Posted on 07/26/2005 10:19:52 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States renewed a travel warning on Tuesday for U.S. citizens crossing the border into Mexico, noting more than 100 murders had occurred in the border region since June.
The U.S. ambassador in Mexico, Tony Garza, said that with violence showing no sign of abating, the travel warning issued twice by Washington since the start of the year had been extended and would be reviewed as necessary.
One of the worst trouble spots is Nuevo Laredo, south of Laredo, Texas, where dozens of people have been murdered this year and some 30 U.S. citizens have been kidnapped since last August.
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Ping.
Mrs. Newgeezer heard this on the news this morning and thought of your daughter.
Uh Oh, I wonder if it's safe to fly to Casamel(sp) and hang there for a week>
Sounds like the border region is the worst. As for Cozumel(sp?) or the Yucatan Peninsula, I've no idea. Would it matter to the young'ns?
I doubt it. I'm sure the travel agent, which is where they would go to get advise, would splain to them how everything is just fine and dandy.
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