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| Subject: Re: Information on Laredo,TX to Central Mexico
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Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:23:59 EST
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Acutally I am relieved that the tolls or cuotas were "only" 167 pesos
to Monterrey and "only" 92 around Monterrey because I was looking at
a web page and the tolls listed were much higher.
We are driving to Saltillo at the end of November from Ottawa Canada.
Did you get insurance? We are visiting family in Saltillo and I was
thinking of not getting insurance but also of not driving when we get
there (go with our family on outings). Its something like $150 for 2
weeks insurance from the online quotes and since its not required by
law and the toll roads are good I don't want to get hozed on 2 weeks
insurance when we will not be driving much if at all once we get to
Saltillo. But then again I got wrong info on the tolls perhaps you
could help me out?
Oh ya and while it takes you about 3 or 4 hours to get to Laredo from
San A it takes me about 40 hours (we've done it twice before).
As far as changing money why did you change all your money at the
border? Is it cheaper and if so where did you change it?
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:09:31 -0600, "Bob F." wrote:
>Hi,
> Got back this morning from a 2,000 mile rodetrip to Toluca, MX and
>Valle de Bravo from San Antonio,TX. We went to visit friends there.
> Here's some information that I thought might be helpful to future
>travelers going this way:
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> Exchange Rates: We changed our dollars into pesos in Laredo and got
>11.10 pesos to the dollar.
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> We paid around $29 USD to get our automobile registered and obtained a
>"permiso" to import our car. I forget what the tourist visas cost, but they
>were around $19 USD each.
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> Toll Road from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey: 167 pesos
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> Toll Road around Monterrey: 92 pesos.
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> Toll Road leaving Saltillo: 32 pesos I think, but maybe it was more.
>I don't know, I'm kind of sleepy because we didn't get back until 2:00 AM
>this morning.
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> Toll Road from Atlamoculco to Toluca: 21 pesos.
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> Total round trip tolls from San Antonio to Toluca and Back: 624 pesos
>or $56 USD
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> One irritating aspect of this trip was being stopped twice on the
>highway from Monterrey to Saltillo so that the "Policia Federale" could
>inspect our "permiso". They were polite, but pulling over to the side of a
>superhighway at night onto a ripped up shoulder just to flash a piece of
>paper did not make us feel safe.
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> We stayed at the Panorama Hotel in downtown San Luis Potosi, very, very
>nice for 629 pesos, or $56 USD. Its located in the center of San Luis, and
>the price includes parking and breakfast for everyone.
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> We saw lots and lots of dogs that had been turned into hamburger by one
>or more of the passing double, tractor-trailer trucks. There was even a
>couple of mangled donkeys on the side of the road too. If you or your
>family are overly squeamish about roadkill, I suggest that you stick to the
>resort towns.
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> We broke all of the "Americans Driving in Mexico" rules by driving a.)
>At Night, b.) In The Rain, c.) During a Rainy Night. Going slow and
>yielding to faster vehicles helped us avoid driving off a cliff or into an
>oncoming bus. I also discovered the unique smell created by your brakes
>when you go down a very steep hill that stretches for several kilometers.
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> We saw no other American vehicles once we passed Monterrey. Everyone in
>central MX was very friendly. The only bad part of the entire trip was
>coming back over the bridge into Laredo. The wait on the bridge on Sunday
>night was an hour long and the border guards welcomed us like red-headed,
>foster children. Don't go over the bridge in Laredo on a Sunday night
>unless its after 11:00 PM, else be prepared to wait for a couple of hours!!
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>Hasta Luego
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