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    RE: Is Highway 269 in the Yucatan passable from Xpujil to Dzibalchen?

    by mclarjh 30 May 2012

    There is a good thread about this at: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1968571

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    RE: Is Highway 269 in the Yucatan passable from Xpujil to Dzibalchen?

    by carracar 30 May 2012

    Were it your car I would say in dry weather, go...You will no doubt be in violation of the rental contract in any secondary roads...Restrict…

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    Is Highway 269 in the Yucatan passable from Xpujil to Dzibalchen?

    by DelmarWilliams 30 May 2012

    Hi. I will be renting a car in July and driving around the Yucatan. Barring a several hurricane or severe flooding, can I drive a car…

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    Re: Traveling to Chichen Itza for the Autumnal Equinox 2012

    by thyme2be 16 May 2012

    we have changed our timeline for arriving, to miss the 'crowds'. thank you for your recommendations, we appreciate suggestions from…

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    RE: Backpacker Beach Town next to Cancun

    by mclarjh 14 May 2012

    Bacalar is a lot closer than Xpujil, but still more than 2-3 hours from Cancun. It has a couple of hostels, and a blue lagoon.

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    Re: Backpacker Beach Town next to Cancun

    by aslukas 14 May 2012

    Have you bothered to do a google search? Please take 5 minutes before posting to discover that there are scads of posts on this forum…

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    Ride share in Yucatan peninsula between 6th and 13th May

    by mizsi3 04 May 2012

    Hi, I will travel around the Yucatan peninsula by car, picking it up on 6th May morning at Villahermosa airport and dropping there on…

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    RE: Ride share in Yucatan peninsula between 6th and 13th May

    by pedromex 28 April 2012

    800 pesos the taxi cost from Xpujil to Calakmul... and they can wait you 2 hrs.. there are hotels in xpujil and atms inside a supermarket.…

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    RE: Ride share in Yucatan peninsula between 6th and 13th May

    by mclarjh 28 April 2012

    If you're staying overnight in Xpujil, you'll likely find one or two tourists in town who've arrived by bus and would share expenses for…

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    Ride share in Yucatan peninsula between 6th and 13th May

    by mizsi3 27 April 2012

    Hi, I will travel around the Yucatan peninsule by car, picking it up on 6th May morning at Villahermosa airport and dropping there on…

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    RE: A month (ish) in Mexico

    by mclarjh 26 April 2012

    +Any feedback on places to visit between Campeche and Bacalar?+ Well, the two obvious places are Escarcega, and Xpujil. There is a goo…

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    RE: Safe to drive a rented car around the Yucatan to see some Mayan temples?

    by amyfkp 13 April 2012

    I flew into Cancun too. I didn't even know Tulum had an airport, After landing, we just hopped on the bus to Valladolid as a start to…

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    RE: Safe to drive a rented car around the Yucatan to see some Mayan temples?

    by bedknobs 13 April 2012

    I'm a Brit so I flew into Cancun. I think the $330 you're looking at is 330 pesos, they tend to use the dollar sign to indicate both…

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    RE: Best way from Bacalar/ Chetumal to Palenque

    by mclarjh 19 March 2012

    I just mean that they're not attractive places for the tourist to stop and linger; the staff at both ADO stations were unhelpful, and…

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    RE: Best way from Bacalar/ Chetumal to Palenque

    by aslukas 14 March 2012

    Other posters are correct that you should hop a bus towards Palenque from Chetumal. If you're looking for cool stuff to do along the…

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    RE: Best way from Bacalar/ Chetumal to Palenque

    by mclarjh 14 March 2012

    Well, you could stop overnight in Xpujil or Escarcega, though neither place is for the faint of heart. There are some archeological ruins…

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    RE: Campeche - Calakmul - Belize

    by w_msafiri 17 January 2012

    Is the timetable on Boletotal accurate? I can rely that there will be a bus at that time? I was also getting confused with the word escal…

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    Re: Campeche - Calakmul - Belize

    by bedknobs 17 January 2012

    I also had trouble getting info on buses through Xpujil in 2010 so I took some notes. I was travelling the other way and took a 1st class…

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    RE: Campeche - Calakmul - Belize

    by w_msafiri 17 January 2012

    Hi Bajadude, We land Cancun at 2.30pm 7th March, leave Belize City 12.30 24th March. From what I have found, I understand that it will…

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    Campeche - Calakmul - Belize

    by w_msafiri 16 January 2012

    3 friends and I are doing a Mexico Belize trip. Tulum-Valladolid-Merida-Campeche-Calakmul-Caye Caulker. I would like to try and get Calak…

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    RE: Travel in Yucatan- Is Calakmul worth it?

    by bajadude 31 December 2011

    Yes Mclarjh, Bacalar is much prettier but Xpujil is right in the middle of the Rio Bec ruins and the best place to stay close to Calakmul…

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    RE: Travel in Yucatan- Is Calakmul worth it?

    by mclarjh 31 December 2011

    I found Bacalar to be a much more attractive place to stay than Xpujil: one`s a seaside resort, the other`s a pit stop on the highway.…

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    RE: Travel in Yucatan- Is Calakmul worth it?

    by mclarjh 30 December 2011

    I saw hotels in centro Xpujil starting at 160 MXN and cabanas opposite the ruins for 100 MXN if you ¨want to stay on the lower end of…

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    RE: Travel in Yucatan- Is Calakmul worth it?

    by aslukas 29 December 2011

    I agree with Bob on all points. Calakmul is absolutely worth your time, as are the so-called "Rio Bec" sites around Xpujil. Before you…

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