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Arrival and information
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Arriving at any of the
bus terminals
, you'll be on JuA?rez, where the highway comes into town. If you plan to leave the same day, particularly on a first-class bus, get your onward or return ticket on arrival. The
airport
is 5km north, in a dusty settlement called Pakal NA?. Walk less than 100m to the highway to flag down a passing cab (US$2) to town - the airport taxis themselves will charge three times this.
Palenque's three main streets, avenidas JuA?rez, 5 de Mayo and Hidalgo, all run parallel to each other and lead straight up to the zA?calo, the Parque Central. There is a tourist office in the Plaza de ArtesanAas on JuA?rez, a block below the zA?calo, but all the staff can do is hand out a street map and some tour leaflets. You'll get better information from one of the recommended tour operators or from Palenque's own interesting and very informative website, www.palenquemx.com . The post office is on Independencia, a block from the plaza; and there's a laundry on 5 de Mayo, opposite the Hotel Kashlan . Several places offer email connection ; try Cibernet , on Independencia, near 20 de Noviembre, or Red Maya on JuA?rez near the Posada Shalom .
The
banks
on JuA?rez are well used to changing travellers' cheques, but service is as slow as ever - you're better off using the
ATMs
. Alternatively, many of the
travel agencies
, also on JuA?rez, will change dollars or travellers' cheques; commission varies but it's considerably quicker than at the banks. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Mexico,
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