As Lonely Planet’s US Travel Editor, I frequently get asked if it’s safe to go to Mexico. I have always said that, if you’re thoughtful about where you go, the answer is yes. But, after my most recent trip there, I’m answering the question with another question: Do you think it’s safe to go to Texas? [...]

Posted on May 14th, 2012 by admin
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Is it safe to travel to Mexico? Published on February 29, 2012 by Judith Fein in Life Is a Trip You’re going to Mexico?” my friends asked. “Don’t you know how violent it is, and how they are killing people in the streets?”     Full disclosure: I am certainly not deficient in the feardepartment. I do not fancy [...]

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By Armina Ligaya, CBC News   High-profile attacks on Canadians in Mexico have put the popular tourist destination in the hot seat. But it may not be as dangerous a place for travellers as you think. On average, three Canadians for every 100,000 visiting Mexico are killed or assaulted per year, according to more than a [...]

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Backpacking Poet, JC Sullivan, recently attended the 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference.  She sent us an email that stated, “The Conference was amazing — everyone was raving about how fabulous and inspiring it was. What a beautiful gift to the world.”  Also included was the following poem. Mexico: A Cautionary Tale I was warned. Repeatedly. [...]

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Christine Delsol, Special to The Chronicle Sunday, August 21, 2011 Quick – which national capital has the higher murder rate: Mexico City or Washington, D.C.? If you answered Mexico City, you’d be in good company – after all, Mexico is a war zone, isn’t it? But you would be wrong, on both counts. Based on [...]

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by admin
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MATAMOROS, Mexico — When the latest bloody headlines from the drug war in Mexico reach headquarters in New York, Ken Chandler, the manager of an American electronics manufacturing plant here, jumps on the phone. read the complete article:  Despite Violence, Mexico Plants Hum at Border – NYTimes.com.

Posted on July 11th, 2011 by admin
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AGUA NEGRA, Mexico — The extraordinary Mexican migration that delivered millions of illegal immigrants to the United States over the past 30 years has sputtered to a trickle, and research points to a surprising cause: unheralded changes in Mexico that have made staying home more attractive.A growing body of evidence suggests that a mix of [...]

Posted on July 7th, 2011 by admin
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Hilton Worldwide’s expansion plans in Mexico call for seven hotels and resorts to open in the next 12 months, according to George Massa, vice president and managing director of development. This year, Hilton will open a Hilton Garden Inn in Tuxtla Gutierrez; three Doubletree hotels in Queretaro, Merida and Mexico City; and a Hampton Inn [...]

Posted on June 16th, 2011 by admin
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MERIDA, Mexico— At a time when the United States is confronting the possibility of a “double dip” recession, Mexico’s economy is expanding at the fastest pace in a decade. For most of the 20th century, Mexicans lamented that when the U.S. economy slowed down, Mexico, ever so dependent on its neighbor to the north, suffered [...]

Posted on June 15th, 2011 by admin
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The truth behind Puerto Vallarta´s Malecon In a statement released today, the Director of Tourism of Puerto Vallarta, on behalf of the city mayor, confirmed that the ambitious project of widening the sea side malecon in the heart of the city will provide a public space for residents of and visitors toVallarta. What is the [...]

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