Mexico Reigns as Top Spring Break Destination Despite US State Department Warning Soni Sangha - Fox News Latino
go to original March 18, 2015

Spring breakers attend mtvU Spring Break 2014 at the Grand Oasis Hotel on March 19, 2014 in Cancun, Mexico. mtvU Spring Break" starts airing March 31st on mtvU. (Larry Busacca/MTV)

Bathing-suited, margarita-swilling spring breakers are expected to hit Mexico in droves, despite warnings of violent drug-related activity from the federal government and from Texas.

“Clearly the publicity is horrible in terms of what we see in the media,” said Luke Bujarski, director of research at travel analysis group, adding that the advisories are applied to pockets of a large country and that the resort areas tend to be safe. “I think when it comes to spring break, Mexico remains an institution.”

The U.S. Department of State alerted travelers in December to the drug-related crime that has plagued parts of Mexican states. This year, Baja California (Sur), home of Cabo San Lucas, was added to the list. Jalisco (with Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara) and Baja California (Norte, with Tijuana, Rosarito and Ensenada) are other popular vacation areas singled out for concern.

...The resort towns are not known for being crime ridden and are considered to be safe.

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