Not exactly. Certainly the petty stuff - getting pulled over by the cops and squeezed for a bribe- is more common right by the border, but bandits and corrupt cops troll deserted areas along the toll road down the coast where they think Americans might go. They actively look for people alone or traveling in small groups- people they can easily intimidate and rob. I've heard too many horror stories of robbery and rape along quiet areas of coastline, even 2-3 hours south of the border.
On Feb 6, 2008 7:31 PM, Dana wrote: > I think this is less true as you get away from the border and tourist > areas. We have had no problems at all, but I have read this recently > about Baja, it is true. The only horrow story over here has to do with > a run-in with the police in Oaxaca. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:253594 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
