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Welcome to the Mexico branch!
Welcome to the Thorn Tree's Mexico branch.
We hope you find plenty of useful information about travelling to Mexico here. It is highly recommended that new users check out the Mexico FAQ thread before posting a new thread as you may find many of the answers you seek there. It also contains helpful information about how to search the forum, advice for how to post your questions, and obsolete information was deleted as recently as June 2008! If you are a returning user or a Mexico guru, please help us keep the FAQ thread up-to-date by adding important information which is absent, or pointing out information which is no longer being represented accurately.
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This branch covers travel to and around Mexico.
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28-Nov-2009 12:30
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28-Nov-2009 15:23
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I plan to be at a workshop in Merida, where I have been before, the first week in January, then thinking of going to Campeche for a few days afterward. Does anyone know a budget hotel in Campeche? Also, I want to return to Mexico City on a low-cost airline. Would I be better off flying from Campeche or busing back to Merida? And will I be running into transport problems after el Dia de los Reyes has passed?
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28-Nov-2009 12:09
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28-Nov-2009 12:40
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I've recently stumbled upon this place, which is apparently easy to get to from Cuernavaca. On other posts, I've mention my travel plans and dates, which include a motley crew of travelers meeting up in Mexico City and heading to Acapulco at the end of December. I'm wondering if anyone has been to Las Estacas, and if so, if they have stayed there for the night or tried the restaurant.
I've read that it can be quite crowded on the weekends, which is most likely when we will be there. If anyone has any information on quite how crowded that is (wall to wall kids, for example; bus tours, etc.), it would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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28-Nov-2009 08:17
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28-Nov-2009 12:33
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My husband and I are considering a trip to Cancun and the surrounding area (not the resorts) around December 21st-31st. Having been shoestring backpack travelers for years, this would be our first trip since having a baby (now 20 months old). This is a bit last minute to be planning a trip, but I want to take him up on it because I think it would be great for us to get out and remember what it's like to travel together.
Should we worry about Swine Flu being particularly bad in the Yucatan? None of us are vaccinated. Numerous people I know and work with have already had it, but we have not had it yet.
Should we worry about other diseases such as Malaria in that area?
We have never made hotel reservations before in our travels - just looked for the cheapest place we could find when we arrive in a destination. Will all the hostels be full because of the holidays?
Can we use ...
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28-Nov-2009 06:00
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28-Nov-2009 06:00
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Are there any autopistas or good highways to get from Morelia, maybe through Toluca (or not) that go to Puebla without going in to DF ??
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28-Nov-2009 00:36
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28-Nov-2009 08:18
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Hi, as some of you maybe aware - due to the number of posts - hehe, i am going to mexico for the first time in December. My friend has 3 weeks and i have 6. She will be with me for the first 3. The plan is 5 days Zipolite, 5 days PE, then make our way to Palenque and chill around El Panchan for a few days. But en route we were going to stop off at SCLC, but I hear its very very cold. She will have to leave after Palenque to fly home. I have time after she leaves to visit Oaxaca City and the surrounds by myself. But I am just wondering, would it be better for her to spend time in Oaxaca or SCLC. I also want to check out the waterfalls and lagoons but I think I can do that from Palenque and side trip. Please let me know your thoughts. Hope it makes sense, or any must sees/dos, thanks. xx
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27-Nov-2009 18:02
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27-Nov-2009 18:02
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I recently read a thread on the board about lack of promotion of Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Here are three local Mazatleco forums who help provide information about that area;
http://www.whatsupmaz.org/
http://www.mazinfo.com/
http://www.mexscape.net/
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27-Nov-2009 07:39
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28-Nov-2009 21:09
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This may be the worst hotel we have stayed anywhere. We typically stay in 2-3 star hotels and were stunned by how bad this place was. First, the lobby looks fine and the two sets of armor are attractive. We stayed in one of the shadier rooms, which LP said were smaller than sunnier rooms and not as nice, which is an understatement. Problems we had: 1) There was no mattress on the bed. We slept on box springs. I pointed this out to hotel staff. I got a look of we're sorry the bed is uncomfortable but the language barrier was apparently insurmountable. 2) The light bulbs and bulb holders in the lamps on the night stands flopped around on the top of the lamps. It took me about ten seconds to tighten them by hand. 3) The toilet stopped running. I looked inside the tank and the flushing mechanism was held to the flap with string, which had broken. Several hours later, the hotel... more »
We are thinking stopping in Puebla to pick up tiles for a kitchen counter (.....for use elsewhere in Mexico, not to ship.) In the past we have looked at 4" x 4" talavera tiles there...but do not recall the approx. cost per tile. I can see on-line that talavera tiles of this size at Uriarte in Puebla there are 5.20 pesos each. Does anyone recall other costs.....at Talavera Armando for instance ?...or at other places ? I realize that Talavera Armando was not one of the relatively few officially registered talavera makers...but we liked their work....brought home a sink once. Any info. greatly appreciated. Thanks
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27-Nov-2009 06:30
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twiddleedee »
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28-Nov-2009 05:05
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Hi...my friend is telling me small amounts of drugs are legal in Mexico.....I disagree....can someone tell me if this is true....or is it like in the USA, where if you are terminally ill,then you are permitted certain illegal drugs?....thanks
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27-Nov-2009 05:23
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27-Nov-2009 05:40
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I'll have a car, but if you know how long it takes by bus, that gives me an idea as well.
Also, if anyone can recommend a palce to stay in Marquelia, that would be terrific.
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27-Nov-2009 02:55
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27-Nov-2009 03:06
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Greetings. Can someone suggest a decent place to stay, (nothing fancy, but some place clean with en suite bathroom) in Copala, Guerrero? I have a place to stay over new year´s in Playa Ventura, but I want to spend more time at the beach and as Copala isn't far I was thinking about staying there for a few days and driving down to the beach until I can set up camp in my place in Playa Ventura. I can't seem to find anything on the interweb nor in the Thorn Tree about places to stay in Copala. Your help would be terrific.
Regards,
Grilango
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27-Nov-2009 02:15
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Combray »
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28-Nov-2009 14:47
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Combray »
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I'll be landing in Cancun on saturday Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. I want to head to Valladolid by bus for a few hours and then go on to Merida. How easy is it to do this? Are there many buses per day?
I also want to go to Campeche from Merida for a day. I will be in Merida from Saturday until Thursday. Is there a good day for this trip if I am into shopping, churches, beaches, markets and seafood? How best to get to and from Campeche by bus?
Finally, I need to depart Cancun at 10 a.m. on Dec. 24. Since it is Christmas eve, should I buy my ticket in advance? Will there be any problem getting from Merida to the Cancun airport that morning in plenty of time for my departure?
Any other advice for a solo traveler who loves art, architecture, culture, and shopping for antiques and authentic crafts would be welcome. Thanks!
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26-Nov-2009 13:17
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28-Nov-2009 19:28
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got cheap flights to either place.....which is a better location to see some nature, do some fishing and we have 2 young kids
any recommendations for places to stay would also be appreciated
thanks,
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26-Nov-2009 07:46
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28-Nov-2009 14:51
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If anyone has had the experience of sitting in a café or restaurant in the centro histórico of Oaxaca, surfing the web on their laptop while nursing something to drink, I would appreciate knowing the name and location. Muchas gracias.
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26-Nov-2009 02:58
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27-Nov-2009 05:42
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My husband and I are going to Mexico this Jan 13th through the 19th. We fly out of Boston arrive in Cancun 12.35pm. Originally we had planned a day trip to Tulum (from playa), but are now considering splitting the trip in half. I was thinking of renting a car at the airport -drive to Tulum on the 13th stay till the 15th then drive to Playa. There we would drop the car and stay in Playa till the 19th when we would take a bus back to Cancun.
My question is how long does it take to drive from Cancun to Tulum and is it a pretty straight drive (meaning not alot of highway/back road changes)? Is it difficult getting out of Cancun?
Also does anyone have suggestions on a place to stay in Tulum? We have researched Playa extensively but have just started looking at Tulum. We would not be making reservation, just showing up. Are budget would be about $60 (high end) a night including a pr...
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