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- <text id=93CT1783>
- <title>
- Mexico--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Middle America
- Mexico
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: A passport or certified copy of a birth certificate
- and a tourist card are required for entry.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: The high plateau area around
- Guadalajara and Mexico City is springlike throughout the year, a
- bit cooler in winter, and little warmer in summer. The Yucatan
- Peninsula, the Monterrey area, and the US border areas are very
- hot in summer and pleasant in winter. Business suits for men
- and street dresses or pantsuits for women are appropriate in
- the cities. Sport shirts are worn for all social occasions in
- the coastal zones.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Cooked food is safe to eat; raw vegetables often are
- not. Tapwater may not be potable. Medical facilities in the
- larger cities are good. A leisurely pace is recommended for the
- first few days in the higher altitudes.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Long-distance telephone and telegraph
- service to major cities is good. Mexico City is one time zone
- behind eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Direct international air service from many US
- airports is available to Mexico City, Cancun, Guadalajara,
- Merida, Monterrey, and other points. Bus service in Mexico is
- good, and the highway system is extensive. Auto rental is
- available.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: About 6 million tourists, some 90% of
- them US citizens, visit Mexico annually. Among the richest
- archeological sites are Teotihuacan (with its famous pyramids)
- and Tula near Mexico City, Monte Alban, and Palenque in the
- south, and Chichen Itza and Uxmal in the Yucatan. The National
- Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City is one the world's finest.
- Other important museums include the Colonial Museum in
- Tepozotlan, Chapultepec Castle, and the Museum of La Venta at
- Villahermosa, Tobasco. The major coastal resorts are Acapulco,
- Puerto Vallarta, lxtapa, Cozumel, and Cancun.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, May
- 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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