American citizens traveling into Mexico now have the Passport cards For Mexico and an option of getting a less expensive and more convenient passport card that can be used to cross the border.
The new card is intended to be an alternative to a passport book.
And it comes as ports of entry are scheduled to stop accepting verbal answers on if someone is a U.S. citizen.
In June 2009, people will be required to show a passport or equivalent document in order to pass through a port of entry, said Brian Levin, public affairs liaison for Customs and Border Protection.
“It was this Tuesday that we learned from the Department of State that there will be substantial changes to the passport processing procedure effective Feb. 1. So, our office has been scrambling to make sure we are ready for those changes,” said Denise Lundin, clerk of Cochise County Superior Court. (more…)
U.S. Soccer and the Mexican federation have seen the value, financial and otherwise, of a high-profile set-to once a year, usually early in the calendar. It’s the one occasion when the pressure of a friendly reaches critical mass — nearly enough to simulate the weight of a match that truly matters.
And that’s why everyone should savor U.S.-Mexico. Any U.S.-Mexico.
So what if the game won’t affect either team’s standing in World Cup qualifying? (more…)
Frontier Airlines, the Fastest Growing U.S. Carrier to Mexico, Expands Service with New Flights to Puerto Vallarta from San Jose and Sacramento
Frontier Airlines today announced it will add new flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with non- stop service from both Sacramento (SMF) and San Jose (SJC), Calif. Tickets for the new routes are on sale now at FrontierAirlines.com. The new Sacramento route, which will operate four days per week starting Dec. 15, 2007, will offer the comfort of the all-leather, 76-seat Embraer E-170 aircraft, operated by Republic Airlines. Thrice weekly San Jose flights will also begin Dec. 15, with two E-170 flights operated by Republic and a third Saturday flight aboard Frontier’s new fleet of Airbus A319s featuring 24 channels of DIRECTV(R) service and four pay-per-view movies in every seat back.
Frontier is offering special introductory fares on both new routes for as low as $119* each way. Fares must be purchased by 9:59 p.m. MDT on Sept. 12, 2007, for travel between Dec. 15, 2007, and March 5, 2008. (more…)
Cheap Travel Tips For Mexico
Find out where local visitors from within the country stay. The cheapest “tourist hotel” I could find when in a resort town in Mexico was $135. I asked a local businessman where to find a cheap room, and got one for $10. There wasn’t a swimming pool, but the room was spotless. I was there to travel, not to lounge, so this suited me fine. (more…)
First, the price. A Cheap round-trip ticket — inclusive of all taxes, fees and fuel surcharge — is $398 to Puerto Vallarta. This rate may vary a few dollars and that will depend on which airports you connect through. The Puerto Vallarta Travel Deals rates are valid seven days a week, based on availability.
A few carriers are participating in the offer which should make finding seats a bit easier. Those participating include American, Continental and Frontier. Aeromexico and Delta (non-stop!) flights to Mexico participate too, but with rates of $20 more per round-trip. (more…)
Frontier Airlines began direct round-trip flights between Albuquerque and the Mexican coastal resort of Puerto Vallarta on Dec. 15.
The airline said in August it would launch the new route — the first direct flights between New Mexico and Mexico in years. (more…)
If you go to Oaxaca Mexico…
Getting there: Continental flies direct from Houston, Texas, to Oaxaca, or visitors can fly into Mexico City and get one of the frequent connecting flights to Oaxaca.
Getting around: Bicycle tours and local bus routes will take you to nearby towns. Some local restaurants and hotels offer day-trip package tours stopping at several towns or ruin sites, and first-class bus service to Mexico City and area beaches are available at a station near the city’s center, Calzada Heroes de Chapultepec 1036. For bicycle tours near Oaxaca City, try Bicicletas Pedro Martinez, 011-52-951-514-5935. (more…)
GUANAJUATO, Mexico — Houses painted hot pink, bright orange and cobalt blue tucked into cobbled alleyways too narrow for cars. . Sidewalk cafes, shady plazas and strolling street musicians.
Spain, Italy, France? It would be easy to mistake this university town in the mountains of Central Mexico for a medieval city in Europe. Substitute the easy-on-the-wallet peso for the pricey euro, and nearly year-round springlike weather and you’ve got a bargain travel destination where the U.S. dollar still buys more. (more…)
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez (born May 11, 1989 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican attacking midfielder, who can also play forward, who plays for FC Barcelona and the Mexican national team. Dos Santos was a member of the Mexican National U-17 team that won the 2005 U-17 World Cup held in Peru.
