Nuevo Laredo: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Wary · 38Commenters mostly defend Nuevo Laredo as a city of good people, but the travel-focused warnings about route safety, cartels and deportee danger weigh heavily against it for a remote worker.
- friendly locals
- people defending city's good reputation
- helpful mechanics and small businesses
- roads are nice
- cartel violence risk
- route safety warnings
- sparse gas stations
- deportee vulnerability
- negative media portrayal
- Locals say the city has good people despite negative media coverage
- Travel advisers warn against routes through the area and advise rerouting to McAllen
- Commenters say the city is unsafe and suggest moving elsewhere in Mexico
- Some visitors found helpful locals who fixed problems quickly
- Most content is old or travel-focused, so little direct long-term living feedback
Read from 4 videos, 27 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Mexico 🇲🇽 US 🇺🇲 Border Crossing By Foot - Nuevo Laredo to Laredo TX | 197 Countries, 3 Kids
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What viewers said
“Hola gracias por sacar a Nuevo Laredo en su video , saludos y espero disfruten más Mexico también tiene gente buena”
♥ 215 likes
“Like so te salió en recomendados y vives en NL”
♥ 36 likes
“Thank you for visiting our city, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, what you say is very true, they are so many negative stories, however it is important that they know that there are more good people with nice and pleasant stories, here good people liv”
♥ 27 likes
“saludos desde Corpus Cristi Texas toda mi admiración hacia ustedes muy bonita familia Ustedes representan lo que es Canadá gente buena respetuosa y amigable 😀👍”
♥ 25 likes
“Welcome to My City (Nuevo Laredo) I hope you had a good time here:)”
♥ 115 likes
“I just love watching your journey! Your one daughter, I think he name is Chole’ is so precious! Her concern about the car leaking oil & the cows getting bit by rattlesnakes, touched my heart! I’m planning on a trip to Loreto, along the Baja”
♥ 17 likes
“Ah qué pedo sale mi rancho NUEVO LAREDO XD”
♥ 39 likes
“No le entendí nada x q no hablo ingles solo vi el video x q soy de nuevo laredo amo mi ciudad no importa q ya sea tan segura me gusta mi nuevo laredo tamaulipas México 🇲🇽 bendiciones”
♥ 111 likes
“Yo vivo en Laredo Texas saludos !!!!”
♥ 13 likes
“*I have 45 minutes watching videos of you I love your way of editing as you speak everything I wish you good luck*”
♥ 9 likes
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