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TIPS TO TRAVEL BY
THE RIVIERA
· LOCATING.
The Riviera Maya extends for more than 120 Km is found
to the half of the northwest coasts of the Peninsula
of Yucatán, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
. CURRENCY.
The official currency is the Mexican Weight. A dollar
equals to Mexican 10 pesos approximately, varying according
to the fluctuations of the market cambiario.
· GASTRONOMÍA.
Our restaurants of various characteristic offer since
the typical food maya, until diverse varieties of gastronomía
Mexican and international.
· ARQUEOLOGÍA.
In all the Riviera maya are appreciated vestigios of
the different historic phases of the town maya. The
hidden city of Coba or the city amurallada of Tulum,
are some of the enormous archaeological wealth that
they can be hit. Temples and ceremonial centers, dispersed
roads in the forest, buildings for the observation astronómica,
fields for the old play of pelota and by their placed
numerous pyramids, are the mute monuments of the culture
but important of the old one Mesoamérica.
. CLIMATE.
In the region the climate is tropical, with an annual
temperature average of 26C, being able to arrive at
the 35ºC in summer. The highest temperatures register
among the months of May and August, the season of rains
understands September and October.
. TRANSPORTATION.
The international airport of Cancún, to two hours
of flight since Mexico, D.F. is the main door of access
to the Riviera Maya. The highway costera that joins
with you take care of it Cancún with Tulum, and
another that links the cities of Tulum and Cobá
are the main terrestrial ways of communication. Beach
of the Carmen counts on a small airport of which they
leave airplanes that they do traveled through short.
Since Beach of the Carmen and Calica leave transbordadores
that they link to the continent with the islands of
the caribe.
. COMMUNICATIONS.
In all the Riviera
Maya telephone cottages exist to speak with card, offering
local and international service. Also in all the places
are offices of mail with services of telegram, besides
Coffees Internet (CiberCafés), to be in contact
with the entire world.
. ELECTRICITY.
The electric current is of 110 volts, the same as in
all the Mexican territory.
. USE SCHEDULE.
The use schedule corresponds to that of the city of
Mexico
. COMMERCIAL SCHEDULE. The majority of the business
remain open to the public since the 9 of the morning
until the 10 of the night, closing (in intervalos) among
the 2 and 4 of the afternoon.
. PEOPLE AND LANGUAGES.
The official language of Mexico is the Spaniard. In
the Zone the local population speaks maya. In almost
all the places is spoken English, as well as other languages.
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