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Posted by Fred on November 19, 2007 at 10:27:51 am EST
In reply to Water purification in extreme conditions posted by Bill S on October 19, 2007 at 11:58:04 am EDT

"I have also discovered that even bottled soft drinks in the area to which we are headed, do not necessarily guarantee purity." - nope - it's not. I had a friend get quite ill in Mexico - from bottled water. Yep - it HAD come from a bottle - yee ha. The bottles had apparently been filled from a tap.
I believe you're stuck boiling, filtering or treating your own water when in developing nations, in spite of the inconvenience.
I was very careful south of the border, no ice in drinks (hard or soft), no salads, only ate cooked veggies unless I peeled and prepared them myself and never had a problem. Others in my party weren't so vigilant, nor were some of them as "lucky" as I. I should mention I was there on business and we were staying in a very nice resort hotel complex in a border town, but clean sheets and a clean floor don't mean good water.
Beer, wine and spirits should be safe, if you partake, but as we all know, do nothing for hydration.

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