Why do so many canadian travel to mexico even they knew is not safe ?

Question

A young Canadian woman is undergoing treatment after being found beaten unconscious in a hotel in Mexico's Mazatlan resort region.Mexican federal police told CBC News on Sunday that the woman, reportedly in her 20s, was found lying in an elevator early Saturday.The police officer would not provide his own name, nor reveal details about the victim's age or identity. Mexican media reports that the woman was found at the Hotel Riu in Punta Cerritos and is said to be in serious condition.
Police statements say another tourist was trying to enter the elevator and discovered the woman lying on the floor in a pool of blood, according to a noroeste.com report. The report said investigators suspect she may have been assaulted in a hotel room, dragged down the hall to the elevator and then abandoned.Noroeste further reports that the victim is thought to be between 25 to 27 years and about five feet eight inches tall. She is described as having brown hair and a light complexion, and was wearing a hotel wristband on her right hand when she was discovered.The news outlet also reports that the woman was rejected by two private clinics before finally being taken to a hospital.
Police and government agencies have been tight lipped, and CBC News has not yet been able to reach the Consular Agency of Canada or the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.
The Hotel Riu Emerald Bay in the Mexican resort town of Mazatlan has several five-star ratings on travel websites, and is a popular travel destination for both Canadian and American tourists.
The attack is the latest in a series of violent incidents involving Canadian visitors to Mexico in recent weeks.Two Canadian men were shot dead in separate incidents earlier this month, while the body of a Mexican-born University of British Columbia student who disappeared in December was also found stabbed and strangled with her hands tied behind her back near a Mexican beach.

Answer 1

As opposed to those who die skydiving, scuba diving, in motorcycle accidents, skiing, boating, ziplining, having sex, taking a bath, driving to work, etc. People do a lot of dangerous things. Canada averages three to four deaths each year playing ice hockey and countless serious injuries -- mostly children. Why do people play sports when they know how dangerous it is?



Yes... people are willing to take risks in order to experience joy, fun, and exhilleration.

Answer 2

The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory for Mexico because of the continuing violence that is occurring. While Canadians are not specifically being targetted, certainly you can be in the "wrong place at the wrong time".



I did consider travelling to Mexico as a possible vacation destination a few years ago, because I would have liked to go and see the resorts, the Mayan ruins, and practice my Spanish. But with the state things are in today, I probably will look elsewhere at least until the Mexican government has more control of the situation down there.



Keep in mind that many travellers go to Mexican resorts annually without encountering any crime whatsoever. And there also have been cases in other travel destinations where Canadians have faced violent crime. Jamaica, Bermuda, and Bahamas have all had cases of assault, murder, and other violent crimes against vacationers in recent years. The key when travelling is to be alert, stay in safer areas, and travel in groups with people you know.

Answer 3

Scott Giddy spent 10 days in hospital in Mexico, where he had surgery after he was attacked outside a restaurant in Mazatlan An Ontario man says he was viciously attacked last spring near the same five-star resort in Mexico where a Calgary woman was badly beaten over the weekend.

The Giddys went to Mexico with Sarah’s sister and a friend for March break last year. They had stayed at another Riu resort in Los Cabos on other trips had been to Mexico many times before and felt they would be safe."We thought 'hey this is a five-star resort, it looks nice,'" said Sarah.

Four days into their trip, the couple visited a restaurant down the beach from their resort. Inside they recognized other guests from their resort.Toward the end of dinner, Scott went to use the bathroom then stepped outside the restaurant to visit some vendors he saw on his way inside.Sarah didn't know her husband planned to step outside.Scott told CBC News he recalls stepping outside the restaurant, but his next memory is waking up in a hospital eight days later."I can remember going to the washroom, and that's where any recollection of what happens fades away," he said. "I have no recollection of how I got injured. I have no recollection of what occurred outside of that restaurant … I don't remember any confrontation with anyone. Nothing."Sarah recalls the moment someone ran to her table to tell her that her husband had been hurt."A woman came running to the table and said 'emergency, emergency, your husband.' We ran outside and that's where we found Scott on the ground, there was a huge pool of blood. He was standing against the building and he had blood pouring out his left ear. Pouring like a tap."

The couple now say they will never return to Mexico. Scott has made a recovery but did lose his sense of smell."We have nothing against the country," said Scott. "We met some wonderful people down there, some wonderful locals but it's just way too dangerous. We would never go there again."

His wife agrees."A disturbing thing is hearing people say if you stay on the resort you're fine, but that's not true,” said Sarah. “Even if you stay on the resort and you need medical assistance you could wind up in the same situation that we were in where if you don't have cash, you don't get care."

Answer 4

I'm Canadian and very well traveled. I've been to Mexico lots of times. Since we don't know the whole story about the latest crime, we can't really speculate.



The one man from BC was killed in a home invasion in Mexico (happens here too) He wouldn't hand over his laptop so they shot him. He'd still be alive today if he had of said "help yourself" Common sense goes a long way...in any country.

Answer 5

Millions of people visit Mexico every year without anything happening. I'd say those are pretty good odds.

Answer 6

Safety is a personal choice and Canada is no safer than Mexico. Have you ever heard of a Canadian serial killer in B.C. who killed over 60 prostitutes and a Colonel in the military who is a serial rapist and a killer who killed 2 women in Tweed Ontario? What about the drug related killings in Surrey B.C. where 6 people got shot and killed in the same apartment? We can't blame others and think of ourselves as flawless. .

Answer 7

beacuse they are not thinking and inexperienced in travel. i have been in mexico on two trips and no desire to return seems like a lawless country with too many issues and corruption.

Answer 8

we were wondering the same thing on Vancouver island

Answer 9

ok not all of Mexico is dangerous. Cancun is pretty safe. These people probably did something stupid over their while drunk and ended up being killed

Answer 10

To get drugs