We spend a lot of time in Mexico but not in Puerto Vallarta. When there are incidents of this type things tend to get back to normal very quickly, usually in less than a week. Nobody, including the cartels, wants to kill tourism in their home towns.
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You do know that cartels occasionally take international travelers.
I've spent years in Mexico, but am always glad to hear from a real expert.
Where you have lived doesn't change what has happened.
There is always someone online who claims to be an expert on subjects he knows nothing about. Today you're an expert on Mexico because of reasons.
You know people are regularly abducted and trafficked from major cities around the world, right? Right?
You are the only one who has claimed to be an expert.
I've spent years there and have direct, personal experience. You've maybe seen a headline, likely haven't ever been there (or out of the country for that matter), and want to play pigeon chess. Not going to waste any more time on you.
See?
I can't say what you should do, because I have no idea what's going on the ground there. But I have been in a situation where we decided not to cancel a trip. Lots of cancellations all around that weekend, means less business and we were treated very well.
Reminds me of the guy who deliberately took vacations in countries that just had a major disaster or negative event, because everything was cheap and he was treated very well because they were desperate for tourist money.