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Airlines and flights
Aerocalifornia (tel 1/125-1023,
www.aerocalifornia.com.mx
); and Aeromexico (tel 1/122-0091 or 122-0092,
www.aeromexico.com
); for comprehensive flight details, contact the Viajes Perla travel agency, on the corner of 5 de Mayo and Domingues (Mon-Sat 8.30am-7.30pm, Sun 9am-2pm; tel 1/122-8666). The airport is 8km southwest from town, reached by an expensive taxi ride.
American Express Esquerro 1679, behind the Hotel Perla (Mon-Fri 9am-2pm & 4-6pm, Sat 9am-2pm; tel 1/122-8300). Banks Most banks lie between the zA?calo and the waterfront. Bookshop Libros Libros, ConstituciA?n 195, sells many English-language newspapers and books. Buses La Paz bus station (tel 1/122-6476) is also the southern terminus for the peninsula buses. Ten regular daily services head north, one going as far as Tijuana, 22 hours away (at 10pm), another to Mexicali (4pm). Buses leave roughly hourly (6.30am-6.30pm) for Cabo San Lucas and San JosAŠ del Cabo; some are routed via Todos Santos, others take the eastern route direct to San JosAŠ. The western route is quicker and more scenic as it follows the coast for quite a way below Todos Santos. Car rental Most car-rental agents have offices at the airport or on the malecA?n, including: Alamo (tel 1/122-6262); Avis (tel 1/122-2651); Budget (tel 1/122-7655 or 123-1919); Dollar (tel 1/122-6060); Hertz (tel 1/122-5300); National (tel 1/125-6585); and Thrifty (tel 1/125-9696). Internet access A Turismo Express , ObregA?n at 16 de Septiembre (US$4 per hr); Katun, 16 de Septiembre no. 15 (US$4 per hr); La Paz Net , as you head away from the malecA?n on Ocampo, on the right just past RevoluciA?n (US$2 per hr; closed Sun). Laundry La Paz Lava, Mutualismo 260 (tel 1/122-3112; daily 8am-midnight; US$2 for one load). Post office Cnr of RevoluciA?n and ConstituciA?n. Spanish courses Se Habla La Paz, Madero 540 (tel 1/122-7763, www.shablalapaz.com ).
Tours and activities
Baja Diving and Service, 1665 ObregA?n (tel 1/122-1826), offer good diving and snorkelling tours and courses. For decent kayak rental and snorkelling outings to nearby volcanic Islands, or to the sea-lion colony at Los Islotes, try Baja Outdoor Activities (BOA), ObregA?n (tel 1/125-5636,
www.kayactivities.com
), opposite the tourist office on the malecA?n and just north of Carlos and Charlies; full- and half-day packages from US$30. Otherwise, operators include: Katun (
www.katun-tours.com
), 16 de Septiembre at no. 15, who run mountain-biking and sea-kayaking trips; Scuba Baja Joe (tel 1/122-4006,
www.scubabajajoe.com
) offer dive packages; Funbaja (tel 1/121-5884,
www.funbaja.com
), Km 2.5 on the road to Pichilingue, who run all kinds of aquatic outings; and The Cortez Club (tel 1/121-6120,
www.cortezclub.com
), at Km 5 on the road to Pichilingue, who run beginner through to divemaster courses for PADI dive certification. Other useful information
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