Is Chiapas safe right now? (2025) Hi! My bf (31M) and I were planning a road trip around the state of Chiapas, Mexico. We were planning on renting a car and checking out some of the smaller indigenous villages as well as the better-known San Cristobal / Palenque / Sumidero. However, we’ve been told Chiapas has recently become a cartel hotspot right now and we wouldn’t really w…