Comments on: Tranquilo in Yucatan http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/safe-to-travel-live-in-yucatan.htm Online magazine about living, working and traveling in Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CasiYucateco http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/safe-to-travel-live-in-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-174080 CasiYucateco Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:50:38 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/tranquilo-in-yucatan.htm#comment-174080 House owners who do not have <em>protectores </em>on all openings would be well-advised to install them. When in Rome, do as the Romans do... <em>Protectores </em>are used for a reason. House owners who do not have protectores on all openings would be well-advised to install them. When in Rome, do as the Romans do… Protectores are used for a reason.

]]> By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/safe-to-travel-live-in-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-174027 Working Gringos Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:13:29 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/tranquilo-in-yucatan.htm#comment-174027 Lorna, we know there are extensive discussions about this on our sister site, www.yolisto.com, and we encourage you to go there and talk to others about it. This is a long discussion that probably is not best served here on Yucatan Living. That said, we have discussed this with our Yucatecan friends who spend their summers at the beach. Even in the summer, when the beach is crowded, and all the houses are occupied, they never leave anything of value downstairs in any of their houses, and they rarely keep anything of value at the beach houses. The recent influx of foreigners to the beach communities who are there in the winter when many houses are empty and who don't play by these rules are giving thieves new opportunities. Of course the police in these communities are working hard to stop this crime, but it seems to be an unfortunate consequence of foreigners changing the status quo in these areas. Lorna, we know there are extensive discussions about this on our sister site, http://www.yolisto.com, and we encourage you to go there and talk to others about it. This is a long discussion that probably is not best served here on Yucatan Living. That said, we have discussed this with our Yucatecan friends who spend their summers at the beach. Even in the summer, when the beach is crowded, and all the houses are occupied, they never leave anything of value downstairs in any of their houses, and they rarely keep anything of value at the beach houses. The recent influx of foreigners to the beach communities who are there in the winter when many houses are empty and who don’t play by these rules are giving thieves new opportunities. Of course the police in these communities are working hard to stop this crime, but it seems to be an unfortunate consequence of foreigners changing the status quo in these areas.

]]> By: Lorna Campbell http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/safe-to-travel-live-in-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-173467 Lorna Campbell Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:15:36 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/tranquilo-in-yucatan.htm#comment-173467 We are staying in Telchac Puerto for 4 months this winter. In the past week, there have been four houses broken into while people inside sleeping. Only electronics taken, no harm to people. However crime is now not just due to absent mindedness on part of the home dwellers - our home had exterior lights on, caretaker, door locked, electronics hidden and yet they still entered by removing shutters while we slept and found cell phone charging in room beside bed. I've found very few posts talking about security, assumption is that you need certain level and that "petty thief" and opportunistic crime will occur, as it does world over. I have found even less in posts referring to deliberate break and entry crime at night, police action, standard procedures for landlords to replace items. To me, based on research the numbers have increased, who's talking about this ... We've hired a guard in addition to caretaker as my understanding is we will be targeted again but not immediately. We are staying in Telchac Puerto for 4 months this winter. In the past week, there have been four houses broken into while people inside sleeping. Only electronics taken, no harm to people. However crime is now not just due to absent mindedness on part of the home dwellers – our home had exterior lights on, caretaker, door locked, electronics hidden and yet they still entered by removing shutters while we slept and found cell phone charging in room beside bed. I’ve found very few posts talking about security, assumption is that you need certain level and that “petty thief” and opportunistic crime will occur, as it does world over. I have found even less in posts referring to deliberate break and entry crime at night, police action, standard procedures for landlords to replace items. To me, based on research the numbers have increased, who’s talking about this …

We’ve hired a guard in addition to caretaker as my understanding is we will be targeted again but not immediately.

]]> By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/safe-to-travel-live-in-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-141898 Working Gringos Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:09:12 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/tranquilo-in-yucatan.htm#comment-141898 Yes, car rentals let you cross states in Mexico. And yes, it is safe in those regions. You might want to read our article about Driving in the Yucatan to prepare yourself thoroughly. <a href="http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/driving-in-yucatan.htm" rel="nofollow">www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/driving-in-yucatan.htm</a> Yes, car rentals let you cross states in Mexico. And yes, it is safe in those regions. You might want to read our article about Driving in the Yucatan to prepare yourself thoroughly. http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/driving-in-yucatan.htm

]]> By: Bea http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/safe-to-travel-live-in-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-141818 Bea Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:19:34 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/tranquilo-in-yucatan.htm#comment-141818 We are planning a trip to Yucatan peninsula and looping (East) from Cancun to Merida, Campeche, then down to Chetumal. How safe is it to drive through the various regions?? Do car rental agencies allow you to cross states in Mexico? Many thanks! We are planning a trip to Yucatan peninsula and looping (East) from Cancun to Merida, Campeche, then down to Chetumal. How safe is it to drive through the various regions?? Do car rental agencies allow you to cross states in Mexico?

Many thanks!

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