Canada Updates Mexico travel advice: Avoid non-essential travel To The Following States

Canadian Government: Avoid non-essential travel to the following states due to high levels of violence and organized crime

Canadian Government: Avoid non-essential travel to the following states due to high levels of violence and organized crime:

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• Chiapas, excluding:

  • the city and ruins of Palenque (and highway 186 leading there)

  • the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (and its airport and the main road leading there)

  • the city of San Cristobal de las Casas (and toll highway 190D between this city and Tuxtla Gutiérrez)

• Chihuahua, excluding Chihuahua City

• Colima, excluding the city of Manzanillo only if accessed by air

• Guanajuato, in all areas south of and including highways 43D and 45D

• Guerrero, excluding the cities of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo only if accessed by air

• Jalisco, within 50 km of the border with Michoacán state

• Lagunas de Zempoala National Park in Morelos

• Michoacán, excluding the cities of Morelia and Patzcuaro

• Nayarit, within 20 km of the border with the states of Sinaloa and Durango

• Nuevo León, excluding the city of Monterrey

• Sinaloa, excluding the following areas, and only if accessed by air or sea:

  • the city of Los Mochis

  • specific areas in and around the city of Mazatlán:

    • Centro Histórico south of Avenida Gutiérrez Najera

    • the road connecting Centro Histórico to the airport

    • the main coastal roads from Centro Histórico to Playa Delfines, including Zona Cerritos and Zona Dorada (the Golden Zone)

    • the resorts on Playa Estrella del Mar and the road leading there from the airport

• Sonora, excluding the cities of Hermosillo, Guaymas/San Carlos and Puerto Peñasco

• Tamaulipas, excluding the city of Tampico only if accessed by air or sea

• Zacatecas, excluding the city of Zacatecas