http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/archive/tags/El+Paso/default.aspxTags: El PasoenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/archive/2009/02/27/mexico-travel-alert.aspxFri, 27 Feb 2009 15:43:00 GMT4e4fd63e-77d9-42b3-82cf-24aeb540ec1f:1287Mike Leco0http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1287http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/archive/2009/02/27/mexico-travel-alert.aspx#comments<p>The US State Department has issued a travel alert for visitors entering Mexico.&nbsp; Tourists are warned to stay away from the drug and prostitution areas in Mexican border cities.&nbsp; Many cities along the Mexico/USA border such as Tijuana and Nogales have been experiencing escalating drug wars with the use of automatic weapons and grenades becoming common.&nbsp; In 2008, there were over 6,000 drug related killings in Mexico.</p> <p>Visitors are not prohibited from visiting Mexico, they are just advised to stay within the tourist areas and do not venture into the drug and prostitution related areas.</p><img src="http://community.usatourist.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1287" width="1" height="1">El PasoNogalesMexicoTijuana