What's Happening in Mexico Right Now?
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Hi Mexico-loving friends,
I hope this email finds you well.
There have been a few changes to the traffic light system, a lot more green states, and some that have gone back in the other direction as suspected since Holy Week and Spring break have come and gone.
Traffic Light Changes
There continue to be no "red" states on the Mexico traffic light system for the 7th week running.
There are currently eight states that are in the "green" including Nayarit, Chiapas, Campeche, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and newly changed to green this week are Oaxaca and Nuevo Leon (home to Monterrey).
It's still somewhat unclear what exactly "green" means and as with all of the other levels of the traffic light system, the interpretation of being "green" is largely up to the individual state governments. Masks are still required in many states indoors.
In the "yellow" traffic light system for the next two weeks are Baja California, Jalisco, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Durango, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Colima, Michoacán, Tlaxcala, Guerrero, Morelos, Tabasco and Quintana Roo.
Baja California Sur has changed from "yellow" back to "orange" this week and remains at this level for two weeks due to the increase in tourism that was here in March and early April.
Other states that remain in "orange" are Mexico City, Mexico state, Chihuahua, and Yucatán.
You can read about some of the reasoning behind these decisions in this article.
Updates from Baja California Sur
The last two weeks have been relaxing and quiet. We spent most of our time eating seafood and laying on the beach (except over Easter weekend when they were closed).
If you're interested in restaurant recommendations, hiking spots, and some of the more laid-back options around Los Cabos, that's what I've been aiming to capture in my more recent videos. You can catch up with all of the videos from the last two weeks here:
- There's More to Cabo San Lucas Than You Think! - Exploring slightly less touristy areas in Cabo
- Drinking Tequila with Jorge Cuervo - This was such a fun tasting and so much more than just drinking tequila (we learned a ton!)
- Cost of Living in San Jose del Cabo - Always one of my most asked questions about living in different parts of Mexico
- Why I Love San Jose del Cabo - My favorite video that I've made for a while, a little love letter to this beautiful town.
Keep up with what's happening in other parts of Mexico
As things continue to change so quickly, the best way to know what's going on in the place you want to visit is to find people who are on the ground there now.
Even though Mexico City continues to be in Orange, I have heard a lot about continued reopenings.
For more updates about Mexico City, as always I recommend following Ubish Yaren on Instagram. He is doing regular weekly updates about the situation there both on his Instagram and on his YouTube channel.
For updates about what's going on in Oaxaca, Susan of Brooklyn Tropicali has been sharing her updates of what's going on around the city and the state as she begins exploring a little bit along the coast.
For regular updates about life in Merida and around the Yucatan, check out Mexico Cassie.
To keep up with what's going on in and around Queretaro, follow Alex of the Backpacking Brunette.
Trisha of P.S. I'm on My Way regularly shares updates about life in Nayarit where she balances time between Nueva Vallarta where she lives and Sayulita where she works.
Claire's Itchy Feet is a great page to follow for updates about life in both Nayarit and Playa del Carmen where she splits her time.
For updates about Acapulco, follow Raphael of Journey of Wonders.
As always, a great place to keep up to date with news about Mexico in English is Mexico News Daily. I've also recently discovered the Gringo Gazette website, which is a helpful resource for those that are interested in keeping up to date with things going on in Baja California Sur in English.
Visiting Mexico Soon?
If you are planning a trip to Mexico soon, I hope you'll have a browse of the different locations on my blog to help you plan your trip!
I also have three extensive guidebooks available for Mexico City, Merida, and Guanajuato!
As always, you can find me most often on Instagram with daily updates and photos, but I also post very regularly on Facebook if you prefer following along there.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to email me by simply hitting reply on this email.
Speak soon,
Laura
