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Mainstream news anchors often paint Mexico as a no-go zone, cherry picking stories while you know that they grab Happy Hour tacos and Margs after the end-of-show Credits.
Yes, there have been countless events of violent crime throughout the country, but these unfortunate cases rarely affect where Americans are most attracted.
But given the Intel of the new warning from the American embassyThis is definitely a warning that Tierers should pay attention to.
In fact, some travelers can think twice this summer.
Puerto Vallarta is always one of the top 3 of Mexico beaches behind Cancun and Los Cabos, who have just received 300 troops to better protect tourists after a recent travel alarm.
Although the main care of Cancun is how constant uber versus taxi fights to arrange, Puerto Vallarta is largely considered a safe haven.
In fact, I visited in April and I could not have felt safer, whether it is in the confusion of 5-star luxury or jumping around neighboring beach cities. So what’s going on?
Cabo is a different story, because the embassy has more or less a safety recovery that bad apples can work everywhere, but Puerto Vallarta sees active American citizens in the targetWhich results in frightening situations that no traveler would ever want to be in.
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Let’s face it. Many of us cannot sit still with our thoughts and eliminate our brains more.
Parking ourselves on the beach may seem like a great idea in theory, but we all find our Doom-screwing social media as if we are on our living room bench and not a postcard beach in Mexico.
Well, criminals have picked up the fact that we are glued to our phones. Dating apps have become the ultimate social Maas in the law to prevent face-to-face rejection, hence the increase in popularity because who wants to suffer from that?
But in this case it actually has the opposite like the US Consulate General Guadalajara has confirmed several reports that Americans are victims of dating -app scamsWhich leads to dangerous situations.
For a country that came up with the term ‘catfishing’, you would think that we have a better feeling not to fall prey to such tactics, but in Mexico it is not 400 pounds of man who occurs as a one Victoria’s Secret model; They are scam artists who want to transfer every peso that they can exaggerate from you and your loved ones kidnapping.
Maybe you will stay with Tiktok for the time being.
Not exclusively for Puerto Vallarta
It is important that travelers know that these harmful tactics are not exclusive to Puerto Vallarta. While the city is undoubtedly the biggest draw to the region.
But this warning could not have been in a worst time. The embassy explicitly states that these situations have hit tourists in Riviera NayaritThe home base of 200 miles from the coastline of emerging beach cities such as Sayulita and San Blas, and historic inner cities such as Tepic.
Tepic is where a historic new flight will soon be launched from Los Angeles (LAX) next month, allowing America to avoid the bustle of Puerto Vallarta and enjoy unspoilt beach cities by flying directly to the latest international terminal (TPQ) from Mexico.
So, if you are single and are ready to mix, be high in the entire region, not just Puerto Vallarta.
The Embassy lists Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Nuevo Nayarit, Nayarit, Mexico as destinations to remain vigilant.
Ways to stay safe during unexpected crime golf
Now that the cat is out of the bag, scammers may stumble and dismiss Tinder for a while, but you just never know.
The embassy strongly encourages Americans to take the following precautions when using dating apps:
- Meet each other alone in public places
- Avoid insulated locations (such as apartments, hotel rooms, etc.)
- Tell someone you trust your plans
- Trust your instincts (if something looks out, you don’t meet)
If you find a victim in one of this scams, you must know that choosing 911 is the emergency contact in Mexico.
For what it is worth, the US Department of Foreign Affairs classifies the state of Jalisco as Level 3: Reconsideration of reconsideration and Nayarit as Level 2: Exercise increased cautionThat is nothing to worry about.
That said, American embassies tend to have the freshest Intel because they are located in the area and treat these things first hand.
See the Full travel alarm problems of the American embassy here.
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