I JUST returned from San Miguel de Allende and Queretaro last night! My husband and i are considering moving to SMA. It is beautiful.... a lot like Santa Fe New Mexico. The people are graceous and so helpful. One thing I did notice and my friends that do live there, is that they do not have heating or air conditioning.... i was either freezing or hot! lol.....

as stated by others, i have lived near Juarez before and Tijuana most of my life. (I am now in Colorado and husband in Iraq), the interior of Mexico is wonderful and the people are wonderful too...... i wold not worry about the interior but the border towns......... you have to watch out.