Canadian Government issues warning re Puerto Vallarta

Since you like stats...lol

Number of Americans killed in Mexico in 2014: 100. Mostly believed to be involved in illegal activities or mexican-american/locals.. Source: US State Dept. If you look for trouble, you will find it. Source: Common Sense.

You still almost as likely to get struck by lightning in the USA than to be murdered in Mexico. 91-ish people last year

We recently drove to Mazatlan and had no problems whatsoever. It seemed that every checkpoint when they saw that we were Americans, they just waved us on. We do not drive at night and every resort that we stay at has secure parking and staff 24/7, so we do not worry. We do tend to drive to local restaurants and tourist attractions, but that is because we have been these so often that we have pretty much seen everything. We go to enjoy the beach.

I checked the State Department site and the major tourist areas are considered safe.

I live in the Puerto Vallarta area pretty much full time. Locally, we all kind of chuckle when we read this stuff. It was basically a non event down here and life didn't miss a beat. Many didn't even know it happened. It's peaceful and quiet as usual. Just having amazing dinners and watching incredible sunsets every night and being around some of the best people on earth. Things like this are barely a blip on the radar especially when you see things like Baltimore and Ferguson etc.

Just heard back from my friend who lives with her family in Puerto Vallarta. She said all is well in PV and "that it is a shame that this small incident was blown way out of proportion". She said that it was a very "immature" operation and that " it was all over before it even began". So, those are her words. Looks like we should all relax and start planning our next trip to Nuevo/PV. It is a beautiful area and the people are so warm and welcoming. Let's go!

Coming down next week

CANNOT WAIT!! Looking forward to El Tigre golf and some awesome dinners!

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Yeah Yeah every jumps on Mexico, why in the hell don't they issue some warnings for the United States, they murder more people here than probably anywhere in Mexico, but warnings don't come. Same bullsh** with the swine flu a couple of years ago. Went to Cabo and they didn't have one case there, came back to California and had dozens. It's all politics and scare tactics, stay home if you are so afraid.

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I hate to admit, but we have friends who say they'll never return with us due to all the press. And yet they loved every minute of the trip. Can't convince them otherwise. Their loss, I guess.