| THINGS
TO KNOW
Leaving
Mexico :
- Upon
leaving, authorities will request your citizenship
documentation and blue copy of your Tourist card.
- We
recommend that you check those items you are allowed
to take back with you when you go back home.
- It
is important that you keep the receipts of all items
you buy in Mexico .
- Please
arrive at the airport at least 1-½ hours before
your scheduled departure.
You
will find some duty free merchandise at the airport
for any last minute gifts you may have forgotten.
Mexican
Holidays:
Banks,
government offices and many businesses are closed on
these days and hotels fill up quickly:
- Jan
1: New Year's Day
- Feb
5: Constitution Day
- Mar
21: Birthday of Benito Juarez
- March-April
(varies): Holy Week Celebrations, Good Friday through
Easter Sunday
- May
1: Labor Day
- May
5: Cinco de Mayo (Anniversary of Battle of Puebla,
1862)
- May
10: Mother's Day
- Sep
16: Independence Day
- Oct
12: Dia de la Raza
- Nov
2: President's State of the Nation Address
Currency:
The
currency in Mexico is the Peso. You will find in Cabo
that most establishments will take the American Dollar
but you may receive any change due in pesos. ATM machines
will only give you Pesos. The American Express offices
will give cash advances in Pesos and sometimes in dollars
- if available.
Credit
Cards:
Visa,
MasterCard and American Express are taken in most restaurants,
clubs and shops but, it is a good idea to ask which
cards they take before ordering. Make sure you have
signed the back of your credit card as it is normal
procedure to check this with the signature you sign
on the voucher.
Phone
Calls:
Telephone
calls are very expensive in the Baja, the best rates
come from calling the 800 numbers provided by your long
distance providers in the United States . Stay away
from the street side pay phones that take credit cards
as the charges are astronomical. Cell phones are available
to rent from some of the local cellular companies, let
us know if you would like to arrange one in advance.
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