The street sign says 'Zona Centro' which is Tijuana. Do you recognize it as someplace else? The only other possibility I can think of is Ciudad Juarez, south of El Paso.
Quick Thinking = Don't drive around at night in border town MX in the first place. For reasons like this, not to mention much more likely to get into any kind of collision at night. Tijuana is a border town you pass through in the day time to get to better destinations, unless you're going to a cheap dentist or vet in town.
These are low level goons who pull crap like this, not the "cartels" per se. Just like the mafia, the cartels run more of the legit businesses, the restaurants, the amenities, etc. and they want American tourists to get there, have a good time and spend their money. It's local scammers and thieves who don't care about Mexico's reputation to gringos.
That isn't Tijuana
The street sign says 'Zona Centro' which is Tijuana. Do you recognize it as someplace else? The only other possibility I can think of is Ciudad Juarez, south of El Paso.
Either way, too dangerous to go there!
this is old material. have seen this a few times now, and yes, too dangerous to be going to mexico these days.
It’s new to me.
just because it is old doesnt mean it shouldnt be posted, now people like you are also exposed to it...
Anyond driving across the border is Loco!
Not true, this doesn't happen very often. I cross several times a year with my family, as do tens of thousands of other Arizonans and Californians.
Just don't cross at night, scammers and bad hombres can be active on stretches of roads.
Quick Thinking = Don't drive around at night in border town MX in the first place. For reasons like this, not to mention much more likely to get into any kind of collision at night. Tijuana is a border town you pass through in the day time to get to better destinations, unless you're going to a cheap dentist or vet in town.
These are low level goons who pull crap like this, not the "cartels" per se. Just like the mafia, the cartels run more of the legit businesses, the restaurants, the amenities, etc. and they want American tourists to get there, have a good time and spend their money. It's local scammers and thieves who don't care about Mexico's reputation to gringos.