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Dont Drink Water   Cancún

Dont Drink Water, Cancún

 16 Reviews  I've been to Cancun 30-40 times and I don't believe I've ever gotten sick from bad water in the hotel zone, but there are a few things some of you need to know: 1. Chichen Itza is NOT in the Cancun... 

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General Warning Info   Mexico City

General Warning Info, Mexico City

 59 Reviews  Just do not go to Mexico City at all, or Mexico, if you can help it. Before you think I am being judgmental, you should know that I am Hispanic, My family IS from Mexico, and I lived in Mexico City... 

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Health/Safety   Puerto Vallarta

Health/Safety, Puerto Vallarta

 28 Reviews  Make sure that when you bring children, they are always with an adult. The swimming pools at the hotels here don't have life guards on them! Also, the beaches have strong currents and not actually... 

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Swimming   Cabo San Lucas

Swimming, Cabo San Lucas

 8 Reviews  Even though the resorts in Los Cabos are located on the Pacific Ocean you can NOT swim there. The riptides are much to strong and dangerous. There are some resorts on the bay that you can swim in as... 

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Police / Tijuana Jail   Tijuana

Police / Tijuana Jail, Tijuana

 32 Reviews  i am an american walking through the streets of Tijuana late at night with two local friends. For no reason two local police officers exited their police vehicle, approached me and started searching... 

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Health/Safety   Mazatlán

Health/Safety, Mazatlán

 9 Reviews  Be sure you are aware of the colors of flags flying on the beaches of Mazatlan. They are as follows: Yellow Flag: Caution White Flag: Jellyfish Red Flag: Danger (usually a stong undertow, but could... 

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Water Dangers   Acapulco

Water Dangers, Acapulco

 8 Reviews  * *It gets hot and is muggy in Acapulco so drinking fluids before you go out and throughout the day is a must *Once you get dehydrated, it's too late for you! You'll take days to recover which could... 

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Driving   Monterrey

Driving, Monterrey

 3 Reviews  Mexican traffic is an adventure with its own set of peculiar rules and takes some getting used to. Non indigenous drivers may want to be careful or leave the driving to a local if possible. During the... 

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Timeshare   Cancún

Timeshare, Cancún

 14 Reviews  We got a rather persuasive but totally inaccurate sales pitch at the Wesint Lagunamar resort. Unfortunately we took the bait and are now stuck with it. At issue is that they told us from 8 months to... 

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Transportation   Mexico City

Transportation, Mexico City

 34 Reviews  Looks like there's a lot of info out there about the dangers associated with taxis in Mexico City and particularly those from the airport. In my experience it seems that passengers who have just... 

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Legal   Puerto Vallarta

Legal, Puerto Vallarta

 5 Reviews  We did not have a problem driving in the area and in the remote locations we visited, but this is something that our car rental agency warned us about when we got the car. If you are stopped by the... 

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Other...   Cabo San Lucas

Other..., Cabo San Lucas

 13 Reviews  While we never once felt unsafe in Cabo San Lucas, it is recommended that at night you take a taxi back to your hotel from downtown instead of walk, especially if you are a lone female. The hotels... 

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Fraud / Crime   Tijuana

Fraud / Crime, Tijuana

 16 Reviews  I am a San Diego resident and never have been to Tijuana myself, because everybody always says how dangerous and dirty it is. Well, this was confirmed when a very good friend of mine went there this... 

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Financial/Shopping   Mazatlán

Financial/Shopping, Mazatlán

 10 Reviews  I thought when I saw what was posted,was really a warning..I suspect the post. We too went to La Jolla, which is right down the street from our timeshare..these people expected us to sell our... 

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Local Dogs   Monterrey

Local Dogs, Monterrey

 2 Reviews  Dogs, in the sense we normally consider them, at least from the perspective of American or European societies, are pets. Here they are pets as well, but often are not as forgiving of trespassers as... 

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Beware of strong sun   Cancún

Beware of strong sun, Cancún

 12 Reviews  The greatest menace that we faced in Mexico, more than malaria, dengue or "Montezuma's revenge", was... the sun. It is really strong, and though taking all the recommended precautions, we all got... 

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Food and Restaurants   Mexico City

Food and Restaurants, Mexico City

 12 Reviews  There's something else you should be careful with: food!! Our food is delicious, but it can be aggressive for foreigners, whose stomachs aren't used to hot stuff. So watch what you eat. This applies... 

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Financial/Shopping   Puerto Vallarta

Financial/Shopping, Puerto Vallarta

 7 Reviews  On our first trip to Mexico we did find the various vendors rather startling because it was so different from home, but that's the point of traveling to foreign countries, isn't it? Now, after 11... 

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Drinking Water   Cabo San Lucas

Drinking Water, Cabo San Lucas

 5 Reviews  I dont know what to do every time I have been to Mexico I always get sick with a stomach virus. And I always stay away from the tap water. I think you get contamination from taking a shower and they... 

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Being Harassed   Tijuana

Being Harassed, Tijuana

 16 Reviews  Dear sir/ madam, I would like to share this with you all. On 08/09/2012, and arround 12:30am, i went to Tijuana mexico with some friends and on the corner of adalitas and chohella street, i got... 

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Weather   Monterrey

Weather, Monterrey

 3 Reviews  During rain season (september-december) the rain can be very furious and intense, that is the reason because streets become into deep rivers and turn your car into a light boat. so be careful where... 

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Alcohol and being safe   Cancún

Alcohol and being safe, Cancún

 8 Reviews  The main strip can be extremely dangerous after a few drinks. Cross at the crosswalks with the light or you may wind up going into the light. If you stand at the corner awhile someone might even help... 

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Other Warnings   Mexico City

Other Warnings, Mexico City

 15 Reviews  The hardest thing about traveling in Mexico City is keeping your feet clean while you frolic all over the city in your flip-flops. Mexico City isn't the cleanest place in the world, and as anyone who... 

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Attractions   Puerto Vallarta

Attractions, Puerto Vallarta

 5 Reviews  One thing I did not do (and learned my lesson!) was to check with the guys at the reception desk of our hotel before going to Chino's Paradise. I just relied on the information provided in the... 

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Driving   Cabo San Lucas

Driving, Cabo San Lucas

 3 Reviews  When researching rental cars for Cabo we compared the rates of all agencies. We needed to have a 1-way car from Cabo to Loreto. Both have a number of major rental agencies to choose from. When... 

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EMBASSIES IN MEXICO CITY

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EMBASSIES IN MEXICO CITYEmbajada de Alemania/ Lord Byron 737, Col. Polanco, ---------- tel 52 83 22 00 Embajada de Canada/ Schiller 529, Col. Polanco, ---- 5724-7900 Embajada Britanica/ RIo Lerma 71 Col. Cuauhtemoc 55) 5207 2089 / 5207 2233 ------- (55) 5242 8517 (55) 5242 8500/ ( Embajada de Espana SPAIN/Galileo 114 Col. Polanco 11560 Mexico, D.F ------ 52822974 Embajada de Suizahttp://www.eda.admin.ch/mexico_emb/s/home.html Torre Optima, piso 11,Paseo de las Palmas No. 405, Lomas de ChapultepecTel. (01 55) 55.20.30.03,52822974,52822271e-mail: vertretung@mex.rep.admin.ch Embajada de Estados Unidos/ Reforma 305 Cuautémoc Mexico, D.F -------52099100 Embajada de Argentina/ Blvd.. Manuel Avila Camacho 1, 7º. Piso Plaza ComermexLomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F ------ 55209430 al 32 Embajada de Australia/ Ruben Dario 55, Polanco, Mexico, D.F ------- 55315225 Embajada de Francia/ Campos...

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Crime in other states...

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In PLAYA DEL CARMEN.. the hotel Caribbean Paradise has a really bad reputation of a hotel that your belongings are stolen from your room. big complains of french people.. French travel forum routard.com Warnings to attend private parties, available drugs and bad people.In hostels take care your money and computers... in bars and restaurants people stealing bags. Cases of robbers stealing bags in buses from long distance buses.. common cases.. PALENQUE to SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS - TULUM. Be aware when you put your bag under your sit or besides.. ACAPULCO have a international red alert violent place, I recommend to have your warnings at night.Sporadic cases of robbers with machine guns stoping buses at highway from ACAPULCO - PUERTO ESCONDIDO at night.. sometimes robbery with violence... try not to drive at night the highway. Also from Palenque to San Cristobal at night some cases of...

MEXICO TRAVEL WARNING

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In MEXICO CITY around Reforma avenue and Zocalo (downtown) you can find new touristic police, they know english and they are trustful, help people for free.... take it in mind.. tourist info offices near tourist points. also tourist info centers outside anthropology msueum and outside bellas artes palace.there are some guys wearing brown uniform like police, begging for coins, they are just musicians not police, so dont be cheated with money..BEFORE TRAVEL TO MEXICO put safe locks in your bags or roll with plastic your bags, machines sometimes break the bags or some bad employes at airport take sometimes things from your baggage ( example: my battery charger, my brother mp3player, my sister Palm etc..) When you arrive to the INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT , take authorized taxis , you buy the ticket for the taxi just in the office in the right side of the international arrivals gate, prices...

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...MEXICAN MONEY... visum... insurance

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...HERE ARE THE AUTHORIZED BILLS AND COINS FROM MEXICO.. take in mind there is one new bill of 20 pesos that is made with plastic paper, its the only one bill ! ..NEW plastic BILLS of 200, 100, 50, 20 pesos .new bill of 1000 pesos, with the image of HIDALGO... ALSO ONLY bills of 20, 50, 200 pesos have NEW PLASTIC BILLS PRESENTATION be sure to know the mexican money otherwise one smart guy will give you in change old bills of mexico.. and you will be cheatedEXCHANGE RATEAverage MARCH 2013 ( buy, spot)www.elfinanciero.com.mxI DOLLAR - 12 PESOS1 EURO - 17 PESOS1 POUND - 21 PESOSSee in the link Banxico "Nuevo Billete de 1000 Pesos" New bill of 1000 pesosnew of 100, new of 200, new of 50, new 20SOME STUFF ABOUT VISUM....If you CROSS TO MEXICO BY BUS, you must ask first in your country if you need visum to go in MEXICO, you MUST ask in the mexican border for a stamp in your passport or pay for...

WARNINGS IN MEXICO CITY and MEXICO TRAVEL ALERT

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THE CRIME IN MEXICO became a problem after the crisis of the economy in 1994 ( and still in some places) when Mexico suffered the highest devaluation and inflation of 1 000%( belive it), narcotrafic exist in Mexico maybe 30 years of narcopolitics, something like organised crime in Italy or Rusia,and high demand of drugs in USA. The dangerous cities in Mexico are Ciudad Juarez and Tamaulipas in north Mexico border with USA.Some warnings in Durango state, Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon, Tijuana, Veracruz.MEXICO CITY IS SAFE has been declared safe for tourism, journalists think that the local goverment pact with drug cartels and mantain a peaceful area and just a transit place.Murders now all around Mexico is involved with narcotrafic and people involved. Kidnapping is only happening with mexicans and cases with people lot of money in the border States with USA. We are suffering the same situation...

EMBASSIES MEXICO CITY (3)

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Embajada de HungriaPaseo de las Palmas 2005 Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F.. --------55961822Embajada de IndiaMusset 325 Polanco Mexico, D.F. ---------- 55311002 Embajada de NepalAvellanos 24 Jardines de San Mateo Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico. --------- - 55605568 Embajada de Iran Reforma 2350 Lomas Altas Mexico, D.F. ----- 55965399, 55965771 Embajada de Iraq Reforma 1875 Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F. ------------ - 55960933Embajada de Israel Sierra Madre 215, Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F. ------ 55456013 Embajada de Jamaica Monte L?bano 885 Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F. --------- 55209313, 55201814 Embajada de LibanoJulio Verne 8 Polanco Mexico, D.F. ----------- - 52806794, 52805614 Embajada de Malasia Calderon de la Barca 215 Polanco Mexico, D.F. -----------52541118 Embajada de Marruecos Paseo de las Palmas 2020 Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F. ----------...

EMBASSIES IN MEXICO CITY (2)

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Embajada de BeliceBernardo de Galvez 215, Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F. -------- -- 55201274 / 55201346 Embajada de Belgica Musset 41, Polanco, Mexico, D.F ----------- -- 52800758 , 52805830 Embajada de BrasilLope de Armendariz 130, Lomas Virreyes Mexico, D.F. ----------- --------- 52027500 , 55203286 Embajada de Bulgaria Paseo de la Reforma 1990, Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F --------- --------- 55963282 Embajada de Sueciapaseo de las Palmas 1375 Col. Lomas de Chapultepec 11000 Mexico, D.F. info@suecia.com.mx (+52)55 40 32 63 ,( +52)55406393 -al 97Embajada de Dinamarca Tres Picos No. 43 Apartado Postal 105-105 Col. Chapultepec Morales 11580 Mexico, D.F. ambassade@dk.org.mx http://www.dk.org.mx/t 5255 3405 /52554145Embajada de Noruega Avenida Virreyes 1460, Lomas Chapultepec, C.P. 11000 Mexico D.F. emb.mexico@mfa.no. (52 55) 55 40 52 20 , 55403487, 52 02 30 19Embajada de...

EMBASSIES IN MEXICO CITY (4)

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Embajada de PortugalAlejandro Dumas 311 Polanco Mexico, D.F. 55456213 Embajada de Suiza Av. De las Palmas 405 Torre Optima Piso 2 Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F 55203003 Embajada de Tuquia Schiller 326 Piso 5 Chapultepec Morales Mexico, D.FFax-------- 52038984, 52540262 Embajada de Uruguay Hegel 149 piso 1 Polanco Mexico, D.F Fax-------- 55310880 Embajada de Venezuela Schiller 326 Chapultepec Morales Mexico, D.F ------ 52034233, 52034435

EMBASSIES IN MEXICO WEBSITES/ TRADE CHAMBERS...

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**********************EMBASSIES LOCATION IN MEXICO CITYEMBASSIES IN MEXICO CITYhttp://www.sre.gob.mx/acreditadas/default.htmhttp://www.delmex.ec.europa.eu/DETAILED MAP OF MEXICO CITYhttp://guiaroji.aol.com.mx********************** Embassy of USAhttp://mexico.usembassy.gov/www.amcham.com.mx Embassy of the Republic of France www.francia.org.mx www.consul-fr.org.mxwww.cfmci.comEmbassy of the Republic of Italy. www.pentanet.com.mx/Embitaly/ www.camaraitaliana.com.mxwww.ice.it/estero2/cittamessicowww.italcultmexico.om.mx Embassy of Spain embaes@prodigy.net.mxwww.camescom.com.mxwww.centrocultesp.org.mxEmbassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland www.embajadabritanica.com.mxwww.britchamexico.comwww.britishcouncil.org.mxEmbassy of the Federal Republic of Germany www.embajada-alemana.org.mxwww.camexa.com.mxwww.goethe.de/mexiko Embassy of the Hellenic Republic (Greece)...

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by pedroebc

About HEALTH if you dont have insurance and want cheap doctor and medicine, around Mexico..FARMACIAS SIMILARES.. this chain of drugstores they have doctors and offices that help poor people so just ask about help... you can buy medicine in Mexico without medical prescription.TAXIS IN BUS STATIONS.- do not permit someone take your bags, they can put you in a fake taxi or a expensive taxi, you better take an authorized prepayed where you drive safe. Offices of prepayed taxis are inside bus stations. you pay first and they give you a ticketBe familiar with the bills of Mexico, otherwise you can be cheated for some taxi drivers or people , example ..they can give you old bills not in circulation anymore.ATM machines are around all Mexico city.... do not take money in dark places can not be safe. you can do it inside restaurants or malls or shopping centers at night...or banks at...

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