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RE: Currently, what is the Safest & Fastest route through Mexico?

by Altahabana 12 May 2012

If something spectacular happens---like what happened a week ago here in Nvo. Laredo--it will be reported in the international media.…
RE: Currently, what is the Safest & Fastest route through Mexico?

by Altahabana 26 April 2012

I live in Nuevo Laredo. There is no more reason for a traveler to avoid it than any other border city in Tamaulipas or Coahuila or other…
RE: Currently, what is the Safest & Fastest route through Mexico?

by Sabina89 25 April 2012

I dont know much about travel in motorcylces, but I can tell you to avoid the northern parts of mexico (Durango, Tamaulipas, Chihuahua,…
RE: Currently, what is the Safest & Fastest route through Mexico?

by huetepec 25 April 2012

Of all I've been hearing the last couple of years, I would agree to avoid Tamaulipas.
RE: Currently, what is the Safest & Fastest route through Mexico?

by Altahabana 25 April 2012

Why not just answer the question or give an opinion without the irrelevant unsolicited commentary. I agree motorcycle forums are a better…
RE: El Chapo

by Altahabana 18 March 2012

I'm repeating what I've read and heard in the national media and heard from collegues and friends. No doubt the US is actively involved,…
RE: Veracruz - Travel thoughts/Safety

by Altahabana 18 March 2012

The municipal police forces in Tamaulipas were not replaced because they were shaking down motorists and travelling gringos for traffic…
RE: Veracruz - Travel thoughts/Safety

by joaquinx 15 March 2012

The deaths in the northern part of Veracruz were not narco violence, but a robbery/murder where the victims resisted the robbery attempt.…
Re: US Consulate in Nuevo Laredo issues emergency message regarding gunfire

by Altahabana 14 March 2012

*MORE BATTLES IN NL STREETS* Laredo Morning News "+An unconfirmed number of suspected armed civilians died and roadblocks were set…
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,…
RE: Gunfighting

by EM_Guero 07 March 2012

Did you ever read about the farmer that took a few out with him? One of my favorite stories from all the shit that goes on there. >Mexic…
RE: Huasteca Potosina, SLP, Mexico

by chris0daniel 07 March 2012

Robert--Years ago I used to enjoy camping in the Valles region but I personally wouldn't hang around that particular corner of Mexico…
Re: Bus tickets at MEX airport

by anyone101 22 February 2012

"I know there are buses from Mexico City airport to Puebla and a few other places" [Estrella Roja|http://www.estrellaroja.com.mx]…
RE: Situation around Reynosa?

by Altahabana 31 January 2012

I was being a little facetious. Anyone driving to the interior from the midwest or the east coast needs to be aware of the situation…
RE: Safest route through Mexico

by Altahabana 22 January 2012

The military presence has stabalized things in most of Tamaulipas.. The routes south from the lower valley (which the poster calls east…
RE: Question about Acuna, Nuevo Laredo, and Matamoros

by Altahabana 21 January 2012

I live in Nuevo Laredo. The situation is not nearly as bad in Nvo. Laredo as in other parts of Tamaulipas and it has stabalized even more…
Re: Violence on the borders....

by Altahabana 10 January 2012

Based on what you said I suspect the people who +"stopped"+ you from crossing were people in Brownsville. Residents of the Texas border…
Re: Another Canadian brutally murdered....

by Altahabana 06 January 2012

+*it's not that it doesn't sit well, it's that you're full of it. You have NO idea that this Mexican woman and her boyfriend getting murdere…
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…
RE: Non-touristy beach towns in Mexico?

by windblowner 06 January 2012

Also, there are some formerly "touristy" beaches like Playa Bagdad in northern Tamaulipas that have emptied out significantly in recent…
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. ===================…
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.
RE: Safety in Veracruz state

by Altahabana 05 January 2012

*+It's difficult to know how the situation is and how things actually are+*. There is adequate coverage in the Mexican media of specific…
RE: Oaxaca food specialty?

by EM_Guero 22 December 2011

That's why I was cautious about suggesting mollete. I can't think of anything else that sounds so similar, but I've not been to Oaxaca.…
RE: Motorcycle travel through Mexico & Latin America (January)

by Altahabana 18 December 2011

Avoiding Nueva Laredo because of cartel activity, while choosing a route through central Tamaulipas including San Fernando suggests you…