I was born & raised in Laredo, TX.. back in the day it was fun and safer going across to party, bar hopping etc. Now it's dangerous especially at night.. in Mexico.. it just depends where u go.. Take care buddy God bless u. U always welcome here in LAREDO TX 956 🙏🤗☺️
I used to stay on the border and I regret not going into NL but part of that was my employer forbid crossing. I can’t wait to cross. Thank you for showing the friendly amazing Mexican people
only nights u dont wanna be there going to bars. i live in laredo tx n born n raised in laredo tx. enjoy mexico during day time. its really beautiful there.
@@AuthenticTraveling it has a huge nightlife . but dont be fooled. alot of those soldiers and guards on their side are lined with the cartel. u speed around town. you run red lights, your flagged and get pulled over down the road by the "officials". i live around here. NL is really pretty but it is a hotzone. we can hear the gunfire periodically on this side.
N.L . Was a big night spot before 2004, the clubs were the best, 1 cover price drink & dance all night, then have some bacon wrapped hot dogs from the hot dog cart..and wallk back at 4 in the morning.....great times...
I’m from Brownsville (the literal southern peak of America) my wife is from Laredo. Mexico is beautiful but you gotta know your way around town. Stay safe, everybody 🙏🏼
Downtown Laredo has definitely seen better days, I remember when I was a kid back in the 90’s it was full of shops selling Knick knacks mainly owned by Chinese and perfume shops usually owned by Indians, restaurants, banks. Then the outlet mall happened and then the pandemic really was the last nail in the coffin for downtown Laredo. On the other hand, downtown Nuevo Laredo shops are booming then you cross to the Texas side and you mainly see shuttered businesses, it’s very sad. Nowadays it’s mostly just government offices and a few sketchy bars and of course the outlets right next to the bridge.
I am an American citizen and have lived in Mexico since '91. Lived in Mexico City, Obregon Sonora, Arcelia Guerrero and Tapachula Chiapas. I have lived in Nuevo Laredo since 2011. I have seen seen things that would make your heart race...like a whole family "disappear" right before my eyes. But that was mostly between 2011 to 2014. It has actually gotten better. Now the convoys leave people alone. If you don't bother them, they don't bother you. I have a home and a small doggy rescue in one of the colonies and enjoy the peace and quiet we have now. Things can only get better
NL is like that Will Smith movie, I am Legend! 🤣 Day time not a problem at all, it’s night time where you might catch yourself in a wrong place, wrong time situation!
As a Laredoan you say its not bad and such because your just there for a brief moment during the day. Well yeah its not bad all the time there and also depends where you are in Nuevo Laredo too. Stay longer, wait till nightfall. Go alittle deeper than just the entrance, go with a woman, go with a car or better clothes/accessories. You can honestly say this about alot of places that are actually dangerous too, your safe for a time and place but the citizens of Nuevo Laredo and Laredo and so on all know better. We know where to go, when, and what to do and streets to take. Of course some of the people from there will tell you its fine lol. Find the real ones who won't lie and they'll give you the warnings and their personal accounts. There is no real law there due to the military and cops and citizens being in the backpocket of the criminals. Some of my family hasn't ever come back alive and never will. So yeah there is no exaggeration on what people say about going down there...Your at least in the safer zone as your just in the entrance but go further and you'll know you messed up. This is why tourists need to understand better from the locals on both sides of the border and those who visit, if we say its bad, its bad. Didn't use to be so bad before though which is sad. Glad you had a safe time and got to experience abit of it. Downtown laredo is empty because the city doesn't want to do anything and was just a place to buy knockoff stuff. Stores shutdown alot and paying for parking meters and this heat. Downtown just died.
A la neta q si. I’m from Laredo too and I don’t even go over there. The last time I did was like 15 years ago and that was to go get some medicine. We who live here on the border how dangerous Nuevo Laredo can be.
Awesome video subbed! I'm from Buffalo NY its the same in Canada its the better side. But live in Irvine CA now work at a Mexican restaurant as a white guy Mexicans are great hard working people!
I am a white American citizen who lives in Juarez. It's true you don't need a passport or anything to cross into Mexico. Truth be known, you don't really need anything crossing back into the US. I had lost my ID & was extremely worried about getting back into the US. I was shocked that by the time I was explaining my issue with Customs Enforcement they already had my life story on their computer screen with a simple picture of my face. I've been living in Juarez 10 months now & I have yet to anyone who wasn't just overly nice to me. It's not something I would recommend to everyone but if you're seeking a little adventure in your life then come try it out. Don't get me wrong, it's a dangerous place which is obvious when you see truck loads of Mexican soldiers driving around armed to the teeth everywhere but what place isn't dangerous anymore.
@@pokemonward1747 I just said I speak enough to get by on & learning more all the time & believe it or not but there's quite a few people who speak English here as well
I'm from Nuevo Laredo, and i have heard all those opinions about the insecurity and all that stuff, but it is not that bad as a lot of people think, i have ran across trucks with cartel members a lot of times and they don't mess with you or the people unless you do something wrong, and also (ironically) it is less likely to see robberies, kidnappings or other things since if the cartel finds out, they literally kill the people who dares to do such thing because they don't allow those kind of things in their territory, so you're ok as long as you don't do something bad or something they don't like. I have lived in this city since i was born and i haven't got a bad experience refering to the insecurity other than just hearing the gun fights in the distance
this whole post is ironic. since your talking about a place where members patrol the streets with machineguns, and can threaten you. then say its not as bad as you think. lol. your right that unless ur on their watchlist ppl dont worry. but what if someones on drugs and chooses you. sure they will get dealt with later, but by the time that happens an american already went through the terror of extortion or abuse. alot of times its better to just avoid it.
Soy brasileño y una cosa que no entiendo es por qué el gobierno mexicano, con la ayuda de Estados Unidos, no hace nada para acabar con los cárteles de una vez por todas.
Mexico isn’t even bad, don’t get me wrong there is places that you should avoid! and I recommend traveling on plane. When you travel on a charter bus, sometimes and this isn’t always because I’ve never experienced it myself, but I know people who have. There is random “narco checkpoints” that narcos will board your bus or stop your car and ask you questions about where you’re going and who you’re visiting and take your cellphones, money, or anything valuable. From stories from family and friends, it’s a fast paced thing if you don’t fight back and god forbid that you dont because that will be worst for you. Always stay on tourist parts and never go out alone to unfamiliar areas you don’t know. Have a guide with you if you’re not familiar or have family there. Mexico is not a place bad and it has very beautiful places, it’s just sad how its government and narcos have affected it.
A bus is not an independent means of transportation. Getting on a plane only means getting in a taxi or ride share once the plane lands. Never carry more than the clothes on your back. If you do store it at the terminal. Then walk out of the airport. I use a mountain bike. I take it out of the box. Put it back together. Then I ride out of the airport. I make sure that the spotters know I am a local no matter what they read on the manifest. Remember, the plane, the train, the bus has a list of passengers. The bad guys get a copy of that list. The target people. They do not commit random robberies. They do not want an undercover cop to draw down on them and call for back up. So putting your name and point of embarcations and debarcation on a manifest along with paying for the ticket on a banking device is a gift to the thieves who pay for inside information. Always be able to get 10 miles from an airport in the world without having to ride share or call a taxi. Carry a mountain bike with you on every bus, plane, automobile, and train. Make sure if you do not know where you are going to put your Google Maps into, per se Nuevo Laredo, in French or German. The hawks listen to every move you make on the street. What are Hawks? They are guys that are paid to watch intersections, side walks, terminals etc. They also watch stores, restaurants, and shopping centers.. You can tell them by the walkie talkies they carry. If they give you an order no matter how young they are follow it. That is why I am never on foot. They also, will try to direct car traffic. If you have to take a ride share or a taxi never have them drop you off at your destination. You want to get out. Go into another location and look for hawks. Lastly, crossing any international gateway in or out of the US has an online video feed. The bad guys watch those feeds also. Mountain bike! Do not walk. Do not drive. Do not take a taxi. Do not use ride share services. Public transportation, the city bus is fine. But make sure to have a mountain bike with you.
I love the video, and I experience going to Nvo. Laredo is going to my hometown for 25 years or more, but i love it. IT WAS SO MUCH Fun!!! I did go to some of the places and eat the food of Santo Niño tacos. I was always praying 🙏 thou. Great experience. Just be careful. God is with us.
@@lucathegamer9113 going to a major city that’s richer than the vast majority of the country or visited a closed off tourist place isn’t going to show you how the average citizen in Mexico lives
Great Video I am from Laredo .. welcome to the Gateway City ❤️ my great great grandfather fought in the revolutionary war and his picture is there at that museum how beautiful come back and visit soon
I've lived in Laredo since 2007, a little under 1km from the river and about a 5 minute drive to International Bridge 2, and I hear automatic gunfire and explosions very often, to the point where I just do not care anymore. I would not be so flippant about the safety issues in NL.
I lived in Laredo Texas for many years and every summer for summer break I would go stay with my family from Nuevo Laredo and I can honestly say I have so much better and fun memories in Nuevo Laredo than in Laredo Texas. Nuevo Laredo has a totally different atmosphere it’s more lively and more stuff to do and see. I never liked Laredo Texas at all but I love Nuevo Laredo and can’t wait to go back.
AS the other guy said its definitely dangerous, not the same. It was abit dangerous before but now its actually alot worse. There is a reason the alert for tourism is red. Take it from the other commentor who is from there and from another local from Laredo who's from here and been over there try to avoid going to Nuevo Laredo if possible. Familes, indivduals, tourists have gone but don't come back. You don't need to be another unlucky person just going and not returning just for a "fun time" Its Mexico, they won't find you nor try to. If you choose to gamble and go please look up the areas you should remain in, the areas to avoid, and what to do/not do in certain situations.
@@Mt-si4bs yeah I know it’s bad, I have family that lives in Nuevo Laredo. Some live by el paseo colon, other por la infonavit, and a couple in the kilometro 13. I kinda remember what spots not to go to and which ones I can’t
@@Fate862 yeah I know but I really do miss it over there and I have a lot of family over there pretty much all my mom side of the family lives in Nuevo Laredo
Thank you for visiting our city. There me to see that you missed. I hope you come back for second visit during our holidays. Especially in February. Take care.
Born and lived in Nuevo Laredo for 5 years and visibly weekly until the age of 12. I’ve only crossed maybe like 10 times in 20 years due to the violence, it’s not constant but it is sporadic
It's so weird seeing my hometown online, they have outlets there when you panned to the Rio grande, biggest building on the right has hella stores, I doordashed there once xD😂
As with ANY city or location in the US there are good spots, and not so good spots. Same with people. I think everyone understands that. I think the difference comes, when bad or inconvenient stuff happens to you, or your loved ones; that will kind of skew your opinion negativly a little. That could happen anywhere, in any country. Machacado plain, or con huevo is delicious, but you need good teeth. The best dishes I like are Arracherra (fajita meat), and the Alambres which are like beef shish-kebab on little wood skewers. Use a fresh hot tortilla to pull off the meat from the skewer on to your tortilla, add some salsita, chopped onion, or cilantro if you like. Boom! What a great taco. Served along with quesadillas de queso blanco de cabra on the side. You'll notice that real Mexican food is not drowned in "Que-so Sauce". That, and a little of the green "salsita casera" made with chile piquin de monte, and some fresh guacamole are fantastic. Have a "Coka" and a smile.
Excellent view of a misunderstood border town life .... But not to be like cruel could not stop laughing after took the time to spot light the child falling and hearing child cry in background as he walks off smirking lol ..but great video tho....
I have to correct you in regards to your comment that Mexico has provinces, no, Mexico has states. Glad that you had a great time in Nuevo Laredo, it used to be a safe place where we could go have dinner at a very late hour, but now we do not even go at 5 pm. I know because I live in Laredo, TX.
Hey I'm from Laredo too really cool that you visited there is actually a lot to this city did you know beat icons Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs actually came through and lived in Nuevo Laredo :) yup oh and they came here for a reason pretty much why everyone comes to Laredo but now the city decided to clean everything up and act like the government all weren't taking rights away from us here in BorderTowns. People died from that barbed wire Abbot put up please inform others if you can.
I haven’t been to Nuevo Laredo in 20 years and I live in Laredo. I stopped going because we were confronted by armed men at a oxxo in Nuevo Laredo. Its not as safe as it once was where you would have so many tourists going and having Margarita at the Centro. Nothing like that anymore. It can be very calm like you see in the video and then you can see series of shoot outs. For sure do not take your nice car over there
I have lived here all my life. I spent 6-7 years in my grandparents house in nuevo Laredo and lived in Laredo for 18. I never walk across. Why? I don't need to. Texas is my home and it's genuinely better here. I don't care much for street food or tacos. Many places in Nuevo Laredo are dangerous, yes, especially at night. Even being near the border is bad for you at night. There's a lot of gang activity here. There were times in the past when I couldn't even visit my grandma, the only time I ever visit this town, because there were frequent gang shootings and it was too dangerous to cross. Children get kidnapped a lot in Mexico, nuevo Laredo being no exception. Heck even Laredo has many of these problems. Many of the houses are run down and just ugly. You see this in downtown Laredo as well. The town of Laredo is literally separated between the White Hispanic side of Laredo and the brown Hispanic side of Laredo. Not segregated in any sense, but Northern Laredo was simply built by White people, like me. A lot of the run down houses, gang activity, and low education buildings are in brown or east/south Laredo. Laredo and Nuevo Laredo are nice towns with great people, but there are a lot of problems here, some of the worst we get from our Mexican neighbor as their problems spill into our town, other problems are just unique to us.
Used to haul pipe there from corpus Christi to laredo and i will never do deliveries up there, hell so much traffic it's not even funny it's worse than reckless driving
That looked like Guardia Nacional right by the pedestrian bridge. Keeping any hoodlums and thugs off of your back in the barrier zone, as long as you don't venture into the interior. No pickpockets or purse snatchers right within view of the bridge or the crossing.
it was in Del Rio, eagle pass, . not laredo. but this river takes up miles of space north and south. no illegals are gonna cross right by the bridges lol THINK. they go 5 miles north or south and cross there. ALL THE TIME. thru ranches and low water zones. and yes, even underground.
Buddy do not cross if you can’t even speak Spanish . Selling body parts is a thing I’m Mexican and I don’t cross to Nuevo Laredo alone. Pass by sure , but walk around isn’t such a good idea
They look for young folks you’re on the older side though . They force you to work as a sicario if not you’re killed and sold in parts. I didn’t believe it till it happened right in front of my eyes
Dude, I can say the same about Houston, Dallas, or Chicago or any populous US city. Large population centers are always gonna have both good n' bad folks, & locations. Its what individual people do, or do not do that makes a location. And BTW, how do you know? I've lived in large cities, and the border cities for a number of years. Ain't no difference one from another. It all depends on how you look at, and treat people.
@@stevenserna910 I went to Nuevo Laredo one time to walk around and check out the stores. I was standing outside the store waiting for it to open and some guy with a radio came up to me and asked me what I was doing around the plaza. I told him that I was just shopping around but he told me not to leave that they needed to check something with me first. I speak Spanish so I heard the guy on the radio say to let me go, that I am just a tourist shopping around. I decided that if I was going to be tracked I better head back to Laredo Texas instead. when I was close to the bridge I decided to get some food at one of those street carts before crossing, and another guy came up to me and asked me what I was really doing around the plaza. i told him the same thing i told the other guy. he left and i fking left as soon as i finished my food lol
Do not be fooled by this video. This guy seems good hearted but very naive. Laredo on the U.S. side is very safe but Nuevo Laredo on the Mexico side is very dangerous. Stay on the U.S. side. Lots of great food and entertainment on the U.S. side without the danger. Go to North part of Laredo not downtown where this guy was walking.
@@alienvolt7741 Good luck. The cartels control the streets in Nuevo Laredo, not law enforcement. Most of the local residents in the business community in Laredo will not cross into Nuevo Laredo. What does that tell you?
You’re full of BS , I’m from Laredo and visit Nuevo Laredo often. Nothing’s ever happened to me or anyone I know, just more cautious about going there at night but other than that, it’s not a big deal.
Wait. Didn’t Trump and Abbot say these people were dangerous and that there were thousands of them flooding over the river to the US illegally on a daily basis? To me it looks like they just chilling and eating tacos all day.
@@texasrangers4 The only people you big groups of people you see hanging out on the border is a bunch of crazy Americans in red hats and wearing camouflage gear pretending they are protecting the border from thousands and thousands of unseen scary brown immigrants illegally crossing the border on a daily basis.
I say this on ever travel viedo: Makes sure you have an independent means of transportation. Taxis are not independent means of transportation. DeDe and other ride shares are not independent means of transport. Mountain bikes are independent means of transportation. Do not eat food that has been sitting on a hot plate Do not eat food that is prepaired on a cart. Do not eat beet, pork, chicken, and seafood at restaurants that you do not understand the public health licence of. Do not drive a car into México until you understand the traffic patterns and rules. Méxicans do not stop at stop signs. Failue to yeiled to someone behind you, even if you are going the speed limit can lead to deadly road rage. If you are on the Mexican side of the border in a remote location do not go within 200 feet of the border. It is illegal to cross unless one crosses at a check point. You do not want either side to become confused as to your intentions. Why come to Nuevo Laredo? The language. If you want full immersion Spanish no place in the Americas is better. The populations on both sides are generally bilingual. The international airports on both sides have flights to any place in the world. The fee from the area's small airports to larger hubs is not excessive. Most often it is the same price as if you were to have embarked from a major hub. I personally do not see any reason to ever leave the United States. The US has everything. The only thing the US does not have is full linguistics immersion. Are there other places in Mexico that one can immerse one's self in Spanish? Sure. But the longer the travel time the lesser is the amount of immersion. One can reach Nuevo Laredo and any other major border town in 4 hours or less by air from any point in the continental US. The other advantage to Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico is the US Consulate is in the geographic center of town. If you have problems go there. If you can't get there get to a bridge. If you cannot get to the bridge head across the river. Yes. You will get arrested but the bad guys chasing you will get arrested also. You want to learn Spanish you cannot do better than Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico. Every type of Spanish will be heard there from all over the world.
Mexicans do not stop at stop signs? Dude I drive there often I’ve never seen anyone ignore a stop sign. Maybe not using a blinker but I see that in Texas all the time!
Not really places like nuevo laredo the cartels are everywhere, and also the military. it's uncommon to see few military trucks just going around the street. Still it is a buetiful place to visit, but your gonna need to be careful.
I live here in Nuevo Laredo no sir that's not an exaggeration. One of my friends got kidnapped by this cartel (CDN) de noreste and forced to tell the people to vote for yahleel abdala, but Carmen Lilia won so they made a deal with her, it's all fucked down here bro
The border areas are safe, the businesses are often owned or protected by the cartels and government, its going more south past the tourist spots is when it gets dangerous
Bro, I'm a retired native Texan raised up in nevada , Utah and Idaho all my life ,now retired and decided to live in my hometown of Laredo Texas but as you now know, it's way safer and cheaper in Mexico, so I decided to sell everything I had , cars , properties , my homes , absolutely everything and now living in Nvo Laredo México, as a matter of fact, them tamales you first ate , i eat the regularly, i live like 3 blocks from that tamales vender you bought from and is a great friend of mine , and now you personally have seen, its way safer in mexico than any city in the USA , stop listening to the news or any major broadcast company , theyre all bullshitting ..... And us retired disabled USA citizen's who live down here in Mexico , well , bet y'all most of us are never living this beautiful country , or at least I ain't , just paid for my funeral and creamation, and my beloved friends from Mexico already know where they're spreading my ashes !! ✌🏻🥰🍄😚💨💨💨🍄🥰✌🏻
Such a kind family that gave you free tacos
I bet they were hella good to 🤤
Those are my people we always welcome everyone with open arms ☺️🫶
That people that are you calling nice people work for the cartels not everything you see is always true
Hi am from Laredo, Texas thank you for visiting you are always welcome here ☺️
Thank you ♥️
The most corrupt city in Texas
@@AuthenticTravelingbro do you need a passport?Or you can use an id?
I was born & raised in Laredo, TX.. back in the day it was fun and safer going across to party, bar hopping etc. Now it's dangerous especially at night.. in Mexico.. it just depends where u go.. Take care buddy God bless u. U always welcome here in LAREDO TX 956 🙏🤗☺️
I used to stay on the border and I regret not going into NL but part of that was my employer forbid crossing. I can’t wait to cross. Thank you for showing the friendly amazing Mexican people
It’s worth a visit
You let the person you work for tell you that you couldn’t go you grow you a pair
We met crossing the border back into the U.S. just now watching you guide. Good video bro
I remember! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!
If you stay on the Main Street everything is safe. There are restaurants or food stands and places to buy souvenirs.
only nights u dont wanna be there going to bars. i live in laredo tx n born n raised in laredo tx. enjoy mexico during day time. its really beautiful there.
It didn’t strike me as a big nightlife place
@@AuthenticTraveling it has a huge nightlife . but dont be fooled. alot of those soldiers and guards on their side are lined with the cartel. u speed around town. you run red lights, your flagged and get pulled over down the road by the "officials". i live around here. NL is really pretty but it is a hotzone. we can hear the gunfire periodically on this side.
N.L . Was a big night spot before 2004, the clubs were the best, 1 cover price drink & dance all night, then have some bacon wrapped hot dogs from the hot dog cart..and wallk back at 4 in the morning.....great times...
I'm from N.Laredo and I go to bars and everything at night, just don't mess with the wrong people and you ok.
GREAT VIDEO! greetings from Laredo TX 😊
Thank you!
Same!
I’m from Brownsville (the literal southern peak of America) my wife is from Laredo.
Mexico is beautiful but you gotta know your way around town. Stay safe, everybody 🙏🏼
My cousin stay in sblinas its 2 hours away or 3 hours away
Downtown Laredo has definitely seen better days, I remember when I was a kid back in the 90’s it was full of shops selling Knick knacks mainly owned by Chinese and perfume shops usually owned by Indians, restaurants, banks. Then the outlet mall happened and then the pandemic really was the last nail in the coffin for downtown Laredo. On the other hand, downtown Nuevo Laredo shops are booming then you cross to the Texas side and you mainly see shuttered businesses, it’s very sad. Nowadays it’s mostly just government offices and a few sketchy bars and of course the outlets right next to the bridge.
Yea I agree. Laredo is pretty sad. Totally shuttered businesses.
I am an American citizen and have lived in Mexico since '91. Lived in Mexico City, Obregon Sonora, Arcelia Guerrero and Tapachula Chiapas. I have lived in Nuevo Laredo since 2011. I have seen seen things that would make your heart race...like a whole family "disappear" right before my eyes. But that was mostly between 2011 to 2014. It has actually gotten better. Now the convoys leave people alone. If you don't bother them, they don't bother you. I have a home and a small doggy rescue in one of the colonies and enjoy the peace and quiet we have now. Things can only get better
Thanks for your comment!
Nuevo Laredo!!! That's my hometown it's been like 20 years since the last time i was there😓 i miss my town.
Nah you shouldn't, same old shit, better to go out there and be chillin with new shit
@@SlopemidYea honestly i still live here and its boring asf theres nothing fun to do :b
NL is like that Will Smith movie, I am Legend! 🤣 Day time not a problem at all, it’s night time where you might catch yourself in a wrong place, wrong time situation!
Such a great video! Now i wanna go and get my meds cheaper and mouth work done. Thanks for sharing!
Any time!
I'm from Laredo . Starting watching this popped out my recommendation . I was a senior in high school 2004 or 2005 since I was in Nevo Laredo.
That’s cool it reached you
Awww the family sharing their tacos! What a kind gesture! Mexican culture and hospitality is the best!
Thank you for showing my border town. It is quite a special place.
As a Laredoan you say its not bad and such because your just there for a brief moment during the day. Well yeah its not bad all the time there and also depends where you are in Nuevo Laredo too. Stay longer, wait till nightfall. Go alittle deeper than just the entrance, go with a woman, go with a car or better clothes/accessories. You can honestly say this about alot of places that are actually dangerous too, your safe for a time and place but the citizens of Nuevo Laredo and Laredo and so on all know better. We know where to go, when, and what to do and streets to take. Of course some of the people from there will tell you its fine lol. Find the real ones who won't lie and they'll give you the warnings and their personal accounts. There is no real law there due to the military and cops and citizens being in the backpocket of the criminals.
Some of my family hasn't ever come back alive and never will. So yeah there is no exaggeration on what people say about going down there...Your at least in the safer zone as your just in the entrance but go further and you'll know you messed up. This is why tourists need to understand better from the locals on both sides of the border and those who visit, if we say its bad, its bad. Didn't use to be so bad before though which is sad. Glad you had a safe time and got to experience abit of it. Downtown laredo is empty because the city doesn't want to do anything and was just a place to buy knockoff stuff. Stores shutdown alot and paying for parking meters and this heat. Downtown just died.
A la neta q si. I’m from Laredo too and I don’t even go over there. The last time I did was like 15 years ago and that was to go get some medicine. We who live here on the border how dangerous Nuevo Laredo can be.
Awesome video subbed! I'm from Buffalo NY its the same in Canada its the better side. But live in Irvine CA now work at a Mexican restaurant as a white guy Mexicans are great hard working people!
Thank you!
I am a white American citizen who lives in Juarez. It's true you don't need a passport or anything to cross into Mexico. Truth be known, you don't really need anything crossing back into the US. I had lost my ID & was extremely worried about getting back into the US. I was shocked that by the time I was explaining my issue with Customs Enforcement they already had my life story on their computer screen with a simple picture of my face.
I've been living in Juarez 10 months now & I have yet to anyone who wasn't just overly nice to me. It's not something I would recommend to everyone but if you're seeking a little adventure in your life then come try it out. Don't get me wrong, it's a dangerous place which is obvious when you see truck loads of Mexican soldiers driving around armed to the teeth everywhere but what place isn't dangerous anymore.
I enjoyed my time in Juarez
you speak spanish?
@@pokemonward1747 just enough to get by on but I'm learning more all the time
@@user-clayrush How can you live in a Mexican city for 10 months without speaking any Spanish?


@@pokemonward1747 I just said I speak enough to get by on & learning more all the time & believe it or not but there's quite a few people who speak English here as well
I'm from Nuevo Laredo, and i have heard all those opinions about the insecurity and all that stuff, but it is not that bad as a lot of people think, i have ran across trucks with cartel members a lot of times and they don't mess with you or the people unless you do something wrong, and also (ironically) it is less likely to see robberies, kidnappings or other things since if the cartel finds out, they literally kill the people who dares to do such thing because they don't allow those kind of things in their territory, so you're ok as long as you don't do something bad or something they don't like.
I have lived in this city since i was born and i haven't got a bad experience refering to the insecurity other than just hearing the gun fights in the distance
Thanks for this. I tried to explain a lot of it in the video.
this whole post is ironic. since your talking about a place where members patrol the streets with machineguns, and can threaten you. then say its not as bad as you think. lol. your right that unless ur on their watchlist ppl dont worry. but what if someones on drugs and chooses you. sure they will get dealt with later, but by the time that happens an american already went through the terror of extortion or abuse. alot of times its better to just avoid it.
Soy brasileño y una cosa que no entiendo es por qué el gobierno mexicano, con la ayuda de Estados Unidos, no hace nada para acabar con los cárteles de una vez por todas.
@pokemonward1747 greed runs the country unfortunately.
Mexico isn’t even bad, don’t get me wrong there is places that you should avoid! and I recommend traveling on plane. When you travel on a charter bus, sometimes and this isn’t always because I’ve never experienced it myself, but I know people who have. There is random “narco checkpoints” that narcos will board your bus or stop your car and ask you questions about where you’re going and who you’re visiting and take your cellphones, money, or anything valuable. From stories from family and friends, it’s a fast paced thing if you don’t fight back and god forbid that you dont because that will be worst for you. Always stay on tourist parts and never go out alone to unfamiliar areas you don’t know. Have a guide with you if you’re not familiar or have family there. Mexico is not a place bad and it has very beautiful places, it’s just sad how its government and narcos have affected it.
A bus is not an independent means of transportation.
Getting on a plane only means getting in a taxi or ride share once the plane lands.
Never carry more than the clothes on your back. If you do store it at the terminal. Then walk out of the airport. I use a mountain bike.
I take it out of the box. Put it back together. Then I ride out of the airport.
I make sure that the spotters know I am a local no matter what they read on the manifest.
Remember, the plane, the train, the bus has a list of passengers. The bad guys get a copy of that list. The target people. They do not commit random robberies. They do not want an undercover cop to draw down on them and call for back up.
So putting your name and point of embarcations and debarcation on a manifest along with paying for the ticket on a banking device is a gift to the thieves who pay for inside information.
Always be able to get 10 miles from an airport in the world without having to ride share or call a taxi.
Carry a mountain bike with you on every bus, plane, automobile, and train.
Make sure if you do not know where you are going to put your Google Maps into, per se Nuevo Laredo, in French or German.
The hawks listen to every move you make on the street.
What are Hawks? They are guys that are paid to watch intersections, side walks, terminals etc.
They also watch stores, restaurants, and shopping centers.. You can tell them by the walkie talkies they carry.
If they give you an order no matter how young they are follow it. That is why I am never on foot.
They also, will try to direct car traffic. If you have to take a ride share or a taxi never have them drop you off at your destination. You want to get out. Go into another location and look for hawks.
Lastly, crossing any international gateway in or out of the US has an online video feed. The bad guys watch those feeds also.
Mountain bike! Do not walk. Do not drive. Do not take a taxi. Do not use ride share services.
Public transportation, the city bus is fine. But make sure to have a mountain bike with you.
I love the video, and I experience going to Nvo. Laredo is going to my hometown for 25 years or more, but i love it. IT WAS SO MUCH Fun!!! I did go to some of the places and eat the food of Santo Niño tacos. I was always praying 🙏 thou. Great experience. Just be careful. God is with us.
This man was never seen again... 😅😂
Been to Merida, Mexico City, Monterrey and Cancun! Always felt safe!
What?
Well those are all touristy or major cities so obviously you felt safe
@@Bhq870 who are you talking about?
@@lucathegamer9113 going to a major city that’s richer than the vast majority of the country or visited a closed off tourist place isn’t going to show you how the average citizen in Mexico lives
@@Bhq870 huh?
Uuuuu I was HOPING you went to El Padrino I love that place lol Glad you did!!!
An Outstanding Video!!!👏👏👏Greetings from The Netherlands (Europe)
Thank you
@@AuthenticTraveling I am curious... How the hell did you end up in Algeria????
Great Video I am from Laredo .. welcome to the Gateway City ❤️ my great great grandfather fought in the revolutionary war and his picture is there at that museum how beautiful come back and visit soon
Wow very cool
I've lived in Laredo since 2007, a little under 1km from the river and about a 5 minute drive to International Bridge 2, and I hear automatic gunfire and explosions very often, to the point where I just do not care anymore. I would not be so flippant about the safety issues in NL.
Do you mostly hear those gun fire and explosion noises at night or during the day as well?
I lived in Laredo Texas for many years and every summer for summer break I would go stay with my family from Nuevo Laredo and I can honestly say I have so much better and fun memories in Nuevo Laredo than in Laredo Texas. Nuevo Laredo has a totally different atmosphere it’s more lively and more stuff to do and see. I never liked Laredo Texas at all but I love Nuevo Laredo and can’t wait to go back.
Brother it’s not the same don’t go to NL you might not come back I’m just saying if you don’t have to don’t I’m from here
Me to i used to live in mexico when i was a baby then i moved to lardeo Tx
AS the other guy said its definitely dangerous, not the same. It was abit dangerous before but now its actually alot worse. There is a reason the alert for tourism is red. Take it from the other commentor who is from there and from another local from Laredo who's from here and been over there try to avoid going to Nuevo Laredo if possible. Familes, indivduals, tourists have gone but don't come back. You don't need to be another unlucky person just going and not returning just for a "fun time" Its Mexico, they won't find you nor try to. If you choose to gamble and go please look up the areas you should remain in, the areas to avoid, and what to do/not do in certain situations.
@@Mt-si4bs yeah I know it’s bad, I have family that lives in Nuevo Laredo. Some live by el paseo colon, other por la infonavit, and a couple in the kilometro 13. I kinda remember what spots not to go to and which ones I can’t
@@Fate862 yeah I know but I really do miss it over there and I have a lot of family over there pretty much all my mom side of the family lives in Nuevo Laredo
You should visit more of Laredo Texas
I didn’t find so much to do
@@AuthenticTraveling oh ok
Laredo is wack af @@lucathegamer9113
Hey luca
You live in lardeo or what
I wish you had told us a little more about the family who graciously fed you.
I just saw the video im from laredo tx but i live in nuevo laredo you are always welcome on both laredos
I’m from Laredo I’m glad you liked our land -roli
Thank you for visiting our city. There me to see that you missed. I hope you come back for second visit during our holidays. Especially in February. Take care.
Thank you
Mexican side in the river: just enjoying and eating carne asada
CNN on the USA view: people trying to cross the river illegally into the USA. 😅
It depends where you are. See my other videos.
Mexico is the shit bro I love it there. I live here in laredo and I haven't been to mexico in over 10 years
You gotta go
@AuthenticTraveling for real. I haven't gone cuz the last time I went it got bad lol bit it looks chilled now
Born and lived in Nuevo Laredo for 5 years and visibly weekly until the age of 12. I’ve only crossed maybe like 10 times in 20 years due to the violence, it’s not constant but it is sporadic
It's so weird seeing my hometown online, they have outlets there when you panned to the Rio grande, biggest building on the right has hella stores, I doordashed there once xD😂
Bro, can you see how much cleaner the restaurant is and the environment. Come pair to us..
What do you mean?
As with ANY city or location in the US there are good spots, and not so good spots. Same with people. I think everyone understands that.
I think the difference comes, when bad or inconvenient stuff happens to you, or your loved ones; that will kind of skew your opinion negativly a little. That could happen anywhere, in any country.
Machacado plain, or con huevo is delicious, but you need good teeth. The best dishes I like are Arracherra (fajita meat), and the Alambres which are like beef shish-kebab on little wood skewers. Use a fresh hot tortilla to pull off the meat from the skewer on to your tortilla, add some salsita, chopped onion, or cilantro if you like. Boom! What a great taco. Served along with quesadillas de queso blanco de cabra on the side.
You'll notice that real Mexican food is not drowned in "Que-so Sauce". That, and a little of the green "salsita casera" made with chile piquin de monte, and some fresh guacamole are fantastic. Have a "Coka" and a smile.
Excellent view of a misunderstood border town life .... But not to be like cruel could not stop laughing after took the time to spot light the child falling and hearing child cry in background as he walks off smirking lol ..but great video tho....
Thanks for visiting Laredo
Thank you!
I have to correct you in regards to your comment that Mexico has provinces, no, Mexico has states.
Glad that you had a great time in Nuevo Laredo, it used to be a safe place where we could go have dinner at a very late hour, but now we do not even go at 5 pm. I know because I live in Laredo, TX.
Nice! Welcome and greetings from Laredo!
Thank you!
There's nothing like those street tacos made out of potato also the corn it is delicious I was raised in Laredo
Thanks for watching
I'm from Laredo bro this is dope
Thank you
My family is from Reynosa, Tamaulipas which is just across from McAllen, Texas
I’d like to go there when it’s less hot
@@AuthenticTraveling you should make a Reynosa video that would be awesome!
Hey I'm from Laredo too really cool that you visited there is actually a lot to this city did you know beat icons Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs actually came through and lived in Nuevo Laredo :) yup oh and they came here for a reason pretty much why everyone comes to Laredo but now the city decided to clean everything up and act like the government all weren't taking rights away from us here in BorderTowns. People died from that barbed wire Abbot put up please inform others if you can.
this just randomly popped on my fy lol
I haven’t been to Nuevo Laredo in 20 years and I live in Laredo. I stopped going because we were confronted by armed men at a oxxo in Nuevo Laredo. Its not as safe as it once was where you would have so many tourists going and having Margarita at the Centro. Nothing like that anymore. It can be very calm like you see in the video and then you can see series of shoot outs. For sure do not take your nice car over there
I have lived here all my life. I spent 6-7 years in my grandparents house in nuevo Laredo and lived in Laredo for 18. I never walk across. Why? I don't need to. Texas is my home and it's genuinely better here. I don't care much for street food or tacos. Many places in Nuevo Laredo are dangerous, yes, especially at night. Even being near the border is bad for you at night. There's a lot of gang activity here. There were times in the past when I couldn't even visit my grandma, the only time I ever visit this town, because there were frequent gang shootings and it was too dangerous to cross. Children get kidnapped a lot in Mexico, nuevo Laredo being no exception. Heck even Laredo has many of these problems. Many of the houses are run down and just ugly. You see this in downtown Laredo as well. The town of Laredo is literally separated between the White Hispanic side of Laredo and the brown Hispanic side of Laredo. Not segregated in any sense, but Northern Laredo was simply built by White people, like me. A lot of the run down houses, gang activity, and low education buildings are in brown or east/south Laredo. Laredo and Nuevo Laredo are nice towns with great people, but there are a lot of problems here, some of the worst we get from our Mexican neighbor as their problems spill into our town, other problems are just unique to us.
Lonches el popo is the best also La Siberia.
You are brave because I would be scared. 😩 well maybe be more scared at night than during the day. 😅
It’s not that bad
Used to haul pipe there from corpus Christi to laredo and i will never do deliveries up there, hell so much traffic it's not even funny it's worse than reckless driving
With all the commercial activity I bet it can get very backed up crossing especially in a truck
Yes, commercial truck traffic gets bad sometimes on mines road and loop 20 going into the world trade bridge.
What's up bro
That looked like Guardia Nacional right by the pedestrian bridge. Keeping any hoodlums and thugs off of your back in the barrier zone, as long as you don't venture into the interior. No pickpockets or purse snatchers right within view of the bridge or the crossing.
Ven a visitar Tampico Tamaulipas esta como a 12 horas de laredo...te aseguro te va a gustar.....y comer tortas de la barda y algunos platillos más.
Sounds great
Nice....!
Thanks
I do this everyday, why am I watching this? Lol
I live in nuevo laredo, its not that bad really, I'd say you have more chances of getting robbed in Laredo than nuevo laredo.
I would agree. Laredo is very desolate and could leave you exposed if walking around alone
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That’s not security brother, that’s the Mexican Military
Those people are locals that you know theyre not random
Yeah i'm getting ready to go for a Dental appointment in a week.
Nice
Done that 98 times started in may bro from a Brit
Where's the invasion?
it was in Del Rio, eagle pass, . not laredo. but this river takes up miles of space north and south. no illegals are gonna cross right by the bridges lol THINK. they go 5 miles north or south and cross there. ALL THE TIME. thru ranches and low water zones. and yes, even underground.
Huh veeeryyy interesting
Thank you
I'm from Laredo, TX are you still alive? Why do you look so familiar to me??
You’ve probably seen my on TikTok or Instagram before
i live there :>
I live in nuevolaredo
Buddy do not cross if you can’t even speak Spanish . Selling body parts is a thing I’m Mexican and I don’t cross to Nuevo Laredo alone. Pass by sure , but walk around isn’t such a good idea
They look for young folks you’re on the older side though . They force you to work as a sicario if not you’re killed and sold in parts. I didn’t believe it till it happened right in front of my eyes
I speak Spanish
No le va pasar nada nms wey.
Hotel Texas is 6000 payso a month
Lol what is a payso 😂
oh, theres no wall there, right ?
Basically nothing at this part
borders are one way tickets
I made it back and went back again the next day in Piedras Negras…
It is dangerous. People from Nuevo Laredo just know how to navigate the landmine la better.
I don't understand you vloggers. I guess if people say not to jump off a cliff, you guys would jump off the cliff for viewers?
Do not wander around the plaza too much. The cartel are scoping you out. Don't ask me how i know
I know they are, but they’re not going to bother me if I am not a threat to their business
Dude, I can say the same about Houston, Dallas, or Chicago or any populous US city. Large population centers are always gonna have both good n' bad folks, & locations.
Its what individual people do, or do not do that makes a location.
And BTW, how do you know? I've lived in large cities, and the border cities for a number of years. Ain't no difference one from another. It all depends on how you look at, and treat people.
@@stevenserna910 I went to Nuevo Laredo one time to walk around and check out the stores. I was standing outside the store waiting for it to open and some guy with a radio came up to me and asked me what I was doing around the plaza. I told him that I was just shopping around but he told me not to leave that they needed to check something with me first. I speak Spanish so I heard the guy on the radio say to let me go, that I am just a tourist shopping around. I decided that if I was going to be tracked I better head back to Laredo Texas instead. when I was close to the bridge I decided to get some food at one of those street carts before crossing, and another guy came up to me and asked me what I was really doing around the plaza. i told him the same thing i told the other guy. he left and i fking left as soon as i finished my food lol
Hace you see the bibrant downtown of Nuevo Laredo
Yes I was there in this video
so all you did is eat the whole time in mexico
Do not be fooled by this video. This guy seems good hearted but very naive. Laredo on the U.S. side is very safe but Nuevo Laredo on the Mexico side is very dangerous. Stay on the U.S. side. Lots of great food and entertainment on the U.S. side without the danger. Go to North part of Laredo not downtown where this guy was walking.
Okay can you go record us a video on the Mexican side? On the American side 2 hrs from Laredo they go after elementary kids.
@@Engnrr Not sure what you are saying. But no I would not record a video on the Mexican side.
Just have common sense, you'll be ok.
@@alienvolt7741 Good luck. The cartels control the streets in Nuevo Laredo, not law enforcement. Most of the local residents in the business community in Laredo will not cross into Nuevo Laredo. What does that tell you?
You’re full of BS , I’m from Laredo and visit Nuevo Laredo often. Nothing’s ever happened to me or anyone I know, just more cautious about going there at night but other than that, it’s not a big deal.
Dering the day your ok but at night stay in
Wait. Didn’t Trump and Abbot say these people were dangerous and that there were thousands of them flooding over the river to the US illegally on a daily basis? To me it looks like they just chilling and eating tacos all day.
No they did not. Check the folks crossing through the fences and rancher land
@@texasrangers4 The only people you big groups of people you see hanging out on the border is a bunch of crazy Americans in red hats and wearing camouflage gear pretending they are protecting the border from thousands and thousands of unseen scary brown immigrants illegally crossing the border on a daily basis.
You should during the night daytime all the gangsters are sleeping from. Drinking and working during the. Try it then!
I say this on ever travel viedo: Makes sure you have an independent means of transportation.
Taxis are not independent means of transportation. DeDe and other ride shares are not independent means of transport.
Mountain bikes are independent means of transportation.
Do not eat food that has been sitting on a hot plate Do not eat food that is prepaired on a cart.
Do not eat beet, pork, chicken, and seafood at restaurants that you do not understand the public health licence of.
Do not drive a car into México until you understand the traffic patterns and rules. Méxicans do not stop at stop signs.
Failue to yeiled to someone behind you, even if you are going the speed limit can lead to deadly road rage.
If you are on the Mexican side of the border in a remote location do not go within 200 feet of the border. It is illegal to cross unless one crosses at a check point. You do not want either side to become confused as to your intentions.
Why come to Nuevo Laredo?
The language. If you want full immersion Spanish no place in the Americas is better. The populations on both sides are generally bilingual.
The international airports on both sides have flights to any place in the world. The fee from the area's small airports to larger hubs is not excessive. Most often it is the same price as if you were to have embarked from a major hub.
I personally do not see any reason to ever leave the United States. The US has everything. The only thing the US does not have is full linguistics immersion.
Are there other places in Mexico that one can immerse one's self in Spanish? Sure.
But the longer the travel time the lesser is the amount of immersion. One can reach Nuevo Laredo and any other major border town in 4 hours or less by air from any point in the continental US.
The other advantage to Nuevo
Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico is the US Consulate is in the geographic center of town. If you have problems go there. If you can't get there get to a bridge. If you cannot get to the bridge head across the river. Yes. You will get arrested but the bad guys chasing you will get arrested also.
You want to learn Spanish you cannot do better than Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico. Every type of Spanish will be heard there from all over the world.
Mexicans do not stop at stop signs? Dude I drive there often I’ve never seen anyone ignore a stop sign. Maybe not using a blinker but I see that in Texas all the time!
Hmu i need a travel hubby
"and the Cartels do control everything over there" --> a bit of exageration, no?
Not really places like nuevo laredo the cartels are everywhere, and also the military. it's uncommon to see few military trucks just going around the street. Still it is a buetiful place to visit, but your gonna need to be careful.
thats not exaggeration lol
I live here in Nuevo Laredo no sir that's not an exaggeration. One of my friends got kidnapped by this cartel (CDN) de noreste and forced to tell the people to vote for yahleel abdala, but Carmen Lilia won so they made a deal with her, it's all fucked down here bro
They literally control EVERYTHING. Been there this summer a lot.
@@jcg8129hell sometimes you can see shit happen along the river side.
Laredo is gross 😝
Right ?
He forgot to hit SanBer
It’s lame af here don’t come back
I had a good time
Dude is gonna get himself killed
The border areas are safe, the businesses are often owned or protected by the cartels and government, its going more south past the tourist spots is when it gets dangerous
It’s not that bad….
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Bro, I'm a retired native Texan raised up in nevada , Utah and Idaho all my life ,now retired and decided to live in my hometown of Laredo Texas but as you now know, it's way safer and cheaper in Mexico, so I decided to sell everything I had , cars , properties , my homes , absolutely everything and now living in Nvo Laredo México, as a matter of fact, them tamales you first ate , i eat the regularly, i live like 3 blocks from that tamales vender you bought from and is a great friend of mine , and now you personally have seen, its way safer in mexico than any city in the USA , stop listening to the news or any major broadcast company , theyre all bullshitting ..... And us retired disabled USA citizen's who live down here in Mexico , well , bet y'all most of us are never living this beautiful country , or at least I ain't , just paid for my funeral and creamation, and my beloved friends from Mexico already know where they're spreading my ashes !! ✌🏻🥰🍄😚💨💨💨🍄🥰✌🏻
Good to hear brother
you speak spanish?
@@pokemonward1747 yeap, I speak English/Spanish perfectly !! ✌🏻