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I'm planning a return trip to Guanajuato and am wondering if the situation has changed there? I was there last summer and it seemed pretty unthreatening but the news is giving me second thoughts about the whole country. Anybody have recent experience in Guanajuato?
I dont have an answer, but I second the question. Guanajuto, San Miguel, Mexico City- About the same or is there more tension?
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Hi Phx guy, My husband and I live in Guanajuato (the city) and have for the past six years. It is pretty quiet here in town...nothing really out of the ordinary. There has been a bit of violence outside of León on the way to Jalisco State, but not in an area where tourists frequent. We were just in San Miguel de Allende last weekend. We didn't notice any tension or any unusual activity there. However, there were two incidences reported in "Atención San Miguel" (the weekly English-language newspaper). One woman was mugged and hurt while walking in the vicinity of Instituto Allende around 4:15 in the afternoon. She was walking alone. A man was parking his car in one of the parking lots downtown around 8 p.m. one evening. When he got out of the car, a young man confronted him with a gun and told him (in English) to give him the car keys, which the car owner did. The thief took the car and the car owner reported the incident to the police. The police set up roadblocks and were able to recover the car and arrest the thief. These types of crimes have not happened in Guanajuato (the city), at least not that I have heard or read about in the Guanajuato newspaper (Correo). "Correo" is online (in Spanish), so it might be a good idea to read it every day until your trip. Another online newspaper (in English) is "The News" (thenews.com.mx). If you are going to San Miguel de Allende, you can read "Atención San Miguel" online (http://www.atencionsanmiguel.org/) to keep informed of any developments there. Hope you have a great trip! Cindi
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We live in the small town of Mineral de Pozos and travel pretty extensively throughout the state of Guanajuato including San Miguel and Guanajuato. We have never felt threatened and I feel much safer there than in most US large cities. As with any place, you do need be aware of your surroundings and take reasonable precautions. Typically what crime there exits is non-violent thefts. There is some concern that the large amount of locals returning from the US will bring with them an increased propensity of violence. Even the swine flu pretty much spared the area. There was a great story about a Mexican family that left Mexico city, primarily out of boredom, and went to San Miguel. The wife said that she rarely saw even a face mask till she spoke and they heard her Mexico City accent.
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