We will not be travelling in regular tourist areas, but rather in poorer neighborhoods. There will probably be considerable hugging of littlel kids.
What innoculations are suggested?
As always, I appreciate your help.
Jayson
None really. But bug repellent (bought in Costa Rica) is not just recommended, it’s an Absolute Must.
(Worked there between Sep '05 and April '06)
I am pretty sure there isn’t any as well. I travelled there 8 years ago. It isn’t really like a third world country. They have decent medical care and the infrastructure isn’t all that bad except the roads can be very bumpy.
Here’s what the CDC has to say: link.
Of course this is generalized to all of Mexico and Central America, but it’s as good a reference as any other.
No shots were advised when I visited Costa Rica for a whitewater rafting trip a year ago.
For what it is worth, straying outside of Cancun, Mexico to visit Tulum disqualified me from donating blood for a year due to malaria risk. Rafting through the jungle in Costa Rica resulted in no such restriction.
Of that list, the only ones I might suggest would be Hepatitis A and maybe typhoid if you are going to being eating local food in poorer neighborhoods.