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Is it safe to visit Cancun? List of Mexican travel destinations under U.S. security alert

After drug lord Nemesio was killed, violence broke out in many areas of Mexico, and the U.S. State Department issued a security alert “el manchoSunday, Oseguera Cervantes. Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said at least 25 members of the Mexican National Guard were killed in subsequent clashes with criminal gangs in Jalisco state. Thirty drug cartel members were also killed in the violence.

Flight cancellations appear on a screen at Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. (AFP)

Also read: Mexico News Highlights: Mexico deploys 2,500 troops after drug lord El Mencho killing

What does the security alert say?

This alert from the U.S. Department of State’s Division of Consular Affairs urges U.S. citizens in affected areas to shelter in place.

“Due to ongoing security operations and associated road blockades and criminal activity, U.S. citizens are in Mexico The U.S. Department of State’s Department of Consular Affairs posted on “While no airports have been closed, roadblocks have impacted airline operations – most domestic and international flights have been canceled in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. All ride-sharing services in Puerto Vallarta have been suspended.”

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico also shared a list of areas where Americans are advised to avoid non-essential travel, including several popular tourist destinations such as Cancun and puerto vallarta.

  1. Jalisco (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala and Guadalajara)
  2. Baja California (including Tijuana, Tecate, and Ensenada)
  3. Quintana Roo (including Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Tulum)
  4. State of Nayarit (including the Nuevo Nayarit/Nuevo Vallarta region near Puerto Vallarta)
  5. Sinola (including Mazatlan)
  6. Regions in the states of Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Mexico, Michoacán, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Zacatecas

The embassy added that due to the lockdown, “toll road operations will be temporarily reduced in Puebla, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Nayarit, San Luis Potosi, Tijuana, Queretaro, Veracruz and Mazatlan”.

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