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Originally Posted by Jandrews

He has spoken. And wow, those are some real, tangible examples that are way, way too close too home. While I like to form my own opinions, your comments certainly carry some weight. We did the same thing in Cabo (explored, did some diving, etc...), no problems.

But point taken on Mexico...damn. I would love to hear some more details of your experiences there.

We went to Puerto Vallarta (technically, the resort was in Nuevo Vallarta) I think about 10-15 years ago, then a few years later, we went to Cabo San Lucas, and then a few years after that we went back to PV. On the first trip we went to Le Clif, and I think we may have gone to downtown once, but didn't do much else. On the second 2 trips, we did much more, using trips available for arrangement through the resort. The zip line was hosted by a company called Vallarta Adventures. We also did a trip through the resort where they drove us to a place to ride horses, the driving trip to the mountains, and a few smaller local trips. In Cabo, we walked from the resort to downtown. I think we also walked way the hell down the beach to a restaurant (ended up being a much longer walk than we expected). We never had any problems or felt unsafe. I think the first time, the kids were 13-14, and so on. We didn't let them wander off by themselves other than within the resort.