u.s. passport renewal while in Mexico???

[McMurphy_RP]

I had to renew my passport while I was in Japan, and I was able to do it all by mail. A few weeks after sending my current passport, a U.S. postal money order for $110, two photos, and the supporting paperwork to the U.S. Embassy, I recieved the old passport and a new passport in the mail.

Of course, that was in Japan, where I'd trust the postal service with just about anything. Sending a passport through the mail might be more risky here, but you could always use a private delivery service like DHL.

For what it's worth, I'll also second what Don said: Ed Clancy, the consular agent in SMA, is fantastic. If you ask him whether there are any concerns with the Pegaso, or whatever delivery service they're using now, he'll be straight with you.