 Mexico: A Safe and Affordable VacationLately, there have been a lot of rumors in the news about Mexico. By now, everyone is probably aware of the travel advisory for Mexico and has read an article from the U.S. media’s campaign against Mexico. But what is the real story from people living and vacationing in this great country? Over the last month, Mexico Living has been conducting a survey of our readers. Our questions were simple. Do you feel safe? Where do you live? And what are your feelings on the subject of safety in Mexico? Here are some of those replies. We have removed all submissions that were anonymous; these are just excerpts and sentences from the survey results. The answers in their entirety are available online in the SAFETY section of Mexico Living.
 OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFETY IN MEXICO Impact of U.S. Media, an Analysis
Through selective reporting, presenting information without context and insufficient analysis, U.S. media outlets have helped perpetuate the mistaken perception that Mexico, including all of Baja California, is a "drug war crisis zone" unsafe for visitors. The net result is the conflation of President Felipe Calderón's campaign against the drug cartels with tourism in the minds of millions of ordinary Americans, who have chosen to travel elsewhere or stay home. Media coverage of the drug war crisis has thus spawned a second, equally urgent one: Rosarito Beach's economy, like those of other areas almost entirely dependent on American tourism, has suffered a devastating revenue decline of more than 75%. |
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