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Introducing Nogales
Travel Alert: There has been a significant increase in the level of drug-related violence throughout Mexico with Sonora State and Nogales among the worst affected parts of the country. Tourists are not specifically targeted, but any travellers visiting these areas should exercise extreme caution. Check Safe Travel for current government warnings, or the BBC for news on the situation.
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Like its border-city cousins Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez and Nuevo Laredo, Nogales is a major transit point between the US and Mexico; as a result, it’s a zoo of money-exchange houses, pharmacies, cheesy curio shops and low-rent bars catering mostly to gringos on weekend binges – the kind of place where trouble finds you. ‘You looking for something that’s hard to find?’ is basically a greeting here. It suits fine as a day trip, but if you’re looking to go further afield in Sonora, there’s no real reason to linger here.
Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
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