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19-Jun-2008 16:25
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08-Jan-2009 10:39
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Thread Locked 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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25-Mar-2003 17:56
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03-Dec-2009 08:40
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Mexico Branch FAQ

This branch covers travel to and around Mexico.

Here are some tips to help you find the information you want and need:

1. Research before asking a question. It will help you get better, more detailed and useful answers from the community if you've already done some homework. It's also polite. The community is here to help, but we're not your personal search engine. Invest some preliminary time and we'll help you fill in the gaps.

2. Explore Lonely Planet's Destinations online, which has a wealth of key info and tips.

3. Have a good look around the Thorn Tree before asking your question - quite often your question (or one very similar to it) will have been asked and answered many times already.

4. When you're ready to ask a question, choose the relevant country from the drop down menu to ensure the most relevant and ac... more »

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posted
07-Dec-2009 14:15
by: bleen68 »

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07-Dec-2009 15:58
by: chris0daniel »

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Local transport out of MEX

We are looking for a short get away after Christmas. Seems like despite the bad news and the economy the fares are really high to all the Mexican airports. The cheapest is to Mexico City but we really don't want to stay there. Is there any local transport that leaved directly from the airport and heads south toward the Colonial Cities? Any chance the air fares will fall as we get closer?

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posted
07-Dec-2009 13:28
by: miniapple »

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07-Dec-2009 13:28
by: miniapple »

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8 days in Puerto Vallarta?

I have an 8-day trip booked to Puerto Vallarta for the last part of December with my husband and our young son. We haven't decided yet if we should stick around PV the whole time, or plan a couple of overnights to some nearby area, or maybe take a whole 4 days and go to Guadalajara. What do you think? Our goal is relaxation and family time, not hardcore exploring, but I don't want us to get bored staying for 8 whole days in one spot. Is there enough to do in PV for the whole trip, or where would you recommend as the best nearby location?

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posted
07-Dec-2009 12:45
by: jrad987 »

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07-Dec-2009 12:45
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IAESTE internship

Hi guys,

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience dealing with IAESTE? Even better has anyone been on one of their internships especially to Mexico? Would love to hear from you.

Cheers,
Jarryd

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posted
07-Dec-2009 11:52
by: tgscottfree »

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07-Dec-2009 11:52
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Things to do in PV

Going to PV in January, would like to know what are a few worth while excursions. Interested in cultural and informational outings.

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posted
07-Dec-2009 08:23
by: rentmexbungalows »

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07-Dec-2009 12:53
by: frankintx »

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Gee And I Had Read That Drugs Are Now Legal In Mexico

A few hours ago I chatted with capitan Joaquin Baez of the Petlan office (state of Guerrero) at a reten located at the junction of Mex 200 and the international airport access road in Zihuatanejo. The older access road not the new multi-lane.

He told me that if his officers discovered any quantity at all of illegal drugs, even a single marijuana seed, the occupants of the vehicle would go to jail and the vehicle and contents would be confiscated.

Officers are now asking for tourist cards or FMT, driver license photo ID, and temporary automobile importation paperwork. Today makes the eighth time in two months in three different states that I have had to undergo a very stringent inspection (along with a lot of other motorists).

I saw a luxury bus (El Uno) at one reten and officers were going through baggage.

The dope legality info is straight from the horse's mouth (PFP) The... more »

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posted
07-Dec-2009 08:15
by: milnrich »

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07-Dec-2009 10:04
by: Satchie »

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Mexico city luggage storage and metro

We have just over 24 hours in Mexico City and were thinking about leaving our backpacks in storage at the airport and just taking our small day packs with us on the Metro. Just wondering if anyone else had done this and if it was safe, both the leave luggage and also on the Metro, I have heard mixed reports from people.

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07-Dec-2009 05:38
by: downundermatt »

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07-Dec-2009 11:30
by: Queretaro »

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BUS - PUERTA VALLARTA TO MEXICO CITY AIRPORT

Is there a direct bus from Puerta Vallarta to Mexico City International Aiport ?

Alternatively has anyone taken the bus from PV to Mexico ?
How long is the trip and roughly how many times daily ?

Thanking you, Matt

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07-Dec-2009 02:51
by: Indiana_Girl »

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07-Dec-2009 07:26
by: Indiana_Girl »

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Dolphins in the DF!

Howdy, fellow TT people!

I just came back from 10 awesome days in Mexico City... first time there with a digital camera so my trip was spent visiting many places I already know and love to get pics for my students. I did manage to visit some sites that were new to me, such as the Museo Franz Meyer across from the Alameda. Very nice!

Anyway, before I went on my trip, I discovered that there is an aquarium in the third section of Chapultepec Park called Parque Atlantis, where live two dolphins, Zeús and Maya, dolphins that love attention and with whom one can scuba dive or swim.

Thinking that I may never get this close to a dolphin while diving in the ocean, I signed up to do a dive with them the Sunday before Thanksgiving. It was a fantastic experience! Technically the dolphins were not "working", we (the 3 divers) swam around the tank with them, played with them, etc. What i... more »

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posted
06-Dec-2009 08:08
by: jbizzle »

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07-Dec-2009 13:51
by: chezmike »

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Hiring a car in Mexico and driving through Belize and Guatemala?

Hello,

I'm going travelling through Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala in December/January and we'd ideally like to hire a car in Cancun and drive it down through Belize and Guatemala, then returning the car to Mexico City at the end of our trip.

Is it possible to take a Mexican hire car into Belize and Guatemala? Or will we come up against some problems at the borders?

Thanks!

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posted
06-Dec-2009 06:57
by: bajadam »

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07-Dec-2009 06:17
by: mclarjh »

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Safety of Night bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula

I intend to travel from Oaxaca to Tapachula by bus in the beginning of January. From what i saw on the website, only 2 night buses are available each day.

My question is. Is it safe to travel in Mexico from Oaxaca to Tapachula by bus at night?

Thanking you in advance for your comments.

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posted
06-Dec-2009 04:18
by: travellingclo »

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06-Dec-2009 08:04
by: Queretaro »

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mexico city to Guadalajara

hey to any helpers.
was just wondering the different means of transport from mexico city to Guadalajara, how long each would take and the costs. Am not fussed about posh comfortable transport, just something cheap that won't waste too many valuable hours or days
thanks a lot. also should i book transport in advance?

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05-Dec-2009 23:38
by: wollersheim »

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06-Dec-2009 14:15
by: lotusland2 »

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A bit of Information re WIFI in hotels in one part of Mexico

Due to age and some health reasons, the past two years Nancy and I are not travelling quite so much but renting apartments and staying put for a time. Last year we rented an aparmtment in Oaxaca for a month but it did not offer wireless so we left our lap tops at home. This year we are Tlaqupaque (a suburb of Guadalajara) and the aprtment we rented did advertise wireless so we brought our lap tops and are very happy we did so as the connection is consistent and very fast.

We have also done journeys out of here, 3 days to Tepic and Tequila and 2 days to Colima and Comala. We had no idea what we would find for wirless connections in hotel in those cities but we did take them with us in case there was. We checked out at least 5 hotels in each of those cities and, much to our surprise, all but one (in Tepic) had WiFi. Some was only on one floor but most was in all the rooms in the ... more »

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posted
05-Dec-2009 14:12
by: tanglefoot »

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06-Dec-2009 16:51
by: windy »

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PESO IS GETTING STRONGER

A few weeks ago I was in Mexico for a week and the peso was valued at 12.42 to the $Can.Today I looked at money tables on my computer and it is valued at 11.95.Anybody out there that understands these things?Will this trend continue?

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posted
05-Dec-2009 03:41
by: esthamon »

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07-Dec-2009 08:17
by: geriande »

12 replies , 253 views

Summer in Mexico

I am planing a trip this summer with my good friend and we are unsure where to start our Mexican adventures. Never having been to Mexico I don't know really where to begin.
At the moment I am torn between Mexico City, Guadalajara, or the beach ( Tulum? or Puerto Excondido?)

We both love food and art

Does anyone have any recommendations? we will be there, hopefully, in June and are planning on staying 2 to 3 weeks

We have discussed possibly working on an organic farm through WWOOF for a stint to

Any suggestions would be great

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posted
04-Dec-2009 16:05
by: travelinsyl2 »

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05-Dec-2009 09:42
by: BiggE »

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where to go for low key surf holiday

We are going to Mexico for a week in February. We want to surf and take surf lessons (we are one beginner and one intermediate in terms of skill level). We want to not be in the middle of a big tourist strip. We'd also like to be somewhere that we can go do other stuff like hiking or cultural stuff. Do you have any recommendations? I heard Sayulita is a good place to surf but on this forum, people don't have great things to say. Cabo is cheap for me to fly to -- what's the surf like in that area in Feb? Is there a town close enough to civilization to have a surf school, without being totally full of tourists?

Thank you!

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