I used to go to Juarez regularly before it became a war zone. Then the common wisdom became "stay in the touristy areas." But over the past ten years, there hav

I used to go to Juarez regularly before it became a war zone. Then the common wisdom became "stay in the touristy areas." But over the past ten years, there have been several well-covered attacks in tourist towns on both coasts. I'm not saying you can't still have a good time, but there are just no low-risk places in Mexico any more, and the cops are not likely to be of much help unless your interests align with those of the drug cartels.