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Crossing into Mexico at Laredo
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<blockquote data-quote="beemerdons" data-source="post: 895793" data-attributes="member: 4296"><p><a href="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=140435" target="_blank">https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=140435</a> Dear TripperMike, I ride into Mexico a lot and I routinely lead three to four group trips South of the Border each year for the FJR Forum and the AZ Beemers BMW Club. We last went to San Carlos - Banamichi in April, rode Mexico's Copper Canyon last November and the FJR's and BMW's are riding to Puerto Penasco, Sonora Estado this coming October. Here is my recommendation to you: Cross at Piedras Negras - Eagle Pass, Texas 60 miles Northwest of Nuevo Laredo. I assure you that this is indeed a safe and easy border crossing site.</p><p></p><p>Why do I run scared of Nuevo Laredo? A decade ago I went with Pancho Villa Moto Tours, now Moto-Discovery, to Central Mexico for New Year's in San Miguel de Allende; an incredible 10 day run on amazingly beautiful and scenic roads. However, our group crossed over into Mexico the day after Christmas; and, this was the day that the Zetas Cartel executed the Nuevo Laredo Police Chief. They cut his head off and placed it on the steps of City Hall and put his corpse in the Ciudad Jardin (Town Garden). Riding past seeing a head covered with a bloody towel and a body covered with a bloody sheet caused me to cross Nuevo Laredo off of my border crossing list!</p><p></p><p>If you need any first person and hands on Mexico advice please feel free to contact me at anytime: 1-480-440-4666 or beemerdons@aol.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beemerdons, post: 895793, member: 4296"] [URL="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=140435"]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=140435[/URL] Dear TripperMike, I ride into Mexico a lot and I routinely lead three to four group trips South of the Border each year for the FJR Forum and the AZ Beemers BMW Club. We last went to San Carlos - Banamichi in April, rode Mexico's Copper Canyon last November and the FJR's and BMW's are riding to Puerto Penasco, Sonora Estado this coming October. Here is my recommendation to you: Cross at Piedras Negras - Eagle Pass, Texas 60 miles Northwest of Nuevo Laredo. I assure you that this is indeed a safe and easy border crossing site. Why do I run scared of Nuevo Laredo? A decade ago I went with Pancho Villa Moto Tours, now Moto-Discovery, to Central Mexico for New Year's in San Miguel de Allende; an incredible 10 day run on amazingly beautiful and scenic roads. However, our group crossed over into Mexico the day after Christmas; and, this was the day that the Zetas Cartel executed the Nuevo Laredo Police Chief. They cut his head off and placed it on the steps of City Hall and put his corpse in the Ciudad Jardin (Town Garden). Riding past seeing a head covered with a bloody towel and a body covered with a bloody sheet caused me to cross Nuevo Laredo off of my border crossing list! If you need any first person and hands on Mexico advice please feel free to contact me at anytime: 1-480-440-4666 or beemerdons@aol.com [/QUOTE]
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