This is the most ridiculous thread I've seen on this forum in years.
Mexico is one of the world's great democracies, with a population of more than 100 million people. It's the 15th largest country in the world, with nearly 8 million square miles of land area. It's a diverse country with tens of thousands of small villages, thousands of towns, hundreds of cities and at least one city larger than any in the USA.
Sure, there are crime and drug problems in some areas of the country, especially near the U.S. border, but the vast, vast, vast majority of places in Mexico are just as they have been for decades or even centuries -- safe, friendly and without untoward events.
At least a million U.S. citizens live or are retired in Mexico right now, safely and with no problems. As noted, millions of Mexicans and thousands of visitors move about Mexico freely every day with no problems.
Get a grip, people!
--Lan Sluder
AmbergrisCaye.com 
