The numbers are way down for Spring Break visitors to Mexico's beaches. One can understand why, however, the the beaches in Oaxaca remain safe and they are some of the best in the country.
from the Latin American Herald Tribune: (emphasis mine)
The Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco, which has been affected by a wave of drug-related violence, will likely be avoided this year by spring breakers from the United States and Canada, a Guerrero state tourism official said.
The thousands of students from the north who usually travel to Acapulco for spring break will not come to Guerrero’s beaches this year, Tourism Development Secretary Ernesto Rodriguez Escalona said.
“The spring breakers segment fell for many reasons,” including crime, Rodriguez Escalona said during a press conference held on Wednesday to announce an international diving competition in Acapulco.
Spring breakers have stopped visiting other beach cities in Mexico, including Puerto Vallarta, a resort in Jalisco state that has seen their numbers drop from 20,000 to just 800, Rodriguez Escalona said.
“We lost the spring break season completely in Acapulco, but also in (Puerto) Vallarta and Cancun,” a Caribbean resort city, over the perception that Mexico is dangerous, Rodriguez Escalona said.....
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