Mexico Warnings Or Dangers Tips by TheWanderingCamel Top 5 Page for this destination

Don't become a statistic!

Check your government's travel advice on crime in Mexico, take careful note and follow it. This is not scare-mongering. Robbery - with violence - is all too common. We met a young Englishman who had been robbed at knifepoint within 20 minutes of leaving the airport terminal. He was still in shock, but he was lucky - all they took was his money.

Mexico City has a particularly bad name for taxi crime and whilst there reports that the authorities are cracking down on this and other forms of crime against tourists I wouldn't be at all complacent about.

The best advice about picking up a cab in the street is DON'T.
Hopping into one could ruin your holiday. At the airport take a registered airport taxi and pay for it inside the terminal ); from your hotel or from a restaurant, get the desk to call you a radio cab and ask them to make a note of the licence plate number. If you must get a taxi in the street, make sure it's a radio cab. If in doubt - walk - all the way if necessary.

Similarly, be very careful with your personal belongings - wallets, handbags, cameras, etc, when you're out and about anywhere, particularly in crowded markets, tourist sites, busy streets, restaurants and bars and the like. Leave any valuables you don't need for the day in your hotel safe - better still - leave them at home. Don't draw attention to yourself with ostentatious jewellery and expensive watches - a cheap watch still tells the time.