Sampson speaks the truth! I was just in la Zona yesterday and it was the last day of the Festival of Guadalupe and many, many people were there. Most of the folks were locals passing by the chicas. They were busy buying the Three Kings bread rings (Rosca de Reyes) for the Epiphany dinner. Seemed about as dull-normal as a place could be. Don't go down to TJ looking to score a kilo of dope, okay? You should be fine. Disclaimer: Of course, there are no guarantees and you could always find yourself in the wrong place and the wrong time and become an innocent bystander casualty. But that can happen anywhere in the world, not just TJ.