To make your trip to Mexico is more enjoyable, please consider the following:
Weather: 25-30 degrees C average, warm from May to September (especially on the coasts) and cold during the months of October to early May.
Population: More than 100000000 people, most are concentrated in the cities of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey and the surrounding area.
Official language: Spanish, although there are about 66 indigenous languages still preserved as a legacy of the cultures that lived in its territory during the pre-Hispanic times.
Religion: 89.7% of the population practices Catholicism, Protestant 4.9%, 0.1% are Jewish, 2.1% belong to other religious associations and 3.2% profess no religion.
Use the time: During the winter, south, east and center GMT -6 hours in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit and Baja California Sur, -7, -8, and Baja California. With a change of schedule during the summer.
Currency: Mexico banknotes circulating in the following denominations: 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 pesos and coins of 10, 20 and 50 cents and 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 pesos (although the latter is no longer accepted in many places). U.S. Dollar is accepted at all money exchange for the country, it is also possible to change other currencies like the Canadian dollar and the euro.
Taxes: When leaving the country, must pay a tax of about $ 13, plus an airport tax of about 8.5 USD, ask if they are included in the price of your ticket (these costs may change without notice.)
Tips: These are usually offered to waiters, hotel keys, luggage at airports (usually $ 1 per bag), tourist guides and valet drivers, the waiters are from 10 15% of the total bill. Not to tip taxi drivers.
Customs: For information about items, cars and the amount of waste that may enter the country, visit the following web sites:
1) Articles: http://www.aduanas.sat.gob.mx
2) Cars: http://www.aduanas.sat.gob.mx
Systems of measurement: Metric (distances), Celsius or Centigrade (for temperature) and 110 volts at 60 cycles (for the voltage).
Telephone: The international code for dialing phone to Mexico is 52, the long distance code is 01, for the United States and Canada is 001 and for international calls is 00. Note that in Mexico there are public telephones throughout the country that operate with coins or prepaid cards of $ 30 or $ 50 pesos.
Internet Access: Mexico has many shops, cafes and public places that offer an Internet connection of 64 Kbps and up to 1 Mbps
Emergency numbers: Emergency phones you need to know are: 060 for radio patrol cars, 080 for emergencies, fire and ambulance, 078 for emergency road and such.: (55) 5250 0123 for security and tourism ( 55) 5658 1111 Locatel.
Visas and Passports: To address due to go to the Embassy of Mexico can see its location on http://www.sre.gob.mx. See the site of the National Migration Institute to see if they should try before leaving http://www.inm.gob.mx.
Festivals and Celebrations: The most important are: Independence Day (September 16), and religious festivals
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