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Yucatan main roads look safe and seem ok, but before travelling to Mexico i've heard that in some more deserted roads you might be stopped and robbed, … Leave a Comment
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You should try to use public phones or use some card provided by your country's operators. Even so, you might think you are being robbed, … when you make a phone call, the time (and cost!) will be from 2nd dial tone, unlike most countries when you start paying after someone answers the phone. Even for making a collect call you will be charged, and it's not cheap, … Leave a Comment
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You will find snakes in most places you visit such as jungle or ruins (most of them in middle of jungle). All the snakes i saw were harmless, thin and long, … but nevertheless i kept away from them since i don't like snakes. Leave a Comment
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Even on cloudy days there are a lot of sunburns. If travelling around don't forget that the sun has the same affects as when you're lying on the beach or by the pool. Leave a Comment
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 Friendly Policia by KazigluBey
Although, I have never had any problems I have to count my self extremely lucky.
Living only a short distance from the Mexican border most everyone I know has been across the border, and most have policia problem stories to tell.
One of their favorite practices is to demand "bribe money" for imagined offenses. If they don't recieve the dinero to their liking they can become quite brutal, in some cases going as far as beatings and or rapes.
The USA - Mexico border towns are nortorious for police corruption!
I can't speak for how they treat travelers from other countries, perhaps they just don't like Americans. Leave a Comment
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Markets and having to bargain can be alot of fun, but there are two dangers in Mexico.
1)One is the obvious concern that wherever you find large numbers of people who can be close together, pickpockets and other petty criminals may be found. Take the logical precautions, do not flash money or jewelery, or dangle cameras or purses, and stay alert. (In 35 years of visiting Mexican markets, I have never been robbed, but I am careful.)
2)The second is paying way over the market price. At least ask lots of vendors before you buy. Better yet check out the store "fixed" prices preferrably at government sponsored craft or cultural centers. Learn about quality and price. Then bargain.
What not to do when you want to bargain:
1. Do not accept the first offer.
2. Do not make an automatic counter offer of half the vendors initial offer as suggested by some guide books. (It seems some of the vendors have read these books and have doubled their first asking price for foreigners.)
3. When you find something you like do not clutch it to your chest while you try to bargain.
4. Do not reach for your money unless it is to show that you have no money beyond your best bid or to pay the price asked.
5. Do not be afraid to walk away. (When I walk away, my wife often says, "You'll be sorry." Her point being that if you really like it, buy it, unless you are sure that you can go back later.)
6. And out of fairness, do not offer what you are not willing to pay.
I have had friends who have failed 1-5 of the above after asking me to help them bargain. Needless to say, they paid more than was necessary. Leave a Comment
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