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Drug related violence has gotten so bad that the U.S. State Department recently issued a travel alert for Mexico. But, as Seth Doane reports, that's not stopping tens of thousands of American college students heading south for spring break.

AFP - Americans visiting violence-wracked Mexico this month for annual "spring break" vacations should be safe as long as they don't stray from tourist resorts, a Republican lawmaker from Texas said Monday.

Despite warnings about drug gang violence, U.S. college students are starting their annual "spring break" party on Mexican beaches, bringing dollars that will help cushion the economic slump in Mexico.

Police say a fight between inmates at a prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has left at least 20 prisoners dead.

With drug-fueled violence and corruption escalating, many fear drug cartels are too powerful for Mexico to control. Here's why things are getting worse, and what it means for the U.S.

Some people might want to celebrate Valentine's Day with a kiss for the record books.

Q: My wife and I are planning to visit Cancun, Mexico, in February and are taking our niece and her best friend, both 17. I am getting a lot of different information about what documentation we need. They both have U.S. passports.

A Mexican sports daily is pinning its hopes of beating the United States in a World Cup qualifying match on voodoo.

My eyes widened at the pillars, archways, tiled floors and tall wooden doors as my guide told me I could stay at the Hotel Castelmar for $72 a night.

I pop the toasted grasshopper right in my mouth. It tastes kind of like bacon and is seasoned with chili and salt. Not bad! My kids wrinkle their noses. We are walking through a market in Oaxaca City where we've arrived just this afternoon. Locals are selling the "chapulines" -- there are big piles of them -- for just 3 pesos a bag (about 40 cents).