The Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for anyone going to Mexico on holiday this summer.
Due to a natural disaster in the region, it has issued a list of areas across the country that should only be visited for 'essential travel'. It comes after Tropical Storm Beatriz continues to strengthen off Mexico's southern Pacific coast.
Forecasts of potential hurricanes are being spread, with a hurricane warning coming into effect on parts of southern Mexico. According to the Foreign Office, hurricane season in Mexico tends to run from June to November and affects both the Pacific and Atlantic costs.
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The Foreign Office is now warning against all but essential travel to the following:
The state of Chihuahua except:
- The city of Chihuahua
- The border crossing in Ciudad Juárez (accessed by federal toll road 45)
- Federal toll road 45D connecting the cities of Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez
- The Copper Canyon rail route to/from Chihuahua and towns immediately on this route including Creel
- The road from Creel via San Juanito to San Pedro
- State highway 16 from San Pedro to Chihuahua
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The state of Sinaloa except:
- The cities of Los Mochis and Mazatlán
- Road 32 that runs between El Fuerte and Los Mochis
- The 15D federal toll road that runs the length of the state
- The Copper Canyon rail route to/from Los Mochis/El Fuerte and the towns immediately on this route
The state of Zacatecas except:
- Zacatecas City accessed by air
The state of Tamaulipas except:
- The border crossing at Nuevo Laredo accessed by federal toll road 85D from Monterrey
The state of Colima except:
- The city of Manzanillo reached by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport
The state of Guerrero except:
- The city of Acapulco accessed by the 95D federal toll road
- The town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air
- The town of Taxco accessed by the 95D and 200D federal toll roads
The state of Michoacán except:
- The city of Morelia accessed by federal toll roads 15D, 126 and 43
- The town of Pátzcuaro accessed by federal toll roads 14D and 15 from Morelia.
- The 15D toll road
In the state of Baja California:
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the city of Tijuana, except
- Airside transit through Tijuana airport
- The Cross Border Xpress bridge from the airport linking terminals across the Mexican-US border.
- The federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida through Tijuana to the border
the city of Tecate in Baja California (including roads between Tijuana and Tecate)
In the state of Guanajuato:
- the areas south west of the road 45D
In the state of Jalisco:
- the areas south and southwest of Lake Chapala to the border with the state of Colima
- the northern municpalities of Hostotipaquillo, San Martin de Bolaños, Chimaltitán, Bolaños, Totatiche, Colotlán, Santa Maria de los Ángeles, Huejúcar, Villa Guerrero, Mezquitic and Huequilla el Alto
