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  1. beaven79 avatar

    Where in DF ?? Mexico City

    by beaven79 29 May 2012

    Hello all !! I would like to recommend you some areas that you must visit when in Mexico City !!! I dont live in the city any more..…

  2. lambskin avatar

    Re: First time to Chicago

    by lambskin 12 March 2012

    Art Institute is a must and I think Tuesdays are still free. Oriental Institute and if time Smart gallery are awesome and to walk around…

  3. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Heads-Up in Guadalajara: U.S. Consulate Alert Regarding Narco Violence

    by Altahabana 11 March 2012

    Volunteer wardens report information to the consulates. They don't have the authority or more significantly the ability to issue warnings,…

  4. arjwilson avatar

    Re: Walking Through Mexico

    by arjwilson 07 March 2012

    I more or less agree with what the other posters said. Having said that, I'm a big fan of long distance walking and have done a couple…

  5. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Safety and exciting places in Mexico

    by Altahabana 06 January 2012

    +*My government's advice is to keep clear of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa and Michoacán+* With the excep…

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    RE: Safety and exciting places in Mexico

    by RGM 06 January 2012

    My government's advice is to keep clear of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa and Michoacán. ===================…

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    RE: Safety and exciting places in Mexico

    by gululv 05 January 2012

    My government's advice is to keep clear of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa and Michoacán.

  8. mrpenney avatar

    RE: Chicago in March 23-26,2012

    by mrpenney 07 November 2011

    >Los Comales #3 and Nuevo Leon, are short walks from the 18th Pink Line stop. Nuevo Leon is good, and very authentic. But the best resta…

  9. motobecane avatar

    RE: Chicago in March 23-26,2012

    by motobecane 07 November 2011

    +I have lived in downtown Chicago since 91+ Yet you think that Humboldt Park is Mexican and Devon is Middle Eastern +Pilsen is not the…

  10. dicephalics avatar

    Re: Field guide to Mexican Snakes

    by dicephalics 29 October 2011

    I can help you out. I am writing a field guide to the nearly 400 species of snakes in Mexico. I have produced keys to all the genera…

  11. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Help! Need stats to support the

    by Altahabana 19 October 2011

    *+Don't you get it? There ARE no more solid facts. If you're not comfortable with that and don't want to go to Mexico, tough luck. Don't…

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    RE: Off the beaten track Mexico - guidebook?!

    by dlglidden 18 October 2011

    I'm surprised no one has mentioned "The Blue Guide: Mexico." It's almost a thousand pages of often esoteric information on mostly out…

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    RE: Bombing at Casino Royale in Monterrey; at least eleven dead

    by lake_wobegon 02 September 2011

    From a posting to one of the excellent forums at the +Chapala.com+ website, a link to this information: +Blog del Narco+ received a lette…

  14. james2187 avatar

    RE: Veracruz Area

    by james2187 31 August 2011

    #15 and #16 are obviously not familiar with the reality of the situation in Veracruz right now. This is not the type of violence typical…

  15. El_Gallo avatar

    RE: Texas to Mexican Interior via Laredo in bus

    by El_Gallo 29 August 2011

    dear poster, it's true I am not as familiar with 85 (Laredo-Monterrey) as I am with Reynosa-Monterrey route, but the best advice is to…

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    RE: Bombing at Casino Royale in Monterrey; at least eleven dead

    by windblowner 28 August 2011

    The law enforcement response in Nuevo León was quite depressing, actually. Before the beginning of Calderón's "sexenio," NL's state police…

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    Bombing at Casino Royale in Monterrey; at least eleven dead

    by windblowner 25 August 2011

    This is very shocking and very terrible news... some of the deceased are reported to be tourists: [Atacan Casino Royale en Monterrey,…

  18. Altahabana avatar

    RE: luxury bus from Texas to Guadalajara

    by Altahabana 17 August 2011

    No I don't think you're an idiot but you are generalizing about the situation in central/south Tamaulipas and the border cities in the…

  19. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Has the safety of travel throughout Mexico really gotten worse since 2005?

    by Altahabana 30 June 2011

    Many of the robberies of travelers that have taken place in Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon have occurred at organized roadblocks…

  20. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Has the safety of travel throughout Mexico really gotten worse since 2005?

    by Altahabana 29 June 2011

    The greatest danger the cartels present for travelers in the northeast Frontera (ie. Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon) is robbery. …

  21. michoacan avatar

    RE: article on RV'ing in mexico

    by michoacan 25 May 2011

    Actually the very riskiest area for highway travel is through the state of tamaulipas. I avoid any travel east of Mex 57 and north of…

  22. Queretaro avatar

    RE: found this interesting

    by Queretaro 25 May 2011

    #6: There is not a lot of statistical evidence to back your claim that "Mexico is certainly more dangerous than it was 10-15 years ago".…

  23. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Carretera 85/85d Safety

    by Altahabana 23 May 2011

    Korea Mike: I took offense to your comment that I was a +know-it-all, foreign expert+ because I live in Nuevo Laredo, am married to a…

  24. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Carretera 85/85d Safety

    by Altahabana 21 May 2011

    It was actually about 8 hours later and in the bigger picture that is Tamaulipas wasn't that serious---an army unit on patrol tried to…

  25. Altahabana avatar

    RE: U.S. Government strengthens its warning about travel in Mexico

    by Altahabana 28 April 2011

    I live in Nuevo Laredo. Under no circumstances should you choose a route that will take you through south/central Tamaulipas (ie. Tampico,…

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