Not a good time to travel to Mexico

My advice? Stay away from Mexico travel. The drug wars are revving up, property values for homes built for American and Canadian retirees have plummeted by as much as 50 percent and the government doesn’t appear to be making any inroads in its battle against the drug cartels.

Though the Mexican government likes to point out that no tourists have been killed of the 28,000 drug-related deaths since 2006, do you want to take the chance at being the first? I don’t think so.

It’s a shame because Mexico has a plethora of great resorts, an incredible history from the Aztecs to the Mayans, fabulous beaches and friendly people.

But until the government can get a handle on the drug cartels, a trip to almost anywhere in Mexico or purchasing a retirement home these days isn’t worth the risk.

This blog has had almost daily reports on Mexico from journalist Jimm Budd direct from Mexico City. His reports are archived and available to anyone visiting this blog. Many of the problems facing Mexico tourism today, Jimm reported on weeks and months ago.