying that drug violence has now spread to family members of rival cartel members and violent crime is increasing throughout the state of Chihuahua. Because of such violence, the consulate advises Americans to defer non-essential [read more]

Mexico: Security Situation Deteriorating in Guadalajara

Date: July 7th, 2010 |

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The U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara sent a notice June 29 that the security environment in Guadalajara continues to deteriorate because of rising drug cartel violence. A confrontation between police and cartel gunmen occurred June 24 on the road between Guadalajara and the nearby tourist destination of Mazamitla, and many battles with heavy weapons between rival [read more]

Mexico: Updated U.S. State Department Warning Adds Three New Areas

Date: May 12th, 2010 |

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The U.S. State Department issued an updated travel warning that added three states to areas it recommends travelers avoid because of drug violence: Tamaulipas, parts of Sinaloa, and Michoacan. Michoacan is the wintering ground of North America’s Monarch butterflies. The warning also cited recent drug violence near the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, a popular tourist [read more]

Mexico: Acapulco Drug Violence Hits Main Tourist Area

Date: April 21st, 2010 |

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Drug violence is an old story in Mexico, but a recent shootout in Acapulco broke new ground, taking place in broad daylight on Acapulco’s main boulevard in one of the city’s most heavily-traveled and best-known areas. The April 14 attack occurred in heavy traffic on Miguel Aleman Boulevard within sight of Acapulco’s famous beach and [read more]

Mexico: U.S. Consulate Warns About Sinaloa Highway Bandits

Date: February 17th, 2010 |

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The U.S. Consulate General in Hermosillo warned Feb. 12 about frequent highway robberies in Sinaloa on both toll roads and free roads that typically occur after dark. Armed men commonly pull up behind the victim’s vehicle flashing lights like a police car, wave them over to the side of the road or down a side [read more]

Mexico: New Border Security Measures May Cause Delays

Date: December 3rd, 2009 |

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Driving into Mexico will involve longer delays come January when the Mexican government implements new border security measures designed to disrupt the flow of weapons and cash to Mexican criminal groups. The new measures, which include gates, cameras and vehicle weighing scales, are being tested in Tijuana and have lengthened the border crossing process from [read more]