Ciudad Juarez

[Mortega]

Is bars like pink lady. Casa colorado or faustos or alice and charlys open. They were closed last month.

[Bbond]

Jump the fence, swim the river.

Swimming is quite popular here in Nuevo Laredo. 21 bodies pulled from it so far this year, so I imagine a lot more than that actually make it across.

ANY valid document that allows entry into the US has huge value. Visas, green cards, all have big value. $1500. 00 is a price I was told for a passport. I have never sold one to verify!

I know any ID has value, and I know they are sophisticated in the alteration of documents. If I am offered $1500 for my passport, it's sold.

Back on forum topic, I miss the MPs of Juarez, Nuevo Laredo has none. We do have what's left of boys town but it's just not the same as walking into a MP, getting a shower, massage, and laid, a great way to start the day. Last I was in Juarez, the violence was not an issue, and I had several MP regulars that treated me great. Not saying a good time can't be had in NL, but I still miss the Juarez MPs.

[The Hammer1169]

I can't even imagine a Mexican bothering to pay 15 pesos for a US passport. Jump the fence, swim the river or (God forbid) as many do, get a visa and visit legally.

Good point!

[Jrzmong]

Loooks like Faustos is gone, but Eduardos bar has moved to Vicente Guerrero Ave. A few blocks from Aristos.

Aristos is good they have Bridget she is 19 and now has a womans body very pretty

[Mugroso]

Never heard of a passport or passport card being worth $1500 dollars in Mexico.

I can't even imagine a Mexican bothering to pay 15 pesos for a US passport. Jump the fence, swim the river or (God forbid) as many do, get a visa and visit legally.

[The Hammer1169]

Well, if that was true, I'd gladly sell both my card and my book, then pay replacement costs with the profits. There's a limit on how many times a passport can be replaced, for $1500 a hit, I'd be at that limit rather quickly. A passport is not required to enter the US, they cannot deny entry to a US citizen, I see people cross with a DL and SS card all the time.

I have been traveling in Mexico since 1968, and other than showing my passport, since that requirement was made, to get a tourist visa, I have never been asked to show it for any other reason. Most recently, I took a bus to Hermosillo from Nuevo Laredo, (27 hours) , then flew back to Monterrey from Hermosillo, bus back to Nuevo Laredo, never was asked for anything, not tourist visa, not passport.

I lived in Mexico for three years and married a native Mexican who has numerous illegal cousins in the states. ANY valid document that allows entry into the US has huge value. Visas, green cards, all have big value. $1500. 00 is a price I was told for a passport. I have never sold one to verify!

I was in Honduras in 1995 and was cautioned by the embassy that a valid US passport there was worth $3000. 00 to the right person. Now; I don't know what they do with them, how they do it, but I promise you, they are not "worthless." A common scheme right now in the states is selling a B visa, and then reporting it stolen two weeks later. In that time the person who bought it has crossed.

These guys know how to steal your ATM account information and generate fake ATM cards, and another common scam is they create fake gift cards to top end clothing scores; and they work! They buy Coach purses and top line goods and then sell them at half price. I know because my wife works in a Mexican Marisco here in the city where I live, and tells me all of the schemes these people pull off. So, don't tell me a valid US passport is worthless. They know how to use it.

[Bbond]

Never heard of a passport or passport card being worth $1500 dollars in Mexico.

Well, if that was true, I'd gladly sell both my card and my book, then pay replacement costs with the profits. There's a limit on how many times a passport can be replaced, for $1500 a hit, I'd be at that limit rather quickly. A passport is not required to enter the US, they cannot deny entry to a US citizen, I see people cross with a DL and SS card all the time.

I have been traveling in Mexico since 1968, and other than showing my passport, since that requirement was made, to get a tourist visa, I have never been asked to show it for any other reason. Most recently, I took a bus to Hermosillo from Nuevo Laredo, (27 hours), then flew back to Monterrey from Hermosillo, bus back to Nuevo Laredo, never was asked for anything, not tourist visa, not passport.

[The Hammer1169]

Passport or Passport Card and your FMT (Tourist Visa) is all you need. I flew into Juarez from Monterrey last year and the soldiers in the terminal just glanced at my passport and FMT. Flying from Monterrey terminal C was a breeze. Non of the barefoot in line BS and other insults you endure in the US.

Never heard of a passport or passport card being worth $1500 dollars in Mexico. With the embedded RFID in the cards and the holographic printing of the passport book, that renders them mostly worthless.

Heading says it all.

[BorderJumper]

I would think that a passport card would suffice. Anybody here know?

Passport or Passport Card and your FMT (Tourist Visa) is all you need. I flew into Juarez from Monterrey last year and the soldiers in the terminal just glanced at my passport and FMT. Flying from Monterrey terminal C was a breeze. Non of the barefoot in line BS and other insults you endure in the US.

Never heard of a passport or passport card being worth $1500 dollars in Mexico. With the embedded RFID in the cards and the holographic printing of the passport book, that renders them mostly worthless.

[Clydesdale]

A USA passport in Mexico is worth $1, 500? I have to fly from Juarez to Mexico City and back in a few days. So, when arriving in Juarez, what will the "oficiales" be asking me for, my visa form, or, passport, or both?

At the airport upon arrival, I doubt that the passport card would suffice? Please advise.

The card should be sufficient. The El Paso mexican consulate site says you just need to show proof of nationality. I flew with just a state I'd once, but that was several years ago. You need to get a tourist pass (FMTTV). Last time I flew out of Juarez I was told the didn't handle that at the airport anymore and I had to get it at the border station at the free bridge and pay for it at a bank. There's a bank right there so the whole process takes about 15 minutes. The site new says you can do it at the airport. Here is the site:

http://www.sre.gob.mx/elpaso/

Give them a call to be sure.

[The Hammer1169]

Call me crazy, but I'm from Juarez and I've never been into a mp. Maybe it's because I don't want people to see my car outside the establishment. But I think ill give it a try this weekend. Anyone went to the one on 21 de marzo & lopez mateos? Or to leos? Which one is better?

If I lived down there I would be enjoying every minute of the women and sex I could. I sure as heck did when I lived down in San Luis / Mexicali.

[The Hammer1169]

I almost never take an ATM card with me to Juarez. I know of someone who was robbed by the cops a few years ago, as they felt this person's ATM money should go to them. Appears to me like an invitation to trouble.

A USA passport in Mexico is worth $1, 500? I have to fly from Juarez to Mexico City and back in a few days. So, when arriving in Juarez, what will the "oficiales" be asking me for, my visa form, or, passport, or both?

At the airport upon arrival, I doubt that the passport card would suffice? Please advise.

I have flown within Mexico many times, most recently Tijuana to Cancun. When checking in I was only asked for my ticket and passport. Upon arrival in Tijuana from Cancun I literally just walked off the plane and went and got my luggage. I would bring both the visa form and passport card if I were you. The officials won't rip you off right there man! They will check your documents and let you pass. The fear is you get rolled in the street. If you don't put yourself in a bad situation that won't happen. Use taxis and never isolate yourself from people at night time. And, be aware of what is going on around you.

On the blackmarket passports hold high value. They are literally a ticket to entry for the right person. Regarding the ATM card, I carried mine with me while living in Mexico for three years, and when I traveled. I never had a problem, and in my years mongering or living in Mexico only got shook down by the cops three times. After I learned how they operate I always just took their tickets and paid them at the local office. Regarding ATM though, only use them at machines, not in stores. They are frauding people down there now with a device that scans your card and retains its information. My wife got nailed this way a couple of months ago. Drained a couple hundred from her account until we caught it. Use cash only. Hotels, reputable ones, are ok for cards too.

[Xfactors]

At the airport upon arrival, I doubt that the passport card would suffice? Please advise.

I would think that a passport card would suffice. Anybody here know?

[My Freedom]

I almost never take an ATM card with me to Juarez. I know of someone who was robbed by the cops a few years ago, as they felt this person's ATM money should go to them. Appears to me like an invitation to trouble.

A USA passport in Mexico is worth $1, 500? I have to fly from Juarez to Mexico City and back in a few days. So, when arriving in Juarez, what will the "oficiales" be asking me for, my visa form, or, passport, or both?

At the airport upon arrival, I doubt that the passport card would suffice? Please advise.

[Juariles]

Call me crazy, but I'm from Juarez and I've never been into a mp. Maybe it's because I don't want people to see my car outside the establishment. But I think ill give it a try this weekend. Anyone went to the one on 21 de marzo & lopez mateos? Or to leos? Which one is better?