They keep coming

In spite of travel warnings issued by the U.S. State Department, the number of Americans arriving as tourists continues to increase, according to the Mexican Immigration Service. The increase is small, less than 2 percent during the past five years, but Americans account for 61 percent of all foreigners entering Mexico, followed by Canada (18 percent) and Europe (14 percent). Biggest increase came from Brazil, followed by other South American countries, but even Brazil accounted for only 1.1 percent of all tourists enterining Mexico.

The U.S. travel warnings relate to violence occurring as authorities in Mexico attempt to suppress organized crime. “The Mexican Government has made considerable effort to protect foreign citizens,” the warning reads. “Nonetheless, crime and violence remain serious problems.”

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Jimm Budd

Reporting from Mexico City

Member f the Society of American Travel Writers