50 Places Women Should Never Travel Alone

Acapulco, Mexico

Though it once was considered the most prosperous city in Mexico, high levels of crime and violence have given Acapulco a bad reputation. Women traveling alone might be willing to give this bad reputation another chance—after all, we all go through our phases—but Acapulco might not deserve it.

As the third most violent city in the world, there are 104 homicides for every 100,000 people. Those might not be the best odds for women traveling alone.

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