In the summer of 2014, I traveled with a group of 7 people on a medical missions trip in Oaxaca, Mexico. One lady lost her passport in a small town several hours from Oaxaca city, and we don't know if it was stolen or misplaced.
I called the US embassy in Mexico City that night, and pressed the buttons to speak to the duty officer. The lady was not especially helpful nor proficient in English, and she told me to go to the nearest consulate and to file a police report. After googling it, the nearest consulate appeared to . . .
