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Latest US Travel Warning for Baja

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Sunset on The Malecon at La Paz

A new travel warning for Mexico was issued Wednesday Dec 24th by the U.S. State Department for the first time includes the state of Baja California Sur as an area of concern, urging travelers to exercise caution when visiting La Paz, the state capital.

“According to the Department of Interior of Mexico, in 2013 Baja California Sur registered its highest homicide rate since 1997,” the warning states. “Many of these homicides occurred in La Paz, where there has been an increase in organized crime-related violence.”

The State Department’s review of conditions in Mexico makes an effort to distinguish between different parts of the country.

Several states have no travel advisories, and until this latest report there had been none for Baja California Sur.

The bad news is offset by good news, said Baja Sur’s Tourism Secretary, Ruben Reachi Lugo, noting that the alert is limited to the state capital and not the municipality of Los Cabos and that "we have not had any tourist who has had any problems " .

"It really is a federal subject for the United States, it is a warning to be careful . What we have worked for over time is to counteract bad news with good news,  for example the recent visits of celebrities like George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston and Lea Michele “.

Before Hurricane Odile , the official recalled , Los Cabos had 13,500 hotel rooms, now it has " about 75 % open " and by March 31 the expectation is to be 95 % open, including the Westin Resort & Spa , Me Cabo , Hyatt Ziva and Esperanza Resort .

The budget for tourism in 2015 will suffer " a relatively minor impact against last year ", in the first quarter with a forecast decrease of up to 6% " because of the Hotels not yet fully open" however , he announced , investment is expected to be in the region of $600 million dollars in 2015, of which $100m will come from JW Marriott, the rest of LeBlanc , Villa Group, Starwood Hotels & Resort, Grand Solmar Rancho San Lucas, and Pueblo Bonito , through Novaispania brand.


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