Two days after the announcement of “closed until further notice”, the United States consular office in Playa del Carmen will resume its activities on Monday, March 12, informed the US Embassy in Mexico.
However, it was reiterated that there is a continuous security threat, which is why the Embassy reviews the travel restrictions to Playa del Carmen for the personnel of the Government of the United States.
Therefore, it is specified that the personnel of Playa del Carmen consular office is banned from visiting the following colonias there Centro, Calica, Gonzalo Guerrero, Quintas del Carmen and Villas del Carmen.
“These neighborhoods are bounded by Avenida Benito Juarez, Avenida 50 Sur (Carretera 307), and Calle 34 Norte,” the statement said.
“The circumstances surrounding the security threat that affects the aforementioned colonias are not related to the threat against the ferries operating between Playa del Carmen and Cozumel.
However, staff of the Government of the United States is still not allowed to make use of the ferries between Playa del Carmen and Cozumel until further notice.
Source: http://www.yucatan.com.mx
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My son (US tourist) was stabbed and robbed on the beach in Playa del Carmen two weeks ago. It was about 8pm, He was walking from where he was staying in an apartment near where the man (a local) was hacked across the face by machete the same night my son was attacked.
It was also a hate crime against my son (who speaks Spanish and acculturated very well to the entire region) as the two attackers repeatedly expressed their hatred for the “gringos” they were “so sick of”.
My son would have died without the excellent care provided the local public hospital, staffed by true professionals who are also very humane. The US Consulate representative visited my son and her having had contact with the hospital social worker also helped a great deal. Is a good thing the consulate is back open- US tourists will need their support in event of emergency.
The various neighborhoods mentioned may be considered the most dangerous for tourists but be aware, the beach hotel staff where my son stopped immediately upon being stabbed were very rude to him as he stood there bleeding and also lied when they said yes they had called the ambulance (was somebody else there after they told my son that). Don’t think the beach resort zone is safe. It isn’t. And some of the local hotels offer much better hospitality than some larger ones- exercise caution at all times, anywhere.
Also, the police arriving on scene likely could have caught the culprits but they said was the beach patrol responsibility. Regarding local police, the bad apples are giving the heroes among them a bad reputation. Just recently in Playa, my son and girlfriend got stopped by a large group of police who threatened to beat them up and take them to jail if they didn’t pay an enormous find right there on the street. The consulate rep who visited him at hospital told him he should have contacted the head of the police there in such a case, because he would have done something about it.
If traveling to Playa, be careful, as a few days after my son was attacked, a tourist was beaten and left for dead by his taxi driver. Taxi drivers have also killed tourists in Yucatan (though at least some of them were coming from Maya Riviera with the passenger), though it seems much safer in general to travel in the Yucatan Peninsula, from our family’s experience from visits over past couple of decades.