Which Mexico Beaches Are Best for Family Vacations? Eileen Ogintz - Fox News
go to original April 17, 2015

Are you ready for a vacation at a place that’s beautiful, promises great eats, cultural attractions, fantastic beaches and enough adventures for any adrenaline junkie?  It can be a bargain too.

Welcome to Mexico. According to Trivago, which tracks hotel prices around the world, rates in Mexican resort destinations like Puerto Vallarta, Cabo, and Playa del Carmen have been going down — while they’re going up on Caribbean islands like Jamaica and Barbados.  

At the same time, Expedia says that flight fares to destinations like Cabo and Cancun are also down from last year.

But is Mexico safe, you wonder?  I think so, especially in the resort areas. Consider that most cities in central Mexico have lower murder rates than Orlando.  The main tourist destinations for U.S. citizens are geographically far from areas that have been affected  by drug violence, which are primarily along the U.S.-Mexico border.  The distance between the U.S.-Mexico border, where the majority of violent acts occur, and Cancun, for example is more than 1,400 miles.

Experts hired by Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, to consider that question concur after interviewing everyone from police to tourism officials, visitors and local business owners.  Some people don’t even lock their doors.

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