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Help: Carrying your passport in Mexico?
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Huh? I vacationed in Cancun for a week a ways back. I didn't have any problems.
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MightyMouse69 said:
Ew... ummmm keep one hand on your wallet and the other hand over your asshole?
Or was that with Christians?
j/k
good luck!
MightyMouse69 said:
You have to be more specific about what areas you plan to visit. Some areas are dangerous for anyone with visible wealth, Mexican or not. Mexico City has a lot of seriously dangerous areas. If you plan to visit there specifically you need to educate yourself about it.
Yes you should carry some cash, but not a great deal. USD can get you out of scraps sometimes.
MightyMouse69 said:
Wow Merida. Dont know much about that place other than it's pretty different from the rest of the entire country. I dont think it's got any particular problem with violent crime though.
The capital is a different story. Like I said, educate yourself about the different areas of the city before you go. If you're there on business I expect you wont have any reason to go into the really dangerous areas though. In some ways it's similar to DC....it's the seat of the government, but it's also got some seriously bad neighborhoods.
Just dont be foolish and attract a lot of attention to the fact that you may have a lot of cash. Be very polite with the police if you get hassled. And interstate bus travel might not the best option for you. Fly from Merida to the capital in you can.
Most of the people are really very honest and decent, but being American everyone will see you as being rich and you will attract the scumbags. Sorry.
Raptorex
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Thanks, yes Merida is the Yucatan Capital (you probably know) I'll take in the sites too while I'm there. Then I am catching a flight from there to Mexico City. I'm flying cheap class and it is still 1800 US from Boston, getting expensive out there. Feel free to PM me any other info you think I should have.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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crazyjoe
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nevermind, I didn't know you were going to mexico city. That place is fucked-up. Millions of people too. I keep most all your money inside your sock, and don't let anybody see you take any out of it if you do. Also make sure you appear confident all the time, and act like you are a regular visitor. When I go to places like that and I see a cop or cops walking together I will give them the whats-up nod so they don't think I'm intimidated.
Most the cops are still in there teens, and generally if your a bigger sized guy they don't mess with you anyway IME anyway.
Most the cops are still in there teens, and generally if your a bigger sized guy they don't mess with you anyway IME anyway.
Jon79
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keep it in your front pocket at all times ....make 2 copies keep one in your hotel room at all times and leave one at home with someone u can trust along with a copy of your drivers lic and birth cetrificate, because if you loose everything you will need someone u can trust to fax these copies to the appropriate ppl in mexico to let you back in.MightyMouse69 said:
if worse comes to worse you will have to rent a car and make a trip to mexico city and they can get you a new passport the same day..
ask me how i know? Well i was almost stranded in mexico. the american consilate told me to get a job there lol
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Do NOT carry heat. Get caught with a gun in Mexico you'd better use it!manny78 said:
elite2006 said:
They issue ccw licenses to locals and even foreigners but you need a damn good reason and/or being wealthy/know the right people. They have caliber restrictions My associate went there a few years ago to represent a firearm's compaby. He was making demos for a few PD's out there in order to sign contracts so of course, he had to carry around a case with 3-4 assault rifles and yes, they issued a CCW to him (he has one in Canada already). So maybe Mightymouse qualifies as a wealthy guy ?
Taken from Wikipedia.org:
"CCW licenses are issued but are hard to obtain for anyone not wealthy and without political connections. In the event that an application is denied, the denial may theoretically be appealed at a District Court, but this never occurs in practice. Prior to 2002, CCW licenses could be obtained authorizing military caliber pistols. However, these CCW licenses were all cancelled, and re-issued to authorize only up to .380 ACP caliber pistolas."
