August 22, 2018 Addendum to Sonora, Mexico Travel Advisory
The State Department has done another stealth update to its Sonora, Mexico travel advisory (without a formal announcement), adding travel information for U.S. government employees who may want to travel to the border cities of Agua Prieta and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora and the historic mining city of Cananea, Sonora.
This information follows changes made to the Sonora travel advisory on August 18.
Border Cities of Agua Prieta and San Luis Rio Colorado
Government employees can still visit these Arizona – Sonora border cities during daylight hours by crossing through the international port of entry, and are prohibited from traveling outside of the city limits.
We expect that these general advisories will eventually be updated with more limits and specificity, as the State Department recently did with its travel advisory to Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
Cananea
U.S. government employees are allowed to visit the city of Cananea, Sonora by passing through the border city of Naco, Sonora, which is located seven miles south of Bisbee, Arizona. They are allowed to visit the Cananea mine, but cannot travel outside the city limits of Cananea.
Apparently the other routes to Cananea on Mexico highway 2 from Agua Prieta or Imuris are not allowed. Following is the text of the travel advisory.
State Department August 22, 2018 Travel Advisory for San Luis Rio Colorado, Agua Prieta and Cananea:
Travel of U.S. government employees to the following cities is permitted with the noted restrictions:
- San Luis Rio Colorado:S. government employees must travel during daylight hours through the San Luis, Arizona port-of-entry and may not travel beyond the city limits.
- Cananea:S. government employees must travel during daylight hours through the Naco, Arizona port-of-entry and along Route 2 to Cananea, including the Cananea mine, and may not travel beyond the city limits.
- Agua Prieta:S. government employees must travel during daylight hours through the Douglas, Arizona port-of-entry and may not travel beyond the city limits.
