First time Mexico traveler - Uruapan
Replies: 20 - Last Post: Dec 5, 2012 6:31 AM Last Post By: dmhaun
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First time Mexico traveler - Uruapan
Hello everyone,My fiance and I are planning to get married in Mexico in March 2013. We are hoping to travel down the West Coast from Mazatlan to Manzanilo and then inland to Colima, Uruapan, Oaxaca and Mexico City. Neither of us speak Spanish and this will be our first trip travelling as adults in Mexico.
I've heard lots of scary reports about Michoacan province and also lots of amazing reviews. I'd really love to go to Uruapan. Should we be worried about travelling there? Should we be concerned about catching a bus there? How much of the travel warnings are just hype?
Thanks in advance,
Krista
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I suggest you read the info on this website " Getting married in Mexico "Or/and look the same up in GOOGLE!
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I sense that the poster is more concerned about safety, and was looking for information that hasn't been posted here 1177 times already. I got nuthin'.4
What I don't quite get is why someone would "love" to go to Uruapan? Am I missing something?5
The travel warnings for Michoacan have been dropped and they should never have been in place. I drive solo, all over the state, on every size road, and have never seen, nor experienced, any problems.One issue with your itinerary, is your placement of Oaxaca, which is a couple thousand miles to the south and not near where you are going.
My advice is to stay in Patzcuaro and do Uruapan as a day-trip.
If interested in Uruapan, or any part of Michoacan, check out our Yahoo forum. Feliz viaje, David
The Michoacan Net
Supporting the Arts in Michoacan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michoacan_net/
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Who dropped the travel warning? They are still posted on the US Department of State web page. Not trying to debate the validity of the warnings, but just confused by the reference to them being dropped. Are you referring to a different warning?10
UruapanWe have been to Uruapan three times, and really enjoyed our visits. The usual applies, don't visit the seedy bars, buy coke, driving/travel at night. The plaza is very vibrant. Very friendly. Visit the Parque National Barranca del Cupatitzio in town where the friars threw out the devil. You can get the whole story from young "tour guides" in the park. Very Mexico vibe in the park. There is a very cool waterfall towards Quatro Esquinas that is worth visiting. Sorry, I forgot the name. Very refreshing on a hot day.mAbout thirty klicks east on Mexico 14, there is the fantastic little ruin of Tingambato. In mid December there are costumes, devils and fireworks.
Get a phrase book, and start reading!
See you there!
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I think Mexico is safe and even safer for tourists. The crime rate and violence has dropped down in most parts of Mexico.I lot of Americans and Canadians live in different parts of Mexico and they say that it is safe to live or travel to Mexico.
I have been to 5 different places in the last 2 years in Mexico and I didn't see or had any problems at all.
Have a nice trip.!
A.
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My fiance and I are planning to get married in Mexico in March 2013. We are hoping to travel down the West Coast from Mazatlan to Manzanilo and then inland to Colima, Uruapan, Oaxaca and Mexico City. Neither of us speak Spanish and this will be our first trip travelling as adults in Mexico.Nice trip planned. And congrats on the upcoming wedding. My suggestion is that you familiarize yourself with Spanish, and key phrases. Lest you be frustrated along the way.
I've heard lots of scary reports about Michoacan province and also lots of amazing reviews. I'd really love to go to Uruapan. Should we be worried about travelling there? Should we be concerned about catching a bus there? How much of the travel warnings are just hype?
Not hype. Understated. The U.S. Department of State travel warning is the most accurate information available. Based on facts, not fiction. The area of the state experiencing the highest levels of terror and violence, however, is the SW portion along the border with Guerrero. And it's not a rare sight to see bodies hanging by their necks from overpasses in Lazaro Cardenas. Major tourist inconveniences have taken place in and around Morelia. Firstly, the terrorists have erected roadblocks, set busses and trucks on fire, etc. usually in response to military or government crackdowns. And "students" have disrupted travel into and out of Morelia by shutting-down the public transit system. Not everyday occurrences, but these disruptions occur without warning and travelers need to be fleet of foot to adjust itineraries/routes of travel.
You may face greater risks in Sinaloa (Mazatlan).
Here's a map detailing the areas where crime/terror risks are said to be the greatest or of most concern - it may aid you in your trip planning: http://www.travelweekly.com/uploadedFiles/MEXICOMAP4.pdf
Have a wonderful trip/honeymoon!
LW
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Not hype. Understated.Really now? Perhaps you misread the warnings; they relate to drug-related violence, not the same kinds of inconveniences and slowdowns that you find all over Mexico. I noticed that the rest of #13's post contained zero information on actual threats to visitors, and am wondering, since they recently visited, perhaps they experienced something terrible that they're not letting us in on?
Just kidding; the travel warnings are bullshit and the previous poster of course knows that very well, he just likes to "push the envelope." This is what he's calling "understated":
You should defer non-essential travel to the state of Michoacán except the cities of Morelia and Lázaro Cardenas
That's right, don't go to Patzcuaro or Uruapan: off limits. Don't go to the Butterfly Reserve. Go to LC instead (facepalm).
This is, of course, not based on any rational examination of the facts as they relate to tourists: it's pure nonsense. Folks who know and live in the state carry a lot more weight than someone who seems unusually set on fawning over the accuracy of discredited travel warnings.
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