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TRAVEL BLOG3.11.08
Violence Leads Some Spring Breakers to Bypass Mexico
Not all students are staying away, however. The Los Angeles Times reports that, farther south, Acapulco is attracting quite a few college students on spring break, accounting for “about 25% of [STA Travel’s] spring-break packages sales”—despite a U.S. State Department warning that drug-related violence is on the rise there, too. “Although this violence is not targeted at foreign residents or tourists,” officials advise, “U.S. citizens in these areas should be vigilant in their personal safety.” The Times’ story notes that Costa Rica is an increasingly popular spring break destination. In the U.S., spring break hot spots continue to include Las Vegas and Panama City Beach, Florida, among other places.
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COMMENTSExcelente! More cerveza for me. Last January, I actually stayed at the Oasis Cancun hotel (cited in the LAT write-up as party central). Lovely place. During my stay, I nearly slipped in a puddle of puke, saw a dead frat boy floating belly-up in the pool and witnessed a drunken melee at the Thursday night “Foam Party.” Good times! By on 3.11.08 at 11:22 AM
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