U.S. Embassy in Mexico Issues Travel Warning for Spring Breakers
byDaniel McCarthy/Ahead of what is expected to be a busy spring break travel period for Mexico, theU.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexicothis week issued its own travel advisory for Americans.
For the most part, the Embassy recognized that thousands of U.S. citizens visit Mexico each year during spring break, and the “vast majority travel safely. Still, just as the U.S. State Department has a warning for certain issues in some specific areas of Mexico, the Embassy is also alerting visitors to be aware of a number of potential problems in some specific places.
这些因素包括犯罪,大使馆说s can “occur anywhere in Mexico, including in popular tourist destinations.”
大使馆说:“旅行者应保持高水平的情境意识,避免发生非法活动的地区,并迅速偏离潜在的危险情况。”
“我们。公民应在市中心的流行春假地点谨慎行事,包括坎昆,普拉亚·德尔·卡门和图卢姆,尤其是在天黑之后。”
这些因素还包括毒品 - 使馆说,毒品财产在墨西哥是非法的,可能会导致长期监禁。“我们。使用合成药物或掺假处方药后,公民在墨西哥病重或在墨西哥死亡。”它补充说。
The advisory also includes warnings about unregulated alcohol, pharmaceuticals, sexual assault, drowning, medical emergencies, and more.
Aside from being aware of the issues, and reading the State Department’s Mexico Travel Advisor, the Embassy is recommended that all travelers enroll in the State Department’s Smart Travel Enrollment Program (STEP), which gives up-to-date information on safety conditions in Mexico and helps the U.S. Embassy contact them in an emergency.
The advisory is one of a number of updates issued by governments bodies since the four Americans who were traveling to Mexico for cosmetic surgery were kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, one of the regions on the U.S. State Department's "Do Not Travel" list, and one of the regions that Canada advises its citizens to avoid all travel to.
Aside from theU.S. State Department, theGovernment of Canadaand theTexas Department of Public Safetyhave also issued advisories.