Word of caution (first hand) about hunting Mexico now

[WAB]

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This will begin again on a large scale once the border is secured. Their income from being coyotes will dry up and they will look to new sources of income. Some years back this was going on quite a bit. Look for it to return.

Agreed. Want to defang the cartels? Take away their market, but don’t think they will go quietly!

 

[CEO]

The timing of this thread is spooky for my family and me.
I have vacationed in the Playa del Carmen three times with my ex-wife, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Always felt safe and often left the resorts. Since then I have heard that it’s not as safe anymore.
Now my current wife has been wanting to go and we nearly pulled the trigger on a January trip to the same area. However she procrastinated getting her daughter’s passport application sent in and Canada Post went on strike for the month of December. I told her that I wasn’t going to book a trip if she didn’t have a passport so she wants to go next year.
Now if read this post and I am very reluctant to go. Don’t know what other Caribbean country to suggest but I’m going to show her this.

We're going to Cancun later this year. Been there a few times. Cozumel. Never felt unsafe, but aside from riding all around Cozumel on mopeds we tend to take a private car from the airport to the resort and only leave for scuba or fishing.

My first instinct was to recommend Belize to you. Wife and I went to Ambergris Caye a few years back and felt completely safe. Everyone speaks English and it's common to rent golf carts and explore around on your own. That said, not long after we were there some guys were shot (one killed) in the exact area where we were after Bonefish. I don't think you can really go anywhere cool without some risk.

 

[codofish]

Lake Baccarac lodge might be the only exception for me as far as going back to Mexico. In addition to arguably being the best big bass lake in the world it is in the Sinalo mountains in a very isolated rural area and has it's own private landing strip. We take a private charter flight from Houston directly to the lake so you don't spend any time on the highways. It seems like highways is where the bad things happen.

 

[DonPablo]

It's a shame for sure, but their government is to blame.

And I believe that the road that lead there was the repeal of their gun rights. Something to keep in mind.

 

[SETH RINGER]

The timing of this thread is spooky for my family and me.
I have vacationed in the Playa del Carmen three times with my ex-wife, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Always felt safe and often left the resorts. Since then I have heard that it’s not as safe anymore.
Now my current wife has been wanting to go and we nearly pulled the trigger on a January trip to the same area. However she procrastinated getting her daughter’s passport application sent in and Canada Post went on strike for the month of December. I told her that I wasn’t going to book a trip if she didn’t have a passport so she wants to go next year.
Now if read this post and I am very reluctant to go. Don’t know what other Caribbean country to suggest but I’m going to show her this.

COSTA RICA