Introducing Tenosique
On the voluminous Río Usumacinta, amid farmland in far southeastern Tabasco, Tenosique is, for travelers, primarily a halt on a route into Guatemala. From the small border town of El Ceibo, 60km southeast of Tenosique, boats head along the Río San Pedro to El Naranjo, Guatemala, where you can catch onward transportation to Flores. A new road between El Ceibo and El Naranjo might be open by the time you get there.
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The mighty Usumacinta issues from jungle-clad hills at Boca del Cerro, 8km southwest of Tenosique on Hwy 203. Lancha (fast, open, outboard boat) operators, at the embarcadero on the west side of the bridge, charge around M$400 per boat for a 1½-hour trip up the river to the start of the rapids-strewn San José canyon and back.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: from Tikal N back to Mexico
by bajaboojum 07 April 2010
As of a few years ago, it was my understanding there was no legal crossing from near Uaxactun to the Calakmul area. As another alternative,…
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Re: Tabasco-Guatemala border crossing safe?
by edwardgasser 05 March 2010
I crossed yesterday from El Naranjo to Tenosique. I had wanted to go down the Rio San Pedro but since they moved the immigration from…
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RE: Driving to Flores from Mexico
by Louisg 20 November 2009
There is a good dirt road from Tenosique through El Ceibo, Guatemala, with immigration posts. You will end up in La Libertad, halfway…
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