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A Canuck in Cancun
http://www.cancuncanuck.com
Canadian woman living in Cancun, Mexico with her Mexican husband and their MexiCanadian son. Explore Cancun from a locals perspective and read about the trials and tribulations of being an ex-pat in Mexico.
- Author: CancunCanuck
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Recent Posts
Tropical Depression Ida- Cancun Weather
The last few days we've been watching the storm named Ida as she has made her way north over Central America. Yesterday it was a category 1 hurricane as it hit Nicaragua, lost strength over land and was downgraded to a tropical storm, then further d...
Cancun Beach Recovery Has Begun
After many set backs and problems and a pile of political back and forth, the beach recovery project has started in Cancun. I took a little trip out to the hotel zone today (Sunday) to see what I could see and to try to get some pictures. What luck...
Keeping Busy in Cancun
Busy, busy, busy. I haven't been this busy in a long time, I'm invigorated and exhausted at the same time. Life is all over the place and so is my mind. Still waiting for immigration papers, Max got sick, lots of writing to do and a couple of side ...
Michael Jackson is Coming to My Party
When Michael Jackson passed away, Max was a pretty confused and curious kid. Number one, he didn't really know who MJ was and number two, he didn't understand why mommy was crying like a baby over the man. My parents were here at the time and we wa...
Apostilles in Canada....No existe!
My first few years in Mexico I would hear other ex-pats talking about getting their documents "apostilled" for immigration. I had never been asked for such a thing and had never even heard the term. I learned that an apostille is an internationally...
6 Years of Living in Mexico
Don't let the title scare you, this will not be a recounting of the last six years of my life, I promise! October 10th 2003 I boarded my flight to Cancun from Toronto thinking I would be returning to start again in Canada. I had no idea that I woul...
Comments & Reviews
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CancunCanuck
JJ, I highly recommend Cancun Valet, you'll get a better deal and a hassle free experience with them. Trying to get transportation once you are at the airport can be a headache, they can pressure you pretty hard and you may end up paying more for a ride in a car without air conditioning. Vic (the owner of Cancun Valet) has an excellent reputation and a great fleet of vehicles. Before I got my car I used his service whenever we had guests coming in. Have a great trip!
JJ
I'm going to Cancun next month which taxi service is better the Cancun airpiort OR Cancun Valet.
pocketcultures
A great blog and an entertaining read. Cancun Canuck writes about life in Cancun from a local's perspective.
CancunCanuck
Hi Kate,
The bloggers here in Mexico all share the same opinion...the media is blowing things out of control and using "scare tactics" when discussing Mexico. The areas that are indicated in the official warning are the border states, not the tourist areas but the TV stations are making blanket statements about the country. The warning for students on spring break was again for the border towns and warning them to stay away from drug dealers, not for the resort areas.
Things in Cancun are calm and lovely. ZERO tourists have been hurt in the war on drugs, zero. Crime happens here like every major city, robberies, etc, and while the police do have a history of corruption, they are REALLY cracking down on it and trying to protect the tourists. If a police officer attempts to ask for a bribe, politely tell him you would rather have the ticket for the offense and take his name and badge number. You can report them and they will lose their job.
Check out some other bloggers in Mexico and you will see we all feel the same. We are going about our regular day to day lives, not living in fear, not living in a war zone and things are even better in the hotel/resort areas.
Hope that helps!
CancunCanuck
Kate
Hello,
Can you tell me about the crime situation in Cancun? The news in the U.S. is pretty bad and people are warned to not go to Cancun/Mexico because of the violent crimes occuring there, especially between government and drug cartels. Also, the police corruption and how they take money from tourists. Can you please give me some insight?
Thank you!
CancunCanuck
Hi Stace,
If you are not in the bullring, you would never know they are happening. The bullring is downtown and not really close to anything at all and it's well enclosed. I'm not a fan myself, but I have never had to witness anything that would turn me off. I've been to other events at the bullring (not a fight) and still have not seen anything nasty, I'm sure your friends will be fine. The Virgin of Guadalupe festival shouldn't really impact your stay at all, here it's a real "family" time so folks stick close to home. The most you might see is a small parade of decorated cars, but that's about it.
Bullfighting is not that big here at all, the ones that do happen are pretty much just for tourists (so from what I hear they are slightly less gory than "real" fights). That said, they are not for the feint of heart. In fact, I have heard that bullfights are now only happening in "high season" when there are more tourists here, locals just don't go for it.
Have a great trip!
Stace
I and some friends will be in Cancun Dec 10, 11, 12 (2008). 2 in our party abhor bullfights. I know they will take place on Wed the 10th (3:30 PM)---if one stays in the Hotel Zone are you far enough away to not even know they are taking place? Since we'll be there during the Virgin of Guadalupe fiesta, does Cancun add bullfights that we should be aware of?
Thank you!
Very good info ! See more about Cancun on http://hubpages.com/hub/Cancun-Adventures
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 | Report This Comment