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Laura Bronner | Eternal Expat via n.convertkit.com |
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Hi Mexico-loving friends,
I hope this email finds you well.
This week all but three of Mexico's states have gone green on the Covid traffic light system as destinations around the country prepare for the high season to begin.
For those that are new around here, last year Mexico's federal government created a traffic light system to help businesses and people understand the risks of Covid-19 in each state around Mexico. It was then up to the state governments to decide how to interpret these traffic light colors.
Currently, red means the highest risk of covid and that hospitals are near capacity. It means that capacity at restaurants and hotels is lowered. In some places, it will mean that you will not be able to sit inside a restaurant at all, but only place an order for take-out (unless they have outdoor seating available). For the next two weeks, there will continue to be no states in the high-risk "red" category.
Orange is a level below red status and means that there is still a high risk of covid-19 and many restrictions are still in place. The federal government have given control over to the state governments to decide how they implement these colors and what restrictions should be in place. These are the states that will remain in orange with a risk of possibly moving into the red because of continued increases in severe cases and hospitals becoming overrun. There is only one state in the orange for the next two weeks and that is Baja California.
Yellow means lower risk level and most places are allowed to have up to 50% capacity. States in yellow are allowed to have fans at sporting events and bars are allowed to be open (in some states clubs are also open in Yellow). Museums and other tourist attractions can be back open with restrictions. The majority of the states in the country are now yellow. Those states in yellow are Guanajuato and Aguascalientes.
Green means that there is a very low risk of Covid, that many places can have more than 75% capacity and almost all services can resume. Precautions like masks and temperature checks are still being taken, especially when going indoors. There are now four states currently in the green. The rest of Mexico is now in the Green.
You can view the full map on the government website here.
Despite movement across the spectrum in a positive direction, masks are still required in most places, including outside in places like Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Yucatan. Be sure to check what the local regulations are when you arrive (by asking at your hotel for example).
I've been busy catching up with content about the beautiful state of Baja California Sur. Many of you know that I spent the first half of this year living in a few different towns there as well as traveling as extensively as I possibly could around the state.
While the Baja California Sur guidebook was my priority this past summer, I also want to make sure that there is always some free content accessible for everyone. So I have been writing up a storm all about Loreto and Mulegé and I hope it will be helpful for anyone planning a trip to this region of Mexico soon!
Another exciting discovery regarding Loreto is that the book Hiking Loreto is now available to purchase online. This book is the absolute best guide to the hiking trails around Loreto and that entire region of Baja California Sur. It used to only be available at small bookshops in Loreto, but now you can purchase it online here.
As Mexico works to come out of the other side of the Pandemic, it's still incredibly important to keep up to date with what is going on around Mexico. You may have heard about the shooting in Tulum recently or in Playa del Carmen two weeks ago. However, like any place in the world, what we see on the media doesn't always represent what's really happening on the ground.
That's why I always recommend getting in touch with people who are living in and experiencing a place in the day-to-day.
For updates about Mexico City, as always I recommend following Ubish Yaren on Instagram. You can also follow Anais of The Curious Mexican for updates on the restaurant and food scene in Mexico City and what is back open.
For information about what's going on in and around Puerto Vallarta, be sure to follow along with the Kinetic Kennons on YouTube.
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 state of Oaxaca.
For regular updates about life in Merida and around the Yucatan, check out Mexico Cassie who has also recently written a fantastic guide about Traveling Yucatan with Kids.
Shelley of Travel Mexico Solo also shares her experiences in Merida and around the Yucatan. Her Instagram is a particularly good resource for what she's seeing at the moment.
The Yucatan Times is the local English newspaper in Merida that shares local updates and news reports.
To keep up with what's going on in and around Querétaro, follow Alex of the Backpacking Brunette.
Vallarta Daily is the local English news there where you can learn about any changes in the situation in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding Nayarit beach towns as well.
Janine Around the World is traveling around the Riviera Maya at the moment sharing her experiences on her blog and Instagram.
Riviera Maya News is the local English newspaper there where you can keep up with changes.
The Mexican government's Coronavirus website is a huge resource for those that are currently living in Mexico and want to know more about what's happening in their state.
As always, a great place to keep up to date with news about what's happening all over Mexico in English is Mexico News Daily.
If you are planning a trip to Mexico soon, I hope you'll have a browse of the different locations on my blog or have a search through my YouTube videos to help you plan your trip!
I also have FOUR extensive guidebooks available for Baja California Sur (brand new and published in July 2021!), Mexico City (updated this year with tons of new content!), Merida, and Guanajuato!
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to email me by simply hitting reply on this email.
Speak soon and safe travels,
Laura
Patricia Pacheco / Correspondent
SAN PEDRO POCHUTLA, Oaxaca.- To reduce the crime rate in the area and guarantee better security conditions for visitors, residents and service providers, security cameras will be installed linked to the Control and Command Center (C2) of San Pedro Pochutla , in Zipolite and Puerto Ángel.
As part of a comprehensive security plan for the tourist area and in response to requests made by providers and residents to reinforce surveillance and containment actions, in the face of a series of robberies that have been registered, particularly in Zipolite, municipal authorities in coordination with the Secretariat of Public Security of the state of Oaxaca, they announced the installation of monitoring points with connection to the C2 and the 911 emergency number.
In a meeting with businessmen and merchants on the nudist beach, the director of municipal Public Security, Michel Tanuz Cruz, reported on the purpose and way in which the security cameras will operate in conjunction with the Control and Command Center, which will lead to a quick and timely response from security corporations, direct attention to emergencies and inhibition of criminal acts.
"The cameras that have been placed cover several streets and have a rotation of almost 360 degrees that give the coverage we need in the strategic points of Puerto Ángel and Zipolite. The Oaxaca Seguro program of the SSP has a modality called 'alert neighborhood 'and that it consists that both individuals and establishments can link their video surveillance system to C2, which will lead to a prompt response to any call, "he said.
Safe environments for quiet destinations
For her part, the mayor Saymi Pineda Velasco stressed that as a government it is essential to create spaces for the training and development of children and young people to prevent them from being part of the ranks of crime; For this reason, he announced that an eco-park will be built next year and before the current administration ends, the Zipolite toy library will be delivered completed and equipped.
Likewise, he informed that the procedures are already being carried out for the state government to rehabilitate the highway that leads from Puerto Ángel to San Antonio, Tonameca, as he assured, "it is useless to have so many investors if there is not good connectivity."
Pineda Velasco urged the players in the sector to work on a tourism agenda in the coming days that includes Puerto Ángel as a second development pole, with security as one of the main axes.
The representative of the SSP of Oaxaca, Marcos López Alderete, explained that the first two cameras have been placed in the tourist strip on the Zipolite pavement and the entrance to Panteón beach.
They will keep a record of photos and videos
He explained that establishments that already have video surveillance cameras will be able to connect with the C2 and 911 in a simple way - taking into account the compatibility between cameras and mobile phones - and in the event that the link is made, SSP personnel will be able to give maintenance of the devices or suggest to those who are going to acquire video equipment, about the best options that guarantee their proper functioning.
The official affirmed that C2 will keep the record of the shots and videos of criminal acts, so that individuals will not have to deliver copies of the recordings in the event of an investigation, as the instance will be in charge of being the link with the authorities.
Currently, 17 video surveillance cameras have been installed in the streets of the population center of Pochutla, which are permanently monitored by C2 personnel.
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