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What Americans should know about winter travel to Mexico amid increased caution advisory
ABC News ^ | November 28, 2025 | ByKelly McCarthy

Posted on 11/29/2025 4:35:52 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued guidance to Americans headed to Mexico over the winter months, encouraging them to be mindful of the country's current Level 2 travel advisory and urging them to "exercise increased caution" due to "terrorism, crime, and kidnapping."

The embassy shared advice for planning safe travel earlier this month, including "following the entry and exit requirements, reviewing local laws, and other travel guidance from the U.S. embassy or consulate."

The Level 2 advisory -- outlined on the official State Department travel website -- applies to 17 Mexican states and notes that violent crimes include "homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery."

"There is a risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Mexico," it adds.

Seven states including Baja California, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, and Sonora have a Level 3 advisory, which means Americans should "reconsider travel." Six states -- Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas -- have Level 4 advisories, indicating that Americans should not travel there.

The State Department website reminds travelers that it has "limited ability to help in many parts of Mexico," and government employees aren't allowed to travel to certain high-risk areas.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: advisory; crime; mexico; travel
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1 posted on 11/29/2025 4:35:52 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Don’t worry Me hee co. I will not be visiting. Get your act together.


2 posted on 11/29/2025 4:50:00 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just avoid the rat infested drug infested, shit hole country in the first place


3 posted on 11/29/2025 5:04:59 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat (The point of a gun is the only law that leftists understand )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I, for one, won’t be spending a dime or a minute there.
Used to be a decent place to visit.


4 posted on 11/29/2025 5:18:32 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I decided over 30 years ago to never cross that border again. it hasn’t got any better.


5 posted on 11/29/2025 5:23:21 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well since southern California is essentially Mexico once removed it won’t be long.


6 posted on 11/29/2025 5:30:39 AM PST by Flint
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

violent crimes include “rape, homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, robbery, and rape.”

You put down rape twice.

We like rape.


7 posted on 11/29/2025 5:39:05 AM PST by Farmerbob
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

For two hundred years, they start out killing each other and wind up killing the Gringo.


8 posted on 11/29/2025 6:21:43 AM PST by Lowell1775
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I spent a week there on a spring break bender when I was a senior in college. Cancun, 1992. I see no reason set foot in that country again


9 posted on 11/29/2025 6:27:47 AM PST by strider44
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To: yldstrk

I never understood why any American would ever want to go to Mexico. I’m almost 60, and every day for as long as I have been alive, people that live there have risked their lives trying to get out.


10 posted on 11/29/2025 6:31:54 AM PST by alephnull (Islam is not a religion of peace. It is a cult of death.)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Just avoid the rat infested drug infested, shit hole country in the first place

++++++++++

One could make the argument you are talking about -
Chicago
Philly
SF
LA
Portland
Seattle
etc.


11 posted on 11/29/2025 6:39:50 AM PST by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

My brother-in-law and his wife go to Mexico regularly to stay in $5,000 a week timeshare resorts with security and limo service from the airport. They seem to think Mexico’s just hunky dory.

And he thinks that all Mexicans that come to the United States illegally are just like those nice polite Mexicans who work in the resort and wait on the rich gringos.


12 posted on 11/29/2025 6:57:56 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ve traveled to some pretty funky places in my day. A quick peek at my profile page will give you an idea. But I’ve never set foot in any Spanish speaking country (except Puerto Rico) and never will.


13 posted on 11/29/2025 7:47:04 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why would you even go there?


14 posted on 11/29/2025 8:01:50 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: mund1011

They brought the rat infested drug infested shit hole country here. Democrats allowed it to happen.


15 posted on 11/29/2025 8:30:07 AM PST by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

I was going to say just don’t go, but your comment has more flair to it.


16 posted on 11/29/2025 9:10:27 AM PST by GMThrust
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ve visited Acapulco many times, even as recently as last year, and have never had a problem. Of course, I stay in the tourist zone.


17 posted on 11/29/2025 10:08:36 AM PST by ArgyFromNYC
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What American is crazy enough to go to Mexinarcoland?


18 posted on 11/29/2025 10:34:21 AM PST by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

“My brother-in-law and his wife go to Mexico regularly to stay in $5,000 a week timeshare resorts with security and limo service from the airport. They seem to think Mexico’s just hunky dory.”

Not that different from the States, so long as you live in a gated community with $18 an hour security guards to do your dirty work.


19 posted on 11/29/2025 10:34:35 AM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
States not on list and supposedly safe:

Baja California Sur: Renowned for the tourist destination Los Cabos - a tourist destination
Campeche: Recognized for the archaeological site Calakmul
Coahuila: Known for dinosaur fossil discoveries and its historical significance
Durango: Associated with scorpions and the Durango mining region
Hidalgo: Famous for barbacoa and the legendary wrestler El Santo
México: The most populous state, known for its chorizo and industrial activity
Nayarit: Famous for Nuevo Vallarta and indigenous crafts from the Cora and Huichol peoples
Nuevo León: The industrial capital of Mexico, known for cabrito (goat meat)
Oaxaca: Celebrated for mezcal, Monte Albán, and the Guelaguetza festival
Puebla: Known for mole and camote (sweet potato) dishes
Querétaro: The birthplace of Mexico's constitution and home to the Acueducto aqueduct
Quintana Roo: Famous for Cancún and its Caribbean beaches - a tourist destination
San Luis Potosí: Known for its enchiladas and historical mining heritage
Tabasco: Famous for alligators and offshore oil drilling
Tlaxcala: The smallest state, noted for bullfighting ranches
Veracruz: Known for its large seaport, seafood, and vibrant carnivals
Yucatán: Famous for cochinita pibil and sopa de lima (lime soup)

20 posted on 11/29/2025 10:53:49 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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