Puebla
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Puebla is a city in Mexico.
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Understand
Some of the tours are conducted in Spanish. If you plan to visit the interior of Mexico, recommend knowing how to speak Spanish or being with someone who does.
Get in
Take a bus from the Mexico City airport (highly recommended) to a bus station where there were numerous taxis. Get a taxi to take you to the hotel. The taxis are so inexpensive that it is safer and less expensive to use public transportation than to rent a car.
Get around
Taxis are very inexpensive and a taxi driver can be hired for the duration of the stay. Try and get one with AC.
See
- The forts which are interesting
- Go to Cholula
- Africam Safari
- Zocalo and around
Do
Buy
- The tiles are very famous and good.
Eat
- A must is something with "Mole poblano"
Drink
Sleep
- Del Portal. Can get a room (very small balcony) that faces the zocola. The rooms don't have air conditioning only fans. The hotel provides small bottles of water. A bottle of pepto bismal would be an essential item to take just in case. They did not have wash cloths. Take some Dove facial cloths and used these as wash cloths. They do provide towels.
Stay safe
Buy bottled water. Do not eat cooked or raw veggies or fruit unless they can be peeled. Examine the bottle cap of bottled water carefully. Sometimes the locals reuse the bottles so be sure that the cap is secure.
If you have a backpack the locals can spot you as a tourist. If you carry a purse wear it around your neck and arm. Although, it is better not to carry one. Stay in populated areas.
If you have on a diamond wedding ring turn the ring so the diamond doesn't show. Although, it is better not to wear valuables while out.
At night the nicer restaurants prefer their patrons to dress nicer than just wearing jeans. Wearing shorts is another way locals can tell you are a tourist.
As far as the taxis go - DO NOT take the green and white VW beetles. A lot of the crimes and kidnappings take place with those cabs mainly because the occupant doesn't have an easy exit from the vehicle and they aren't all registered. Only take "Sitio" taxis - they are red or red and white and four door. If staying in a hotel, someone working the front desk will most likely be able to call and arrange for a cab to pick you up.
Get out
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