Where to travel safely in Mexico!

This is the time of year when seniors are getting antsy to finish up first semester and start planning their senior trips. Many parents are obviously hesitant to allow their freshly graduated babies to fly off to Mexico in fright of the drug wars, and obviously because of the movie "Taken". The San Fransisco Chronicle's Five Safest Places in Mexico rates Tlaxcala the safest, with only 1.1 deaths per 100,000. Next in line is Yucatan, which has 1.3 per every 100,000, and has a well-developes tourist infrastructure and thousands of historical and archaeological sites. Puebla, Queretarp,Baja California Sur, Mexico City, Todos Santos, San Miguel de Allende, Hautulco, and Playa Del Carmen complete the list. So, for all you seniors out there, remind your parents that not all of Mexico is dangerous, although any teen on a trip should remain cautious.

The author of this article, Chris Owen, seems to be aware that many people are leaning away from traveling to Mexico in his first sentence, "Crime in Mexico has kept travelers away from some parts of the country that are riddles wit the results of drug carte operations" (www.gadling.com). I think a good strategy of his was to state the obvious right off the bat to get rid of the "elephant in the room" situation. He then goes on to list the places and does not really use any other techniques other than giving a brief description of what attracts people to each area. 

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