Spring breakers beware.
First it was the college party cities where cheap tequila fueled young women to star in Girls Gone Wild videos.
Then it was the border towns — where drug cartels and crazed donkeys have run amok.
Later, it was the home of that shivering dog who loved Taco Bell that made the list of Mexican states that might leave Americans in trouble.
Now, the U.S. State Department warns two more states in Mexico are dangerous for American travelers due to increased crime and violence.
“U.S. citizens traveling throughout Mexico should exercise caution in unfamiliar areas and be aware of their surroundings at all times,” the State Department said Monday. Of course, the same is true where ever you travel including Portland, Houston and New York City.
“The cities of Durango and Gomez Palacio in the state of Durango, and the area known as ‘La Laguna’ in the state of Coahuila, which includes the city of Torreon, experienced sharp increases in violence. In late 2009 and early 2010, four visiting U.S. citizens were murdered in Gomez Palacio, Durango. These are among several unsolved murders in the state of Durango that have been cause for particular concern,” the State Department release stated.
Juarez, Mexico, remains one border town with a little too much action with 2,600 reported murders, 16,000 car thefts and 1,900 carjackings in 2009.
