ok my two cents...and ive been to a few diff countries...ive been to mexico good and bad parts...mexico is fun acapulco is nice but more city and is really big now compared to what it was a few years ago...id say go to ixtapa. it is a nice under developing area which i love, its classy clean and very very beautiful lots to do there since they have their own little town and resorts and the like id say go there because they have beautiful beaches the ocean is right next door and its just incredible.
i was born in venezuela i havent been there in like 4-5 years which sucks since yeah...but then again ive lived all my life in the usa so it kinda doesent bother me much but id still like to visit. i dont know id say venezuela really isnt a hot spot right now seeing as how there are government issues (chavez) and crime has gone up...like i said i havent been there recently but ive been told there is more mugging now and more crime but then again ive been told its kinda the same as before. columbia well i havent been there since like...5-6 years and ive only been there once. personally i loved it it was nice, beautiful cold at times, im speaking about bogota of coarse, and the roads are straight nice culture and many cultural things to do...salt mines i beleive if i remember correctly. i likes columbia a lot. about venezuela i wouldnt discourage you too much since that somewhat crime is in caracas the capitol, but there are many different towns to visit margarita, islands off of venezuela now that i would recomend nice beautiful warm weather and nice beach's as well. there are many different places you can go to have fun in venezuela i beleive there is the biggest water fall in south american in the jungle somewhere in venezuela, i forget where exactly. i had a friend go there one time and he said it was amazing except there were so many mosquitoes(sp?) and the like. i personally want to go back to venezuela sometime and see how things are cause i sorta miss the culture and food and what not. it cant compare to the states i guess but idk ive lived here my whole life. if you have any other questions feel free to pm me i will do my best to answer them or i can ask my parents and theyl probably know. best of luck and have a fun safe trip.
(note about safety in south/central america it depends on where you go and what you do like anywhere in the world so keep this in mind. its like saying "i dont want to get mugged but i lets take a road trip through the ghetto and hope not to get robbed" not trying to say anything about ghettos and what not just common sense stuff. pretty much, to me, all places have been safe ive had no safety issues but enjoy your vacation and make the best of it)
