If she’s going to Mexico City, it’s a great place and actually, most of Mexico is nice. She should just take regular urban precautions...don’t go any place that doesn’t feel right, stay with the crowds, don’t carry lots of money or valuables and, most of all, look confident. Most people in Mexico speak some English, so even if she doesn’t speak Spanish, she’ll be able to get around.
She should drink bottled water (as the Mexicans themselves do) and eat only in places that are big and busy and where the food is freshly cooked and hot. I eat street food, and it’s safe if it’s hot and freshly cooked. The big problem really is water, and that shows you how dysfunctional Mexico is as a country: that the cities can’t even provide safe, drinkable water for their taxpaying citizens should be shocking and intolerable to Mexicans, but they just shrug and put up with it.
Still, it’s pleasant, the food is great, there are some fine museums and also some excellent musical events during the fall season. I’m assuming she’s not going into the back of beyond, of course, but if she is, she’ll find the scenery to be beautiful and the people to be nice, but living conditions might be a little difficult.
Wife and I are thinking about driving down to Belize, entering Mexico at Matamoros/Brownsville.Plan to drive it in two days. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much. The wedding guests are scheduled for some group tours — not sure exactly what...but day tours until wedding which will be an all day/all night affair.
I have told her about the water, and to ask about water every where...you bring out good point about food tho...unless whole fruit pieces, etc. recall cooked much safer than raw.