Thanks to tourism who visit every year Mexico, many people have a job and a salary and then this people don’t have to emigrate and try to get a better life out of this county. they are never going to lose their identity, families and culture….

It’s easier to follow the crowd and panic; Be Smart! take the time to investigate, call your hotel, email friends that have traveled recently, get in touch with the locals of the city you are visiting and once you have evaluated the situation, make your decision. But make sure YOU made your own decision!
I look forward to seeing you soon enjoying of the warm beaches, crystal clear waters and mexican hospitality in this dear country of mine.
Emma García

Cheers! Morgans Restaurants

In an effort to summarize various security reports that have been released by our local law enforcement offices, the Mexican hotel association, the state developers association, the local tourism board and the federal and state security administrations, we have the following information to provide you as a tourist traveling to our beloved Los Cabos.

As we are sure you have seen all over the news in the USA and Canada, there is currently a large surge by the Mexican military to control and ultimately shut down the drug cartels in Mexico. Our new president Calderon has committed to follow through with this monumental task. We all applaud his stance on this issue, and we are so proud to see someone finally standing up to these terrible organizations.

A couple of things that need to be remembered are that not only the fact that many of these organizations have been in place and doing business for many decades, the USA is the largest and best “customer” for these cartels. This makes for some very delicate negotiations.

More progress has been made in the past few months, than has been made in the past many years. The best thing that can happen at this point is for as much publicity as possible to happen all over the world, and let everyone see what is happening so as to expose the criminals. Mexico has much support from the USA on this issue and the more everyone knows about this problem, the more quickly it will be controlled.

Not only is all of this very good news for Mexico in general, there is more good news in regards to Los Cabos. Cabo has been held basically completely harmless from all of this mess. As we are sure you are aware, 99% of the problems associated with these cartels has been happening in the border areas and a couple large cities on the mainland.

As Cabo residents, we have always felt that our state of Baja California Sur is very separate and very different from the mainland. We have been blessed with a much different culture and a fresh new start in the tourism industry. New marinas, new airports, some of the most exclusive and luxurious hotels in the world combined with huge infrastructure and many new “Mega-projects” with “Mega” international investment have made Cabo as safe and secure as any place in the world.

As with any large city or rapidly growing destination, normal precautions have to be taken. Walking late at night is not suggested. Take a taxi after 10:00 PM. Take care when out late at night, as the famous Cabo party scene can attract some strange characters in the wee hours of the morning, just as in any city. Refrain from any type of confrontation with locals or other tourists. You are a guest in this country and fighting or consumption of too much alcohol or controlled substances is frowned upon by the authorities. 99.9% of the time, these are the only types of problems or endangerment that you may see while on vacation here.

You will be safe here if these simple rules are followed. 2009 has been a record breaking year thus far for Cabo Villas Beach Resort and Spa. Our new installations, new world class spa, the new Bayview Suites tower and our new Beach Club have put us in a completely new league.

Thanks and see you soon!

The Cabo Villas Beach Resort and Spa Management

“We’re having tons of fun, endless sunny days, the usual Margarita, friendly people, gorgeous places to visit, zillions of activities, relax, party, world class cuisine, here and there a celebrity, great shopping places, fabulous venues/hotels, amazing vendors… another Margarita… and yes, sometimes minor incidents like anywhere else in the world”.

http://www.dinogomez.com

Well I couldn’t agree more with Rory I would definitely not put our precious and lovely tip of the Baja Peninsula in the same pigeon hole as Tijuana and other troubled cities. I remember when my mother was living here in Cabo and me in Mexico City in 2004 and she would call us and ask if we were doing ok???, and I would ask, “why do you ask, Mom?”, she said, “because it’s all over the News that it is really bad over there!”, I said, “what?, we are perfectly fine mother, don’t listen to that junk the news agencies love having, so people get glued to their newschannel to get more audience!, we just stay out of problem areas, and that’s that!”

Like Rory said, we at the Baja tip, this is the whole Southern Baja State is really so nice and peaceful. We pray that the Federal Governmet quiets down those hot spots in other parts of Mexico, but here at Baja we are very blessed to be people surrounded with hard-working people, always striving to bring out the best for our precious tourits. We live on the airplane route from the airport and have planes passing all the time. Tourism is doing ok here. Tourists go to the beach, rent cars, enjoy the sun and walk our beaches care-free.

I thank Karla Casillas for allowing us to chip in and give you peace of mind.

marTin Zuckermann
http://www.unikphoto.com

Oscar
Hotel Coordinator