Here's how to travel to Mexico more safely | NBC 7 San Diego
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '3.360', 'text': 'Since September of last year, the US'}, {'start': '1.839', 'end': '5.040', 'text': 'Department of State has been cautioning'}, {'start': '3.360', 'end': '6.799', 'text': 'Americans to reconsider traveling to'}, {'start': '5.040', 'end': '9.040', 'text': 'Baja California because of crime,'}, {'start': '6.799', 'end': '11.759', 'text': 'including kidnappings. But is there a'}, {'start': '9.040', 'end': '14.000', 'text': 'way to travel safely to the state? NBC7'}, {'start': '11.759', 'end': '15.440', 'text': 'and Telmundo 20 responds. Tanya Luvana'}, {'start': '14.000', 'end': '18.119', 'text': 'Herurwitz is here to show us the'}, {'start': '15.440', 'end': '20.720', 'text': 'precautionary measures you can'}, {'start': '18.119', 'end': '23.760', 'text': 'take. Although we can be in Baja'}, {'start': '20.720', 'end': '26.160', 'text': 'California in 30 minutes or less, it'}, {'start': '23.760', 'end': '28.320', 'text': 'could be easy to forget that it is a'}, {'start': '26.160', 'end': '30.560', 'text': 'different country with different laws.'}, {'start': '28.320', 'end': '33.600', 'text': 'And just like we do when we travel'}, {'start': '30.560', 'end': '36.559', 'text': 'anywhere in the world, we must carefully'}, {'start': '33.600', 'end': '38.559', 'text': 'plan our trips so we can really enjoy'}, {'start': '36.559', 'end': '41.760', 'text': 'it.'}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '44.320', 'text': 'Mexico is safe for everybody. We are'}, {'start': '41.760', 'end': '47.840', 'text': 'welcoming country. You you will be'}, {'start': '44.320', 'end': '50.800', 'text': 'received with open arms. But when we see'}, {'start': '47.840', 'end': '53.440', 'text': 'violent images like this, we forget how'}, {'start': '50.800', 'end': '56.320', 'text': 'good the tacos are in TJ and we might'}, {'start': '53.440', 'end': '57.920', 'text': 'hesitate to travel to Mexico. I felt a'}, {'start': '56.320', 'end': '60.160', 'text': "little nervous just because I've heard"}, {'start': '57.920', 'end': '63.039', 'text': 'stories where people get pulled over.'}, {'start': '60.160', 'end': '64.960', 'text': 'Bri considers herself a Baja traveler.'}, {'start': '63.039', 'end': '66.760', 'text': "She's been going with her husband and"}, {'start': '64.960', 'end': '69.920', 'text': 'son to'}, {'start': '66.760', 'end': '72.320', 'text': 'Rosarito Bay de Guadalupe every spring'}, {'start': '69.920', 'end': '74.479', 'text': 'break for the last four years. But'}, {'start': '72.320', 'end': '76.799', 'text': 'something happened on their last trip'}, {'start': '74.479', 'end': '78.960', 'text': 'that she got concerned. We decided to go'}, {'start': '76.799', 'end': '81.360', 'text': 'to a restaurant in Rosarto and on the'}, {'start': '78.960', 'end': '83.280', 'text': 'way back to the condo there was a long'}, {'start': '81.360', 'end': '85.920', 'text': 'line of traffic because the cops were'}, {'start': '83.280', 'end': '88.400', 'text': 'pulling people over and our car got'}, {'start': '85.920', 'end': '90.560', 'text': 'selected or the truck they said it was'}, {'start': '88.400', 'end': '92.560', 'text': "uh the windows were tinted and that's"}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '94.720', 'text': 'why they pulled us over. Bri and her'}, {'start': '92.560', 'end': '97.040', 'text': 'family were not aware that a big part of'}, {'start': '94.720', 'end': '100.720', 'text': 'Baja California only allows window'}, {'start': '97.040', 'end': '103.600', 'text': 'tinting of up to 25% darkness less than'}, {'start': '100.720', 'end': '105.360', 'text': 'allowed in California.'}, {'start': '103.600', 'end': '107.200', 'text': 'It is very common that when tourists'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'cross the border, unfortunately, they'}, {'start': '107.200', 'end': '112.159', 'text': 'are stopped by the police. Karim Chalita'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'is a president of Kotukco, the tourism'}, {'start': '112.159', 'end': '117.439', 'text': 'and convention committee in Tijuana. To'}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '120.079', 'text': 'avoid issues with police, he recommends'}, {'start': '117.439', 'end': '121.920', 'text': 'rolling down your windows or choosing a'}, {'start': '120.079', 'end': '124.799', 'text': 'different vehicle. According to the'}, {'start': '121.920', 'end': '127.040', 'text': 'Mexican consulate in San Diego, 22'}, {'start': '124.799', 'end': '130.319', 'text': 'million visitors from the US visit'}, {'start': '127.040', 'end': '132.560', 'text': 'Mexico every year. Olga Sanchez de la'}, {'start': '130.319', 'end': '135.599', 'text': 'from Baja Wine and Foods has been'}, {'start': '132.560', 'end': '139.040', 'text': 'organizing tours for years. Her priority'}, {'start': '135.599', 'end': '141.040', 'text': 'besides an enjoyable trip is safety. For'}, {'start': '139.040', 'end': '143.840', 'text': 'them to be safe is about their'}, {'start': '141.040', 'end': '146.080', 'text': 'behaviors. That includes how you talk to'}, {'start': '143.840', 'end': '148.560', 'text': 'Mexican authorities, which should be in'}, {'start': '146.080', 'end': '150.879', 'text': 'a respectful way, just like Bri and her'}, {'start': '148.560', 'end': '153.280', 'text': 'family did when Mexican police stopped'}, {'start': '150.879', 'end': '154.959', 'text': 'them. They asked me what I do. They'}, {'start': '153.280', 'end': '157.680', 'text': 'asked my husband what he does. They'}, {'start': '154.959', 'end': '160.000', 'text': 'asked my son for his ID. So fortunately,'}, {'start': '157.680', 'end': '162.560', 'text': 'we had our license and passports right'}, {'start': '160.000', 'end': '164.720', 'text': 'there to show to them and then they let'}, {'start': '162.560', 'end': '168.560', 'text': 'us go. What time of the day and which'}, {'start': '164.720', 'end': '171.360', 'text': 'highway you take is also very important.'}, {'start': '168.560', 'end': '173.680', 'text': 'Stay in illuminated areas. Avoid driving'}, {'start': '171.360', 'end': '175.760', 'text': "at night in streets you don't know. And"}, {'start': '173.680', 'end': '178.160', 'text': 'always take tall roads since they are'}, {'start': '175.760', 'end': '181.200', 'text': 'safer. The stops you make along the way'}, {'start': '178.160', 'end': '183.680', 'text': "are also very important. That's why Olga"}, {'start': '181.200', 'end': '186.000', 'text': 'says before crossing into Mexico, you'}, {'start': '183.680', 'end': '188.239', 'text': "must have an itinerary. If we're going"}, {'start': '186.000', 'end': '190.080', 'text': "to stop, uh, let's say somebody wants to"}, {'start': '188.239', 'end': '192.480', 'text': 'stop at the restroom, you know, because'}, {'start': '190.080', 'end': '194.400', 'text': "it happens. We're human. Uh, we already"}, {'start': '192.480', 'end': '197.040', 'text': "know which one we're going to stop by."}, {'start': '194.400', 'end': '199.599', 'text': 'Not leaving valuables in your car is'}, {'start': '197.040', 'end': '202.480', 'text': 'also advisable. According to Kotukco,'}, {'start': '199.599', 'end': '205.120', 'text': 'some criminals have devices to detect'}, {'start': '202.480', 'end': '206.959', 'text': 'electronics in your trunk. But if you'}, {'start': '205.120', 'end': '210.000', 'text': 'have to park to keep your belongings'}, {'start': '206.959', 'end': '211.760', 'text': 'safe, park against the wall to make it'}, {'start': '210.000', 'end': '214.080', 'text': 'more difficult for criminals to open'}, {'start': '211.760', 'end': '216.319', 'text': 'your trunk. Bree says although they are'}, {'start': '214.080', 'end': '218.799', 'text': 'a little nervous to go back to Baja next'}, {'start': '216.319', 'end': '221.680', 'text': 'year, their bad experience taught her'}, {'start': '218.799', 'end': '224.879', 'text': 'family a lesson. Would you say that you'}, {'start': '221.680', 'end': '227.680', 'text': 'can travel to Mexico safely? I would say'}, {'start': '224.879', 'end': '229.840', 'text': 'just do your research ahead of time. Um,'}, {'start': '227.680', 'end': '233.360', 'text': 'find out what the laws are there so that'}, {'start': '229.840', 'end': '235.840', 'text': "whatever vehicle you're in um is"}, {'start': '233.360', 'end': '238.480', 'text': 'according to their laws, too. Bree says'}, {'start': '235.840', 'end': '241.280', 'text': 'her family was stopped by the Mexican'}, {'start': '238.480', 'end': '243.439', 'text': 'military who are wellarmed. So, they'}, {'start': '241.280', 'end': '246.159', 'text': "were scared. But she didn't know that"}, {'start': '243.439', 'end': '248.640', 'text': 'the Mexican military among other things'}, {'start': '246.159', 'end': '250.640', 'text': 'are on the federal highways to protect'}, {'start': '248.640', 'end': '254.439', 'text': "citizens. And you'll recognize them"}, {'start': '250.640', 'end': '258.959', 'text': 'because they are dressed in green. Tanya'}, {'start': '254.439', 'end': '258.959', 'text': 'Luviano, NBC7 response.'}]