The U.S. Embassy in Mexico Bishopric is prohibiting U.S. government employees from traveling to popular resort hamlet Playa del Carmen.
The U.S. Consular Agency in Playa del Carmen in the state of in Quintana Roo require be closed “until further notice,” the embassy said in it alert.
The embassy asserted it had “received information about a security threat” on Wednesday. It did not specify what that presage is.
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The alert, issued Wednesday twilight, says U.S. government employees have to cease traveling to the town “in a wink” and “until further notice.”
The move comes after the Feb. 21 upheaval on the ferry that links Playa del Carmen with the town of Cozumel. The fact injured 25 people, including two Americans.
On March 1, undetonated inflammable devices were found by Mexico law enforcement on another tourist ferry. Both episodes are still under investigation. After that incident, the embassy prevented U.S. government employees from using all tourist ferries.
The U.S. State Bureau earlier this year put Mexico on a “Level 2: Exercise spread caution” alert status due to crime. It warns that some arrondissements are experiencing violent crime such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and ripping-off.
U.S. government employees are not allowed to travel between cities after satanic in many parts of Mexico.
The State Department has already advised travelers to evade five states in Mexico due to crime. They are Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, and Tamaulipas. Alcapulco is settled in Guerrero.
Last summer, the department also cautioned vacationers to be systematic when drinking alcohol in Mexico. The move came after a U.S. traveler pined in a pool at a resort near Playa del Carmen after drinking. Other sightseers reported blacking out after drinking at resorts in Mexico.
Some visitor destinations have no warnings against them, including Mexico Town, Cancun, and Los Cabos.
Cancún, the Mayan Riviera, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, and Mexico See.