Otay and La Presa - Monger Travel Alert - Stay Away
I've not done this before, suggesting that Mongers avoid a particular area, but since many come here not knowing the lay of the land, I figure, given recent events, I should issue my own Monger Travel Alert.
Most of the deadly violence in TJ recently has been in the areas of Otay and La Presa.
Otay is on the East side of the city and has an international crossing. There are also a few clubs in that area. There are also a lot of bad guys in that area as well as a lot of shootings. The most recent being Friday night at the "Utopia" club. Five people (three men, two women) were shot by bad guys with automatic weapons.
La Presa is on the South side of the city, about 15 miles South and not on the monger dog path at all and I am not aware of any clubs in the area because I don't go. I do know it is a poor area and since most of the brain dead trigger people are recruited from among these poor communities you can bet there is a lot of live ammo and itchy trigger fingers there. Rumor has it that also have a few grenades. It's no fucking fun when they go off either.
STAY AWAY from these areas. Do NOT go to a club in OTAY, or OTAY MESA or anything with an "OTAY" in it. LA PRESA has been a dumping ground for corpses for the most part, but dangerous nonetheless.
Stick to the "road well travelled." There seems to be a "hands-off" understanding when it comes to the Zona Norte and you should be OK there.
Wherever you go in Tijuana, any club, anywhere, anytime, you need to check your cover because even in the upscale shopping malls in the USA, you NEVER know where it's going to come from, and you need to try to be prepared.
Anyone else living in TJ who has more/better info, now is the time to chime in, but for now, I wanted to get this out.
Be safe
Country John