The federal government has issued an advisory for Canadian travellers in Mexico to exercise a high degree of caution due to high levels of criminal activity and kidnapping. The advisory was posted on the Government of Canada’s website this afternoon (Fri) for specific regions in Mexico. The advice is to be cautious, monitor local media and follow the instructions of local authorities.
The website states that Mexico is experiencing high rates of violent crime including homicides, kidnappings, carjacking and assaults, and criminal groups and drug cartels are present in some tourist areas.
You can link to the advisory on the federal government’s website by clicking here.
Regional risk
Regional Advisory – Avoid non-essential travel
Avoid non-essential travel to the following areas due to high levels of violence and organized crime:
- all Chihuahua
- all Colima, except the city of Manzanillo
- all Coahuila, except the southern part of the state at and below the Saltillo-Torreón highway corridor
- all Durango, except Durango City
- all Guerrero, except the cities of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Taxco
- in Guanajuato
- Highway 45 between León and Irapuato
- the area south of and including Highway 45D between Irapuato and Celaya
- all Michoacán, except the city of Morelia
- in Morelos
- the Lagunas de Zempoala National Park and surrounding areas
- the municipality of Xoxocotla
- in Nayarit
- the area within 20 km of the border with Sinaloa and Durango
- the city of Tepic
- all Nuevo León, except the city of Monterrey
- all Sinaloa, except the city of Mazatlán
- all Sonora, except the cities of Hermosillo and Guaymas/San Carlos and Puerto Peñasco
- all Tamaulipas
- all Zacatecas
