Cabo in relation to real danger....

To understand safety in Cabo, one must first possess a geographical knowledge of Mexico. The majority of Mexico’s physical area is actually safe. There are only areas, epicenters if you will, which should be respected as potentially dangerous regions. Knowing where Mexico’s danger zones are, in comparison to Los Cabos is key to understanding how safe Cabo actually is.

The core of Mexico’s violence is drug related and takes place in the city of Juarez (pronounced hWA-rez) in the northern state of Chihuahua. Juarez is actually only two miles from El Paso, Texas –yes in the US, and some 1,800+ miles (by car) away from sunny Los Cabos, at the southernmost tip of Baja. In fact, the US cities of Tucson, Phoenix and Palm Springs are all far closer to Juarez than Los Cabos is.

Not only is Los Cabos many miles from the core of Mexico’s drug violence, but Los Cabos is, historically-speaking, a very safe group of cities in the equally safe state of Baja California Sur.

Beyond the substantial physical separations between Los Cabos and violent hot spots like Juarez, lies a significant social divide too. The majority of the violence in Juarez and other danger zones near the Mexico-US border are associated with the trafficking of narcotics into the US. Unless you are planning to infiltrate Mexico and take a crack at the drug trade, then it is even more unlikely that you will find yourself in a violent drug related clash.

In general we have to be careful and mindful of our safety whether we are at home in the US or traveling abroad to any other countries.

Should you visit Cabo?

Absolutely! If you are reading this article here in Cabo, congratulations, you are in paradise. You are probably nodding your head in agreement while sipping a margarita, and looking forward to sharing this article with your skeptical peers that warned you of dangerous Mexico before you came. 

Don’t drink the water. It is not recommended to drink unfiltered tapwater in Cabo San Lucas, but then we barely drink tapwater in the US.  Just to be safe while you are enjoying your time in Cabo, ask for bottled water and avoid ice cubes in offsite venues. Dreams Ice Cubes are Filtered as are most major hotels/resorts.