Alan S wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:10:48 -0400, "Richard"
> wrote:
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>>"Alan S" wrote in message
>>news:0r6n73l1qtljrrb9bmoi1sdhong354ovm1@4ax.com...
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>>>I've been looking at the bus schedules - but the prices seem
>>>outrageous. For example $960 from Cancun to Villahermosa
>>>on a "luxury" bus, or $220 from Cancun to Merida. Is it
>>>possible those prices are really in pesos, not US$?
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>>Mexicans use $ to denote MXN which go at around 11:1 against the USD last I
>>checked. If the price they quote is infact in USD, they'll often write it as
>>$100 US or sometimes 100 dll.
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> Thanks, that helps to expalin it. Some of those prices
> really did look terrible. Why on earth would they do that?
> is it a cunning way to fleece the unwary traveler?
>
No, but it's quite funny to see some tourists' faces when they push the
$100 button on the ATM and a 100 peso note falls out.
T.
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>>>Rail seems to be defunct, correct me if I'm wrong.
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>>I last did the research in 2001 before my first trip and IIRC there was one
>>line still running, I believe it was from Mexico City to San Miguel de
>>Allende but it took at least twice as long as the bus and there was only one
>>departure daily.
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>>So for all intent and purpose, yes, the Mexican passenger rail is a thing of
>>the past.
>>
>>Richard
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> Cheers, Alan, Australia
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