This is a huge question that a lot of Americans have been worried about, following all the violence in Mexico’s border cities.
The short answer: yes, it’s completely safe. Mexico is a very big place. Not visiting the Yucatan because of crime in Juarez is sort of like not going to Hawaii because the murder rate in Baltimore is very high.
Although you might want to hear it from a different source, someone who’s on the ground in the Yucatan now: the owners of Alma Libre Books in Puerto Morelos made it very clear in their recent newsletter.
