Canada and U.S tell travelers to stay out of still chaotic Oaxaca

Both the governments of Canada and the U.S. have issued travel advisories urging visitors to avoid visiting the Mexican city of Oaxaca. The situation in Oaxaca has not improved inasmuch as federal police have fought since the weekend to control the city against protesters who vowed to keep up demands for the state’s governor to resign.

Image- New York Times (Vendor trying to sell ice cream to federal police in Oaxaca)

Links- Globe and Mail (Canada), Seattle Times, CBS News (U.S.), The Latin Americanist (blog), Houston Chronicle

Tags- armed conflict, international politics, Mexico, tourism