Canada Issues Travel Alert for 13 Mexican States for High Levels of Violence

Canada has issued a travel alert warning citizens to avoid 13 Mexican states due to high levels of violence and organized crime. The alert also advises that travellers exercise a high degree of caution throughout Mexico, due to high levels of criminal activity and kidnapping. Canadians are advised to avoid the state of Chihuahua; Colima, except the city of Manzanillo; Coahuila, except the southern part of the state at and below the Saltillo-Torreón highway corridor; the state of Durango, except Durango city; Guerrero, except the cities of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Taxco; Highway 45 between León and Irapuato and the area south of and including Highway 45D between Irapuato and Celaya, in Guanajuato; Michoacán, except the city of Morelia; the Lagunas de Zempoala National Park and surrounding areas in Morelos; the city of Tepic and the area within 20 km of the border with Sinaloa and Durango, in Nayarit; Nuevo León, except the city of Monterrey; Sinaloa, except the city of Mazatlán; Sonora, except the cities of Hermosillo, Guaymas/San Carlos and Puerto Peñasco; and Tamaulipas.

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