In a recent article, “Washington Post” author Andrea Sachs lamented Mexico’s safety as compared to the rest of the world.
“There’s a big gap between perception and reality,” said Margot Lee Shetterly, a Hampton, Virginia native who relocated to Mexico with her husband six years ago. “It’s a real shame for people to write off

President Obama gave talks regarding Mexico in early May. What was telling to some was that he didn’t focus his speech on the drug wars in Mexico. To many, it painted a picture that the president finds Mexico’s national economy and U.S. relations to be much more pressing topics. “New York Times” columnist Randal C.

The middle class is booming in Mexico. However, it seems that all we hear about in the U.S. is the drug war violence over the border. Shannon O’Neil is a senior fellow at the Council on International Relations, and in her article, “Mexico Isn’t a Gangland Gunbattle,” she points out the hypocrisy regarding the drug trade

In the article “Reality vs. Sensationalist Media Hype,” Cathy Brown, a mom, travel writer and avid vacationist, expresses frustration at the constant warnings from her friends and family due to their unfounded opinions on travel safety in Mexico. Standing firm that Mexico is not, in fact, any more dangerous than many U.S. cities, Brown explains the

Last year, Lonely Planet’s U.S. Travel Editor Robert Reid discussed tourist safety in Mexico. Of most notable value, Reid pointed out that although tourism in Mexico could be made safer, tourism in the United States isn’t much better.
In Reid’s position, he’s oftentimes asked about whether it is safe to travel to Mexico. In an interview he gave to The Huffington Post featured in the article “Are Tourists

There are many safe cities in Mexico. According to a recent review and article written by Robert Reid, an expert U.S. travel editor, vacationing in select cities within Mexico may not be as dangerous as reported by large media outlets over the last several months.
Reid points out that there are some states and cities