For 15 years as Missions Director I have sent multiple teams to the Yucatán because it's very safe. Text or Call Me for Info.
Norris Brown Missions Director Riverview FL 813-326-076*Five
Safety
Answers to: It is Safe at the DCI Mayan Missions Base?
DCI Mission Campus is 135 Miles West of Any Travel Advisory. At this time we are getting the question: “Is it safe in the Yucatán?” Our answer is: “Unquestionably the Yucatán is Extremely Safe.” If you are one of our regular partners who come to the Yucatán, you understand that we are located two and a half hours West of Cancun. The DCI base is in an entirely different state and area where Cancun is located. There are NO travel advisories for the State of the Yucatán. The Yucatán is different than any other part of Mexico because of its safety and the pleasantness of it’s people and many quaint Mayan cities. Our location is a long 36-hour drive from the US/MX border/1,800 miles. Many people say: “The State of the Yucatán is like a country of its own, so different, so quaint and peaceful”.
Our DCI Missions Campus is located in the downtown area of the historic Mayan city of Tizimin where ice cream shops and restaurants with unique characters line the streets. As a matter of fact, tourism is growing in the Yucatán because vacationers are avoiding the Cancun area. This peaceful area is the perfect location for students, families, ministries and individuals to lodge while aiding people. We invite you to come and help us on a short-term mission trip within this Mayan region, the State of the Yucatán.
Is Mexico Safe To Travel Right Now? [2023]
By Isabella 27/12/2022
“The short answer would be yes, but it depends where you are in Mexico. The Yucatan Peninsula is super safe to drive...”
[2023] Is Yucatan Safe?
By Laura Peters January 10, 2023
“Yes! The state of the Yucatan is one of the safest in all of Mexico. According to the Yucatan Times, this federal district was ranked among the four states with the lowest crime rates in Mexico. In fact, the capital, Mérida, is the second safest city in all of the Americas. You can’t get much better than that!”
Borderlessroads /Jan 1, 2023 — “Yucatan, is considered one of the safest places to visit in Mexico and I completely agree with that.”
Online 3/18/23 “Mexico is a huge country and the Yucatan Peninsula is a distinct and geographically very separate part of that country... Due to its location, almost all of this illicit trade, and the resulting problems, simply by-passes the Yucatan. It really is (almost) as simple as that... Perhaps it is overly romantic, or simple wishful thinking, but life in the Yucatan seems gentler, far less macho and aggressive than other parts of the country.”
The Facts About Safety in the Yucatán
Violence dominates much of the news about Mexico, but thousands of miles away from the troubles in Northern Mexico is an oasis: the state of Yucatán and the city of Mérida, home to our semester and summer programs… Numerous writers and safety experts have touted the state of Yucatán as a tranquil, vibrant destination… “Yucatan” Mexico's Safest Destination Tourism Booming Again-New America Media U.S. State Department Travel- notes that no travel advisory is in effect for the state of Yucatán. El Financiero (article in Spanish): Yucatan has been evaluated with the highest scores among 8 different categories in terms of safety.
September 2015 Butler University “Institute for Study Abroad”
Trip Advisor Forum- March, 2010
Carico rincon de... March 23
“Merida and the state of Yucatan are probably the safest large city and state in the Republic of Mexico...Most of the street parties and dances do not even start until 9PM, and go on for hours...I just spent a month driving around the peninsula visiting out of the way ruins and less traveled tourist sites only on the back roads without any problems at all...enjoy”
RobertSDF, March 24
I agree…. Yucatan are among the safest places you can travel .
YucatanLiving Merida, Mar 24
Not that you need it, but let me add my confirmation that it is very safe in the Yucatan…Driving is safe, highways are well-marked and most back roads now feature asphalt and an occasional wide shoulder to let oncoming traffic pass. Enjoy!
Washington Post / February 9, 2012 – William Booth
The Yucatan Peninsula is free of… mayhem. No advisory is in effect for the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo. Good to go…
Christian Science Monitor
By Sara Miller Llana, Staff Writer JUNE 4, 2010
**Yucatan** “As safe as Seattle,' says a transplant to Mérida…where there is no sign of the violent”…