The Latin America Travel Blog
Mexico’s federal attorney general said yesterday that more than 1,000 people have been killed in drug violence so far this year, according to the Associated Press. The two-month tally is keeping pace with last year, which saw 6,290 people die in drug related killings, the attorney general noted.
These statistics along with some sensational news [...]
Violence in Mexico has increased recently, the U.S. State Department advised in a Travel Alert on Friday. This comes as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. Last year, the number of murders in Mexico doubled from the previous year. In December, the country closed out a year that also saw an increase [...]
Within the first sentences of God’s Middle Finger we find the nonfiction book’s author Richard Grant pressed up against the bark of a pine tree as a group of men hunt for him at night in a small town in Durango, Mexico.
Besides the imminent threat to Grant’s life, what makes the scene so compelling is that [...]
On my vacation to Costa Rica, my wife and I mostly opted for Bed and Breakfasts instead of hotels. Why stay at at B&B?
It all boils down to service.
Here are five reasons:
Customer Satisfaction. Many B&Bs are small family-run operations that have room for only a few guests at a time. The result is that B&Bs [...]
Rob Rivan is the contributor of this installment of the Intrepid Traveler Dispatch, in which a reader tells us about a recent trip to Latin America. These dispatches aim to offer valuable tips and help steer you away from snafus other travelers have experienced.
You can follow Rob on Twitter at @goodlivin.
If you’ve taken a [...]
On Mexican Time by Tony Cohan is a must read for anyone who dreams of
relocating to Mexico or other destinations in Latin America. Published in 2000, the book describes how Cohan and his wife, Masako, leave behind their life in Los Angeles to become permanent residents of San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico. The [...]
This is the fifth in a series of guest posts by Mexico Mike about driving, insurance and documentation requirements in Mexico. During his tenure with Sanborn’s Mexico Insurance Service, Mike acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of Mexico’s highways. His familiarity with nation’s roadways and unique perspective on why he believes the country is safer than the [...]
By Peter Carey, Hidden Creek Photography
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a fair number of ruins around the world. From old churches and broken down graveyards in Ireland to hillside enclaves in Nepal to the wonderful sandstone dwellings in Arizona.
But nothing prepared me, photographically, for what I’d experience on a five day trek along [...]
Evan Kubitschek is the contributor to this Intrepid Traveler Dispatch, in which a reader tells us about a recent trip to Latin America. These dispatches aim to offer valuable tips and help steer you in the right direction and avoid snafus other travelers have experienced.
Having recently graduated from college in the U.S., Evan has been [...]
By Mexico Mike
This is the third in a series of guest posts by Mexico Mike about driving, insurance and documentation requirements in Mexico. During his tenure with Sanborn’s Mexico Insurance Service, Mike acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of Mexico’s highways. His familiarity with nation’s roadways and unique perspective on why he believes the country is safer [...]