Passengers at Logan Airport in Boston remain cautious but undeterred by a recent worldwide travel alert issued by the State Department. The alert warns of potential terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against US citizens and interests. Travelers are advised to exercise increased caution, stay alert in tourist areas, enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment program, and follow the US Department of State's social media accounts. Security analysts emphasize the importance of having a plan, knowing embassy and hospital locations, and carrying passports at all times. Despite the alert, travelers are determined to continue their trips with safety in mind.
Eight bodies were found dumped in wooded lots and sinkhole ponds near Cancun, Mexico. The bodies were found in a poor neighborhood about 10 miles from Cancun's beach and hotel zone, in an area close to the local airport. Dumping grounds are often used by drug cartels to dispose of victims. Searches for clandestine grave sites have become common throughout the country. According to a national database, more than 112,000 people are listed as missing in Mexico. The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert warning visitors to exercise caution, especially after dark, at resorts including Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum.
The CDC has issued a warning about an outbreak of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Limón and Alajuela provinces in Costa Rica. Travelers to these areas should take precautions to prevent mosquito bites and take a prescription antimalarial drug. The Costa Rican Ministry of Health is also conducting investigations and asking residents to take measures to avoid mosquito bites. If symptoms of malaria develop, seek medical care immediately.
The murders of four men found dead near a Cancun resort are likely linked to drug gang rivalries in the area, with notorious gang leader Hector Flores Aceves, known as "Pantera," involved in the slayings. Two suspects were detained, while Flores Aceves remains at large. The killings are believed to be a result of rivalries between drug gangs in the area, who compete over exclusive resort areas. The US State Department has issued a travel alert warning Americans to "exercise increased caution" if traveling to Mexico's buzzing beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum where drug gang violence has run rampant in the past.
Four bodies were found in Cancun's hotel zone near the beach, and two suspects have been detained in the killings. The victims' nationalities and identities are unknown, and the cause of death is under investigation. This incident occurred less than a week after a U.S. tourist was shot in the leg in the nearby town of Puerto Morelos. The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert warning travelers to exercise increased caution, especially after dark, at Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts due to drug gang violence.
Four dead bodies were found in Cancun's hotel zone near the beach, and two suspects have been detained in connection with the killings. The motive and cause of death are under investigation. This incident comes after a U.S. tourist was shot in the leg in the nearby town of Puerto Morelos. The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert warning travelers to exercise increased caution, especially after dark, at Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts due to drug gang violence.
A U.S. tourist was shot in the leg by unidentified assailants in Puerto Morelos, a resort town south of Cancun. The motive remains under investigation. The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert this month warning travelers to "exercise increased caution," especially after dark, at Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, which have been plagued by drug gang violence in the past.
An American tourist was shot in the leg by unidentified assailants in Puerto Morelos, a resort town on Mexico's Caribbean coast. The motive remains under investigation. The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert earlier this month warning travelers to "exercise increased caution" at Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts. There have been a series of brazen acts of violence along the Caribbean coast, including the killing of two Canadians in Playa del Carmen in 2022 and two tourists in Tulum in 2021.
The US State Department has issued a travel alert for Americans planning to spend spring break in Mexico, warning travelers to exercise increased caution, especially after dark, at Caribbean beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, which have been plagued by drug gang violence in the past. The alert also warns of the dangers of synthetic drugs and adulterated prescription pills, as well as unregulated alcohol that may be contaminated. The State Department has also listed areas in Mexico where travelers should reconsider or avoid traveling due to crime and kidnapping.
The New York State Department of Health has issued a travel alert for Israel and other countries where polio is circulating after an 8-year-old girl in Safed, Israel, was paralyzed by the virus. The girl had never been vaccinated against polio. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging enhanced precautions for travelers to Israel, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, and several other central African countries. Polio is highly contagious and potentially deadly, and vaccination is the best protection against it.
The United States has issued a travel alert for Americans heading to Cancun for spring break due to an increase in crime in the area. The alert warns travelers to exercise caution and be aware of their surroundings, especially at night. The Mexican government has also increased security measures in the popular tourist destination.
