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 by micas_pt
Most holiday packages begin and end somewhere around weekend, so Saturday and Sunday are mostly days when places aren't so crowded and you may even get cheaper tickets, as is the case of aquatic park Xel-ha. Leave a Comment
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 by JanPeter74
But at night we went to the Sound and Light show at Uxmal and we thought it was a bit of a disappointment. It is nice to see the site at night with coloured lights, but you are only admitted to a small part of the site. "The Nunnery" is a large square with buildings around it on which coloured lights are projected, while the story of Uxmal is told via an audio system. (In Spanish). We got a headphone system with an English translation, which was 3 minutes behind the Spanish version + lights.
So all in all, not bad, but not the must see, I expected it to be. Leave a Comment
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Give tips if you have extra money. Not to much, other people will see this. It's not a rich environment around you.
Don't put all your money in one pocket. Carry change. Don't pull out allot of money, people are looking at you when you don't even know it.
Be awake, alert around your surroundings and you will be okay. Know where you are and where the local police is. If you get caught speeding like I did, wasn't in an open area. I just folded a $5.00 (USD) under my driver's licence and that was the end of that! Did it too many times in Panama. I'm not suggesting anyone do this! Leave a Comment
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 somewhere in Centro by Nanumi
2. always agree on the price before you get into a cab - if not - you'll be charged a goldmine and you'll have to pay it.
3. always bargain anywhere and aim at at least half price of the original one - this includes the price of your accommodations, transportation, junk from vendors etc.
4. always drink filtered water - get yourself few empty plastic bottles and fill them up with filtered drinking water from your hotel - free!
5. if you want to eat from taco stand - check with other tourists/locals if it is an ok one i.e. non Montezuma revenge related.
6. make friends with locals but expect that nothing is free. tips are expected everywhere.
7. don't buy anything on the beach - it's overpriced; besides - vendors buy that stuff from the fleamarket on Rio Cuale in the centre (see- shopping).
8. don't drive where you can walk - PV is a long but narrow town and most if not all attractions are in the Centro or Zona Romantica.
9. when tired of vendors - avoid eye contact, walk with purpose, don't stop. If that doesn't help, say "I live here, buddy" - it works !!!
10. when overwhelmed by the touristy atmosphere and lack of genuine Mexico, think - "I could have ended in Cancun!!"
For me most of Puerto Vallarta is a tourist trap - stay in Zona Romantica, walk pebbled streets, eat at taco stands, ride buses or:
stay overnight in PV, get a bus to Boca de Tomatlan, grab a panga (boat) to Yelapa and enjoy ... Leave a Comment
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 by frankcanfly
The small town pictured here: Nuevo Progresso, between Reynosa and Matamoros and near McAllen Texas, is cleaner and safer than most. You can park your car on the US side for $1 and safely walk across. Leave a Comment
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Even in the USA I can not identify strangers with needs which are not self-distructive, so how am I to do this in a foreign country where I am more likely to be face to face with extreme poverty? Even if I had millions, I could not satisfy the need,let along separate the truly needy from the opportunistic. Should I just go by with a casual, "I give at the office"? These are real questions for the traveller to foreign lands.
My answer has been two fold: 1) I watch who the locals help because they tend to help people they recognize and ignore strangers. I think most travellers would be surprised at the charity of shopkeepers in many third world countries. Watch carefully when the really little old lady enters a shop or restaurant. And 2)I usually buy an extra roll of bread, or piece of fruit and share with someone who seems to be in need. If they do not want it or need it, they can tell me without embarassment. I also feel that it is accepted more as sharing than charity because it is personal,non-monitary and can be participatory. Even people forced to beg, have dignity to be preserved. I do believe that when there are parents around, it is always important to ask permission before giving something to a child. I have found that words are not necessary. Bob
Whether you follow my method or you just have to ignore what you see in the streets, do not forget when you go home to generously "give at the office". Leave a Comment
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Do not,,I repeat,DO NOT buy any tickets to visit the chichin itza (or any attraction)from any store ,They will take your money and promise to pick you from your hotel but they never do.
If you want to go sight seeing just arrange with your hotel.Maybe it will be a little more expensive,but at least you can be sure your money will not be taken for nothing!
Just talk to the concierge! Leave a Comment
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 by pedroebc
"...Uno detras de otro iban bailando en circulo o marcando el tiempo con sus pies, dejando en el centro a los musicos y al maestro de los cantos que invitaban, y cantando en el mismo tono musical que les marca. Bailan toda la noche desde la cinco de la tarde hasta las siete de la manana, sin parar ni abandonar el circulo. Cuando paraba el baile si lo quedaban de pie aquellos que les quedaban fuerzas, ya que la mayoria despues del peyote y el vino no podian utilizar sus piernas..."
Una vez al año, los huicholes hacen un viaje sagrado para recoger Hikuri. Les guia un experimentado mara akame o Chaman, que esta en permanente contacto con Tatewari (nuestro abuelo de fuego). Tatewari es el ultimo dios Huichol, tambien conocido como Hikuri, el dios del peyote. Se le personifica con plantas de peyote en las manos y pies, y es el que interpreta todas las deidades a los modernos chamanes, a menudo a traves de visiones, otras veces indirectamente a traves de Kauyumari (El sagrado Ciervo-Persona y heroe tribal).
Tatewari guia el primer peregrinaje peyotero mucho mas alla del ?rea donde habitan 9.000 huicholes en direccion al Wirikuta, una region ancestral donde abunda el peyote. Durante el viaje los participantes, normalmente de diez a quince, toman la identidad de antepasados deificados mientras siguen al chaman en busca de Tatewari y "para encontrar sus vidas".
La ceremonia entre los Cora, Huichol y Tarahumara probablemente ha cambiado poco en su contenido con el paso de los siglos. Todavia consiste, gran parte de ella, en bailar
DONT BEG TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF HANDCRAFTS, INDIAN PEOPLE NEED THE MONEY MORE THAN YOU Leave a Comment
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