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Re: Money/Cost of things

by Altahabana 27 March 2011

+*As Rolly mentioned the frontera is not particularly stable. The Zetas are entrenched in most of Coahuila but there is alot of low level…
RE: TO DRIVE OR NOT TO DRIVE MEXICO (PN OR REYNOSA)

by Altahabana 22 March 2011

Under no circumstances would you want to drive from Reynosa to Piedras Negras if you proposed to do it in Mexico. You are apparently…
Re: Money/Cost of things

by Altahabana 22 March 2011

Along the Texas-Mexican border the casas de cambio are currently exchanging dollars to pesos at a rate of 11.40--11.70. This has been…
Re: Driving from Seattle to San Miguel De Allende help(Want to drive together?)

by Altahabana 20 December 2010

I assume you are referring to narco violence when you mention travel warnings. Discussing that issue in this forum is like touching Uncle…
Driving Suggestions Eagle Pass/Hwy 57 to Puebla

by Xoyotitla 19 December 2010

My wife and I leave in two days to visit in-laws in Puebla, Puebla. I have driven to Mexico many times but have never driven down Hwy…
RE: Mexico Safety and driving from USA thru Matamoras

by michoacan 14 December 2010

Bingo, again Queretaro hit the nail on the head. I won't drive in Mexico east of Mex 57-D and Mex 57 Eagle Pass / Piedras Negras, south…
RE: Piedras Negras to CuartoCienegas to Saltillo

by bajaboojum 18 November 2010

Birding Coahuila is only interesting if you've never birded the Chihuahuan Desert before; there are few species not easily seen in the…
RE: crossing into mexico

by rentmexbungalows 08 November 2010

Don't be nervous! I am familiar with most of the fellow posters on this thread and they are savvy about Mexico. Enter at Piedras Negras…
RE: Is the road open now from Piedras Negras south?

by bajaboojum 27 July 2010

If you want more time in Mexico, carracar's route is nice. I'm wondering why you go to Piedras instead of Ciudad Acuña? You can save…
Current road conditions between Monclova and Sabinas

by bmiller 21 July 2010

Can anyone tell me if the road between Monclova and Sabinas to Piedras Negras is now open? I will be leaving Oaxaca for the border on…
RE: Driving from Guadalajara to Piedras Negras. Road Conditions please.

by rentmexbungalows 14 July 2010

A Cut And Paste Article About NE Highway Closures. It's virgin in español for fussy viewers who gripe about posting translated material.…
RE: Canadian man shot to death during robbery near Allende, Coahuila

by Altahabana 15 June 2010

It is pretty hard for travelers to avoid the "+border places+" if they are driving into Mexico from the US/Canada. Muzquiz is a well known…
Itinerary from U.S. to Belize through Mexico

by TWAontheGo 05 May 2010

I am asking for comments and recommendations on a drive trip through Mexico. I will be driving from the U.S. to Panama beginning in Jan.…
RE: It Can't Happen To You or Me?

by bajaboojum 09 April 2010

Chacho: Especially for your LA option, I've repeatedly recommended the 'Del Rio-Ciudad Acuña-Allende-Monclova-Saltillo bypass-Matehuala…
RE: cheap hotels

by Altahabana 09 April 2010

The narco-violence in Coahuila is centered in the La Laguna area (Torreon/Gomez Palacio, Durango). The Zetas are definately present in…
RE: cheap hotels

by bajaboojum 09 April 2010

So far, the area from Ojinaga to Ciudad Acuña and Piedras Negras down to Sabinas, Monclova, Cuatrocienegas, Parras, and Saltillo has been…
RE: Piedras Negras to Monterrey

by Altahabana 02 April 2010

My wife and daughter went to Monclova last weekend to visit her family---took the bus from Nuevo Laredo instead of driving. Monclova…
RE: Oppenheimer column re violence in Mexico

by Altahabana 27 March 2010

Well since you asked: 1. I live in Nuevo Laredo, but my business takes me to Monterrey, Saltillo,Piedras Negras and Reynosa. 2. …
Re: Safety in Mexico

by Altahabana 19 March 2010

[Ontibelli Blog|http://ontobelli.blogspot.com/2010/03/balacera-en-jimenez-tamps-mar-16.html] This is not really the place to look for…
RE: Deals to be found now!

by Altahabana 29 June 2009

*+I want to [know] more about Monclova.+* Think Pittsburg circa 1950 and you will have a picture of Monclova. It is the steel center…
Re: United States Strengthens Language of it's Travel Alert for Mexico

by Altahabana 20 February 2009

+I had planned to cross at Piedras Negras and visit Cuatro Ciengas on the way south to Matehuala. I'm not an alarmist but it sounds like…
RE: United States Strengthens Language of it's Travel Alert for Mexico

by Berto301 20 February 2009

OK-- I read the new travel alert. Here's the question. The alert says travel by embassy personel in the state of Coahuila, south of Hwy…
RE: Best route from San antonio TX to Zacatecas

by louiem 14 November 2008

I prefer crossing at Eagle Pass. The permit area is about 30 minutes past Piedras Negras in Allende and usually not too busy. (Except…
Re: Bus from Del Rio, Texas to Piedras Negras

by miguelito_garcia 11 November 2008

Two years ago there was a local bus that ran from various locations in Del Rio across the bridge and dropped you at Customs/Immigration…
RE: Driving directions from Laredo, Texas to Patzcuaro, Mexico.

by Altahabana 29 June 2008

You obviously need good maps for Mexico and the Guia Roja is the best. As far as a crossing, that depends on how you plan to get to Texas…