What is clear from these travel stories is taxi dangers are not a new issue in the area, just that it has reached some threshold. The U.S. State Department wants citizens to be on alert and aware of dangers if they go, beyond what are already in place for Mexico. Safety, as the site says, is their primary concern. But how many travelers take these alerts to heart?
“Since the outbreak of violence in tourist areas, Quintana Roo law enforcement officials have moved quickly to announce arrests in each case. In December, an additional contingent of about 1,500 members of Mexico’s National Guard began patrolling the beaches in a sign of how seriously the federal government has taken the threat to Mexico’s tourist industry.
But many question how sustainable that approach is. “For me, it’s just a facade,” said Fabiola Cortés, a lawyer and journalist who helped expose the dealings of Quintana Roo’s previous governor. He is now in jail, facing trial on corruption charges. “When high-impact events take place, they just detain anybody.” New York Times, February 2022
