Mexico's Highway Of Death
Numbers vary, but families and business owners say the real numbers are over 150. People working in Laredo from Monterrey/Saltillo or people simply driving back and forth have disappeared into thin a...
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THank you Chris:
Readers of this forum should realize that this is not your father's Mexico. Mexico has changed. After Salinas and NAFTA the country changed for the Good. More jobs, better roads and a new middle class. But with all of that it did not take long for the Cartels to grow into huge corporations. Lots of crime. But the Cartels never really bothered tourists of any kind. I suppose that was petty crime and they are looking for millions of $ not a wallet with $100. But over the years petty crime grew. Lots of wanabbees. Car Jacking and kidnapping has become common. Robbery with violence as well. So all the posters who always come on and say something like" Crime is everywhere. Even in the USA you can be robbed". That statement no longer carries any weight. With the new President who thinks hugs are better than bullets Mexico is not a safe place. Sure you can go to Penasco or San Carlos , even Baja with no problems. But going past Guaymas past on 15 is certainly not recommended. Guerrero is terrible. Michoacan too. When Chris tells you that an area in the East is bad, believe him. Hard to find anything bad that has happened to RV'rs as there are almost zero RV travellers since the pandemic began.
Readers of this forum should realize that this is not your father's Mexico. Mexico has changed. After Salinas and NAFTA the country changed for the Good. More jobs, better roads and a new middle class. But with all of that it did not take long for the Cartels to grow into huge corporations. Lots of crime. But the Cartels never really bothered tourists of any kind. I suppose that was petty crime and they are looking for millions of $ not a wallet with $100. But over the years petty crime grew. Lots of wanabbees. Car Jacking and kidnapping has become common. Robbery with violence as well. So all the posters who always come on and say something like" Crime is everywhere. Even in the USA you can be robbed". That statement no longer carries any weight. With the new President who thinks hugs are better than bullets Mexico is not a safe place. Sure you can go to Penasco or San Carlos , even Baja with no problems. But going past Guaymas past on 15 is certainly not recommended. Guerrero is terrible. Michoacan too. When Chris tells you that an area in the East is bad, believe him. Hard to find anything bad that has happened to RV'rs as there are almost zero RV travellers since the pandemic began.
