Maritime travel experts weigh in on deadly unrest in Mexico

With the current violence unfolding in the western part of Mexico, experts from the Maritimes are now weighing in on both it and the future of travel for the country.

An unsettling situation unfolding in the western part of Mexico has Maritime travel experts weighing in.

“We have certainly seen lots of violence over the years in Mexico and it’s not good,” said CTV Travel Expert, Loren Christie. “I’m not saying that it’s a good thing, it’s a terrible thing and it’s a thing we should all be well aware of, but it has happened before.”

But with Mexico being one of the top sun destinations for Maritimers, he says he can’t see that changing, even with the current situation.

“It will happen again and people make those risk assessments when they choose their destinations based on what their interested in, which tends to be for Canadians sun, warmth and convenience and a good buck,” he said.

The violence and unrest comes following the arrest of a son of notorious jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Christie says that over the last few years, areas like Mazatlan and Acapulco have actually come up as places that are a little bit more dangerous to visit.

“When you start looking at some of the numbers per capita the numbers of murders or violent events that happen, Mexico is not actually that far off from some of the other Caribbean Islands,” said Christie. “It’s just that it’s a much bigger country with a lot higher number of Canadian travellers who go there so we hear about it more in the news.”