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Mexico Safety Issues
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| Orbital32 |
lol, the company i work for send out an official Warning Order for going to mexico a few days ago. Something kidnapping americans, use of automatic weapons and hand grenades.
I don't worry about small details like that. |
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| Nerologic |
~3 years ago i had to live down in TJ.
I was homeless here in America, even though i was born and raised here educated happened. I didn't have a place to stay, times were hard i had just gotten my BS and i couldn't find a job. So luckily my rich buddy that lives in TJ let me stay with him in Playas de Tijuana.
Its not as bad as it really is, in the past 2 months i have gone down there like 8 times, 4 to the airport the other 4 to visit my buddy or get my teeth worked on or Puerto Nuevo for 20dlr lobster.
I can tell you that i had no issues in Ensenada, i was just down there a few days for the Baja 500 to see my buddies run there truck.
So i would say it's safe, as long as:
Someone speaks fluent Spanish.
You guys are a decent sized group.
No one make EYE CONTACT with a cop. <- If you do, you WILL get pulled over. And YES they will want money, if this happens tell them that all you have is 20 bucks because you got mugged. They will ask for more but stay persistan t and only take a 20dlr loss.
Don't even look towards the cop cars/trucks, because of ^^
Take the toll road.
Don't give someone a reason to mess with you, ie. don't pull out a wad of cash to pay for something, don't wear expensive clothes/shoes. Stay low profile.
You will have cell coverage, but be careful using it because the international rates are astronomical.
Text when you can, its weird i got to send/receive text's randomly in Ensenada.
Im sure there is more, but this is all i can think of at the moment.
I still go down to Baja, and will always go to Mexico until the day I day. Its my blood, so i cant forget where my family came from. |
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| Lomeli |
It depends where you go exactly. Mexico is a beautiful country with a very strong culture. I'm proud to call myself Mexican but the government is corrupt and makes the citizens look bad. The police are some of the worst around, and most of the time they're associated with gangs.
Listen to the advice that Nerologic is giving you, he's right on the dot. |
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| TSG |
I've been missing going down to Baja. I'm not afraid to go, just haven't found the right time to go. Also, I sure wouldn't go during a big holiday weekend, done that plenty of times already. Crazy times for sure!
So yeah... follow Nerologic's advice. :)
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| DjWoody |
Nerologic pretty much nailed it. I go all the time and I've been lucky to not have had any problems. A few TA's and I are going in two weeks to see Markus Schulz at Ministry of Sound in Tijuana.
:toothless |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjWoody
A few TA's and I are going in two weeks to see Markus Schulz at Ministry of Sound in Tijuana.
:toothless |
Il be there!
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| ninetyninej |
| I've been to Mexico many times back in the day so i know how to act but the last trip there was cancun 2005 and it was an all inclusive Hilton resort with 4 armed guards, that's it tho in about 7 years plus with all these articles showing how its gotten 10 times worse in the last 6-12 months, makes me wonder if its worth the risk |
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| TSG |
| Are you kinda afraid cuz you're huerrito? There are plenty of Mexicans that are huerros too. ;) |
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| ninetyninej |
| quote: | Originally posted by TSG
Are you kinda afraid cuz you're huerrito? There are plenty of Mexicans that are huerros too. ;) |
you will have to translate huerrito
If by that u mean I don't want to be robbed at gun point and have my stolen and gf sexually assaulted, then yes |
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| TSG |
| hahaha... No, huerrito means white boy. |
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