We own a house in Estado de Mexico and go frequently. Our Spanish is 100%. Baja is a small part of the republic. However, we don’t have our heads in the sand either. There are places to avoid right now, such as Juarez. Currently the public safety situation is deteriorating as Felipe Calderon presses his war on the drug cartels. BTW, someone said only Mexicans can own land. This is only true in the restricted zone and was placed into the xenophobic 1917 constitution.