Yucatan Peninsula Country Council

This country council site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between the U.S. Embassy and U.S. organizations operating in this city/region.

Yucatan Peninsula Country Council

The Yucatan Peninsula Country Council web site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between U.S. businesses and the U.S. Embassy. The site is linked to the main Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) database and you may use your OSAC user account to access additional content within this site.

View the Yucatan Peninsula Crime and Safety Report here: www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm

Travel Warnings

Travel Warning: Haiti

Travel Warning
Americas - Haiti The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the situation in Haiti in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.0 magnitude, that struck near Port-au-Prince on January 12. more...

Crime and Safety Reports

Mexico 2010 Crime & Safety Report: Merida

Crime & Safety
Americas - Mexico This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Mexico 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Americas - Mexico This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Canada 2010 Crime & Safety Report: Vancouver

Crime & Safety
Americas - Canada This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Canada 2010 Crime & Safety Report: Toronto

Crime & Safety
Americas - Canada This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Mexico 2010 Crime & Safety Report: Monterrey

Crime & Safety
Americas - Mexico This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Featured Reports

Warden Message: Mexico (Guadalajara), Partial Collapse of Ameca River Bridge

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Americas - Mexico Authorities in Bahia de Banderas, Nayarit, reported the partial collapse of the Ameca River Bridge on August 31, 2010. Consequently, non-official traffic from both sides have currently come to a halt. more...

Warden Message: Mexicana Airlines Suspends Flight Operations

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Americas - Mexico Mexicana Airlines (Nuevo Grupo Aeronautico, S.A. de C.V.) has announced that, effective at noon, Saturday, August 28, 2010, Mexicana Airlines will suspend all flight operations until further notice. The suspension applies to all Mexicana, MexicanaLink, and MexicanaClick flights. All flights scheduled to depart after this time will be cancelled indefinitely. more...

Travel Alert: Mexico

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Americas - Mexico The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that Mexicana Airlines (Nuevo Grupo Aeronautico, S.A. de C.V.) has announced that, effective at noon, Saturday, August 28, 2010, Mexicana Airlines has suspended all flight operations until further notice. The suspension applies to all Mexicana, MexicanaLink, and MexicanaClick flights. more...

Travel Warning: Mexico

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Americas - Mexico The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico about the security situation in Mexico. The authorized departure of family members of U.S. government personnel from U.S. Consulates in the northern Mexico border cities of Tijuana, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Matamoros remains in place. more...

Warden Message: Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) Grenade Attack and Potential Retaliation

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Americas - Mexico Yesterday, August 25, 2010, at approximately midnight, a hand grenade went off at a bar popular with locals in a residential area near, but outside of the main tourist district of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Information indicates this incident might be related to local drug rivalries. Several persons are reported to have serious injuries. Similar events in the past have been quickly followed by retaliatory events. more...