Thanks Killer Loop,
A great insight of whats on the other side of the border..
Respecting the locals goes without saying "it should at least", but most of the rest is different here as far as the violence is concerned.
There was a female pilot from another company last year that had her phone and wallet taken when she was out by herself at the local waterfall.. She was approached by a small group of local men after swimming. All that happened was they took the phone and wallet, no more..
Not walking alone at night, taking normal precautions is prudent all of the time.
But is also a place that my 72 year old mother and father are coming to visit in a few months.
Andy