Nearly two weeks after gunfights left six dead in the popular Sonora beach resort of Puerto Peñasco, the U.S. consulate in Nogales sent a message late Tuesday to local Americans informing them about the shootings and a recent increase in assaults against American citizens. The assaults include two home invasions.
“We’re not telling people not to go to Rocky Point,” said Chad Cummins, the U.S. consul in Nogales. “We’re just alerting citizens to what happened and reiterating the February travel warning,” which recommended limiting travel to main roads during daylight hours and using the Sonoyta border crossing when traveling to Rocky Point, as Puerto Peñasco is also called. Read Article
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A young tourist from San Luis Potosi, who was on tour in the Riviera Nayarit, died when found in a pool of condominiums “Flamingos Beach” where he was staying with his family, apparently received an electric shock when the manager fired the pool lights. Because of this, seeing the situation, the family requested the lights […]
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Reform reports that sea water on the beaches of Veracruz, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Bahia de Banderas and Compostela records this holiday season elevated levels of contamination. The contamination exceeded that threshold in the 10 beaches monitored in Veracruz, in 5 of Acapulco, in the 2 de Compostela, in 1 of 2 in Zihuatanejo, on […]
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One person died and four others, including two tourists from Germany, were seriously injured when a truck hit against a Combi type trailer on the road Gulf Coast near the community of Villa Xalapa, congregation of this city. One person died and four others, including two from Germany, were seriously injured when a truck hit […]
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According to enfoqueradio.com.mx, American tourist Amada Button age 29, drowned in the swimming pool of the hotel Oasis Sens located in Cancun Mexico. Apparently she had been consuming alcoholic beverages at the time of the incident. The drowning happened at 10:00 am on Monday after the victim and her husband had arrived in Cancun for […]
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Most dangerous cities in Mexico / U.S. Citizen Deaths Mexico by Non-Natural Causes – 2011 Mexico Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 12-31-2011 Puerta Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Suicide 12-25-2011 Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico Vehicle Accident – Motorcycle 12-22-2011 La Guamuchilera, Sinaloa, Mexico Homicide 12-22-2011 Panuco, […]
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Mérida, Yucatán — Four men who are suspects in the murder of former Arizona resident Robert Leo Wickard have been ordered to stand trial after a local criminal judge Monday found enough evidence to proceed with the case. On May 29 the judge ordered that Martín Alejandro Gómez Gómez, 26, Gianri Lorenzo Matos Montalvo, 18, […]
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Again the destination image is tarnished as a result of an English tourist was outraged during the early hours of Friday in a vacant lot located at kilometer 3 +700 road Archaeological Site Tulum-Boca Paila, this in inside the Tulum National Park, where judicial authorities now are investigating, while injured pays his statement at the […]
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The Mexico presidential election race is Sunday. The elections are a matchup between the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s (PRI), the The National Action Party (PAN) and Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). As is the law and tradition in Mexico, alcohol sales are prohibited all day on Saturday and Sunday. The ban ends at midnight on […]
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Drowned by the negligence of lifeguards Yesterday afternoon was rescued the body of the young Joseph David Mendez, age 24, who was reported missing since last night on the beach of Miramar Manzanillo Mexico. According to unofficial sources, it was learned that apparently the incident occurred due to negligence and corruption attitude of a lifeguard […]
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