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  1. VANEPLAYA avatar

    RE: Tulum - Tikal - Palenque

    by VANEPLAYA 03 May 2012

    As I said before, if you do not stay at the ruins ( tikal) you miss out on a lovely experience...the ruins to yourself before the hoards…

  2. heyduke avatar

    RE: Quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico

    by heyduke 06 April 2012

    Yes you can book the trip from Flores to Frontera Corozal. From there you can go to Yaxchillan & Bomampak. Edited by: heyduke

  3. rakso79 avatar

    Re: Quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico

    by rakso79 06 April 2012

    Heh, let's try this again, to be sure. 1. I am coming from Tikal (which I think is north of Flores already but one can choose to stay…

  4. heyduke avatar

    RE: Quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico

    by heyduke 06 April 2012

    Book your trip from Flores to Frontera Corozal. You will go through Bethel. If you intend to stay in FC then there is no need to book…

  5. rakso79 avatar

    Re: Quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico

    by rakso79 06 April 2012

    What is the quickest way to get to Bethel? Also, why book in Bethel instead of Frontera Corozal?

  6. rakso79 avatar

    Traveling by bus/shuttle from Tikal/Flores to Yaxchilan, Bonampak, Palenque

    by rakso79 06 April 2012

    I am trying to make my way from Tikal/Flores in Guatemala to Frontera Corozal/Yaxchilan, then Bonampak, then Palenque. Is this unsafe…

  7. heyduke avatar

    RE: Quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico

    by heyduke 05 April 2012

    There is a shuttle bus to Bethel then you catch a river launch from Bethel to Frontera Corozal. Book the trip in Bethel.

  8. rakso79 avatar

    Quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico

    by rakso79 05 April 2012

    Does anyone know the quickest way to get from Tikal to Frontera Corozal / Yaxchilan in Mexico? Are there shuttles to Frontera Corozal…

  9. Paxton avatar

    RE: 3 to 4 week itinery

    by Paxton 22 March 2012

    Merida on a Sunday is not to be missed. the bus trip to Uxmal, Labna, Kabah and Sayil is a good way to see those ruils. It is a day trip…

  10. patywolf avatar

    RE: Lacandon people

    by patywolf 20 February 2012

    Last I heard the Lacandon were running a village stay where you went to their village and spent the night in a hammock and got to feast…

  11. lucapal avatar

    RE: Palenque, Chiapas to Guatemala (Tikal or Atitlan or...?)

    by lucapal 25 January 2012

    1.....if you are at all interested in Mayan sites..its essential! 2.....Plenty of places to stay at Frontera Corozal 3...Not really...…

  12. tdlopez avatar

    RE: Mexico City and south Jan 2012

    by tdlopez 08 January 2012

    On my Mexico map once you get south east of Palenque there looks to be only small towns for a ways. This map is from 2001 when we drove…

  13. bajadude avatar

    RE: Mexico City and south Jan 2012

    by bajadude 08 January 2012

    I assume ATMs work in Mexico City and Palenque and no where else am I correct? Correct,Millions of folks travel from all over the countr…

  14. Paxton avatar

    RE: bicycling from Merida to Bonampak ruins via Palenque

    by Paxton 07 January 2012

    It can be done. I know another couple that biked it in the 1990s. There is lodging at Frontera Corozal. I don't know about near Bonampàk.…

  15. jkbc avatar

    Re: Route from southern Mexico to Guatemala/Belize

    by jkbc 02 January 2012

    Yep, there's no problem. Two options: first, make your way from Palenque east to Chetumal, cross into Belize, eat at the Indian take-out…

  16. Paxton avatar

    RE: Oaxaca City to Tikal, Palenque, Merida by air?

    by Paxton 05 December 2011

    The closest airport to Palenque is Villahermosa, about 2 hours away. If you want to go to Tikal you can get there in one day by bus/colle…

  17. Foflappy avatar

    Bonampak to Tikal - direct route via motorcycle

    by Foflappy 27 November 2011

    I'm planning an April and May 2012 trip to Mexico and so far I have learned a lot from this forum but I'm starting to come up with a few…

  18. aslukas avatar

    RE: South West Mexico and onward to Central America...

    by aslukas 03 November 2011

    As far as routes from Mexico into Central America proper go, you have three options. The first is, as you suggested, to loop up from Chiapas…

  19. racandee avatar

    RE: Mexico Guatamala Belize Itenirary

    by racandee 12 October 2011

    There's a border crossing for Mexico=>Guatemala near Frontera Corozal. You could head down from Palenque, see the Mayan sites of Bonampak…

  20. whistlz avatar

    RE: Trip planner

    by whistlz 24 June 2011

    I've only been to Yucatan - but loved it - however, if you're coming up from Belize, you'll land in Quintana-Roo state - and if you have…

  21. huetepec avatar

    RE: Benemerito de los Americas

    by huetepec 22 June 2011

    If you stay over night in Sayaxche and leave in the morning, you will arrive in Frontera Corozal via Benemerito (by combi) before sundown...…

  22. VANEPLAYA avatar

    RE: Benemerito de los Americas

    by VANEPLAYA 21 June 2011

    Chiminos is on the bendy river Pasión from Sayaxche....I think most travelers go the other way: bus from Flores to Bethel..turning at…

  23. huetepec avatar

    RE: Benemerito de los Americas

    by huetepec 19 June 2011

    I am intrigued also because I can take 4 or 5 days out of my busy schedule to give it a try. :) I am sure the posting I gave is dated…

  24. huetepec avatar

    RE: Benemerito de los Americas

    by huetepec 19 June 2011

    Again looking at Google Maps (and assuming it is accurate) Hwy 5 from Flores goes directly to Sayaxche (ends there) and it is several…

  25. huetepec avatar

    RE: Benemerito de los Americas

    by huetepec 19 June 2011

    We arrived just across the river from Frontera Corozal. Not sure of the Guate town (El Porvenir?). We passed north of Sayazche (or maybe…

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