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[Texascavers] Travel in Mexico
As many of you are aware, I have a caver hotel in Aquismon, Mexico. I love Mexico and have business that I conduct in the country. As a result, I still travel to Mexico. The war in Mexico has changed my travel, however, it is not necessary to abandon the country that we love. If you are interested in going to Mexico, contact me and I will provide you with my best information. I attempt to keep up with the American drug war related problems on a day to day basis. Here is some basic information. Take a cruise from Galveston to Cozumel. Recently, I went with my wife Lynda. It was fairly inexpensive and we had a good deal of fun. Fly from San Antonio on Innerjet Airline to Mexico City for under $250 dollars roundtrip. The State Department lists the states of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Queretaro as not being in their target area. Take a daytime bus from the Mexico City Northern Bus Terminal directly to Xilitila, San Luis Potosi. The bus is a good one, it even has a bathroom and movies. Since the bus trip is eight hours long, you might consider stopping at the tourist towns of San Juan del Rio- Tesquisquipan- Jalpan along the way. The three cities have good hotels and are fun places to visit. From Xilitla, take a bus to the Aquismon crossing. (Fifteen miles). Take a taxi the last three miles. Aquismon may be the safest place in Mexico to go caving. I can provide additional info upon request. If you want to a border town for fun or for inexpensive dental work, go to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. It is safe and open for business. Each weekend, 500-1000 Americans cross over for a good day in a safe Mexican border town. Do not forget your American passport. The American government has issued statements that they will not let you return to your country without a passport. If you are going deep into Mexico and you want to largely by-pass most of the border problems, cross at the Pharr, Texas crossing. From the Mexican customs it is about three miles to the Reynosa Airport. There is a Mexican airline that will fly you directly to Veracruz for under $200 roundtrip. Be aware, that each year, somewhere in the world there are plane crashes. I also take the bus down to Ciudad Valles and on to my place in Aquismon. If you plan on taking a bus, contact me and I will give you my best advice. The route may change from time to time due to the current situations. Today, I would cross at Brownsville, Texas into Matamoros. Walk the 500 feet to the Garcia's store and ask the parking guard to get you a taxi to the bus station. He will know a taxi driver that he trusts. Take a daytime bus from Matamoros to Ciudad Valles (Transpais is my favorite). Aquismon is only thirty miles by bus from Ciudad Valles. There are ways to take your trucks down to Aquismon, however, some times and routes are much better than others. Give me a call and I will assist you. I understand that there are a number of cavers that will not go back into Mexico for a number of reasons including lifestyle changes. If you choose not to go to Mexico, that is your decision. There are some cavers that love Mexico and the incredible people of Mexico and want to go. Mexico is one of the best places in the world for caving. Contact me and I will assist you. Viva Mexico. Mike Walsh mikewaus...@austin.rr.com 512-249-2283
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Nico, I'm sure Americans aren't being hunted per se, but I would guess that their 4-wheel drive pickups, money and other useful goods are coveted in certain parts of the country where there is no one to stop people from taking these things from them. People asked me if I felt unsafe when I went to China recently, and I did not. I have to say that there was an evening in Granada, Spain on my August vacation where I felt more vulnerable than I have in years, but that was because Bill and I foolishly wandered off late at night and got turned around in some back streets where it's known that young thugs target wealthy tourists. Fortunately we found another couple that lived in the city and helped us with our locations (note: get cell phone activated for next trip to Europe). As with any travel, if you go to the wrong places you may be targeted. It's kind of difficult right now for gringos who don't speak a lot of Spanish to know where the wrong places are anymore in the rural Mexican caving areas. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Mar 9, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Nico Escamilla wrote: Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
I guess what concerned me the most was the emphasis on crime and violence along the border where we always used to go through and in the larger cities like Monterrey where we used to visit before and after trips. Like some, I'm not so concerned about the interior, but getting there may no longer be half the fun. Not concerned for myself, however, since I'm in Oregon now and not just a few hours away. We have our own problems here along the I-5 corridor which is a river of drugs. Also, we have problems in the National Forests and on BLM lands where the cartels have huge MJ gardens. This has been going on for years and doesn't seem to get better. Louise From: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu To: pitboun...@gmail.com CC: freddiepoe...@yahoo.com; her...@cavechat.org; texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 17:49:26 + Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? Nico, I'm sure Americans aren't being hunted per se, but I would guess that their 4-wheel drive pickups, money and other useful goods are coveted in certain parts of the country where there is no one to stop people from taking these things from them. People asked me if I felt unsafe when I went to China recently, and I did not. I have to say that there was an evening in Granada, Spain on my August vacation where I felt more vulnerable than I have in years, but that was because Bill and I foolishly wandered off late at night and got turned around in some back streets where it's known that young thugs target wealthy tourists. Fortunately we found another couple that lived in the city and helped us with our locations (note: get cell phone activated for next trip to Europe). As with any travel, if you go to the wrong places you may be targeted. It's kind of difficult right now for gringos who don't speak a lot of Spanish to know where the wrong places are anymore in the rural Mexican caving areas. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Mar 9, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Nico Escamilla wrote: Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] DP Work Weekend
Sure why not. I'll bring a full aray of tools. Enough so that everyone can join in on the fun. Tom Rogers -Original Message- From: Don Arburn Sent: 9 Mar 2012 03:32:18 GMT To: TSA Cavers List Subject: [Texascavers] DP Work Weekend March 16, 17 18 We are going to work on the back porch roof and a few other things. Anyone interested? Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] thanks
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[Texascavers] Travel in Mexico
As many of you are aware, I have a caver hotel in Aquismon, Mexico. I love Mexico and have business that I conduct in the country. As a result, I still travel to Mexico. The war in Mexico has changed my travel, however, it is not necessary to abandon the country that we love. If you are interested in going to Mexico, contact me and I will provide you with my best information. I attempt to keep up with the American drug war related problems on a day to day basis. Here is some basic information. Take a cruise from Galveston to Cozumel. Recently, I went with my wife Lynda. It was fairly inexpensive and we had a good deal of fun. Fly from San Antonio on Innerjet Airline to Mexico City for under $250 dollars roundtrip. The State Department lists the states of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Queretaro as not being in their target area. Take a daytime bus from the Mexico City Northern Bus Terminal directly to Xilitila, San Luis Potosi. The bus is a good one, it even has a bathroom and movies. Since the bus trip is eight hours long, you might consider stopping at the tourist towns of San Juan del Rio- Tesquisquipan- Jalpan along the way. The three cities have good hotels and are fun places to visit. From Xilitla, take a bus to the Aquismon crossing. (Fifteen miles). Take a taxi the last three miles. Aquismon may be the safest place in Mexico to go caving. I can provide additional info upon request. If you want to a border town for fun or for inexpensive dental work, go to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. It is safe and open for business. Each weekend, 500-1000 Americans cross over for a good day in a safe Mexican border town. Do not forget your American passport. The American government has issued statements that they will not let you return to your country without a passport. If you are going deep into Mexico and you want to largely by-pass most of the border problems, cross at the Pharr, Texas crossing. From the Mexican customs it is about three miles to the Reynosa Airport. There is a Mexican airline that will fly you directly to Veracruz for under $200 roundtrip. Be aware, that each year, somewhere in the world there are plane crashes. I also take the bus down to Ciudad Valles and on to my place in Aquismon. If you plan on taking a bus, contact me and I will give you my best advice. The route may change from time to time due to the current situations. Today, I would cross at Brownsville, Texas into Matamoros. Walk the 500 feet to the Garcia's store and ask the parking guard to get you a taxi to the bus station. He will know a taxi driver that he trusts. Take a daytime bus from Matamoros to Ciudad Valles (Transpais is my favorite). Aquismon is only thirty miles by bus from Ciudad Valles. There are ways to take your trucks down to Aquismon, however, some times and routes are much better than others. Give me a call and I will assist you. I understand that there are a number of cavers that will not go back into Mexico for a number of reasons including lifestyle changes. If you choose not to go to Mexico, that is your decision. There are some cavers that love Mexico and the incredible people of Mexico and want to go. Mexico is one of the best places in the world for caving. Contact me and I will assist you. Viva Mexico. Mike Walsh mikewaus...@austin.rr.com 512-249-2283
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.comwrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On *Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org* wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comhttp://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.comhttp://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/
RE: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
I guess what concerned me the most was the emphasis on crime and violence along the border where we always used to go through and in the larger cities like Monterrey where we used to visit before and after trips. Like some, I'm not so concerned about the interior, but getting there may no longer be half the fun. Not concerned for myself, however, since I'm in Oregon now and not just a few hours away. We have our own problems here along the I-5 corridor which is a river of drugs. Also, we have problems in the National Forests and on BLM lands where the cartels have huge MJ gardens. This has been going on for years and doesn't seem to get better. Louise From: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu To: pitboun...@gmail.com CC: freddiepoe...@yahoo.com; her...@cavechat.org; texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 17:49:26 + Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? Nico, I'm sure Americans aren't being hunted per se, but I would guess that their 4-wheel drive pickups, money and other useful goods are coveted in certain parts of the country where there is no one to stop people from taking these things from them. People asked me if I felt unsafe when I went to China recently, and I did not. I have to say that there was an evening in Granada, Spain on my August vacation where I felt more vulnerable than I have in years, but that was because Bill and I foolishly wandered off late at night and got turned around in some back streets where it's known that young thugs target wealthy tourists. Fortunately we found another couple that lived in the city and helped us with our locations (note: get cell phone activated for next trip to Europe). As with any travel, if you go to the wrong places you may be targeted. It's kind of difficult right now for gringos who don't speak a lot of Spanish to know where the wrong places are anymore in the rural Mexican caving areas. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Mar 9, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Nico Escamilla wrote: Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] DP Work Weekend
Sure why not. I'll bring a full aray of tools. Enough so that everyone can join in on the fun. Tom Rogers -Original Message- From: Don Arburn Sent: 9 Mar 2012 03:32:18 GMT To: TSA Cavers List Subject: [Texascavers] DP Work Weekend March 16, 17 18 We are going to work on the back porch roof and a few other things. Anyone interested? Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] thanks
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[Texascavers] Travel in Mexico
As many of you are aware, I have a caver hotel in Aquismon, Mexico. I love Mexico and have business that I conduct in the country. As a result, I still travel to Mexico. The war in Mexico has changed my travel, however, it is not necessary to abandon the country that we love. If you are interested in going to Mexico, contact me and I will provide you with my best information. I attempt to keep up with the American drug war related problems on a day to day basis. Here is some basic information. Take a cruise from Galveston to Cozumel. Recently, I went with my wife Lynda. It was fairly inexpensive and we had a good deal of fun. Fly from San Antonio on Innerjet Airline to Mexico City for under $250 dollars roundtrip. The State Department lists the states of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Queretaro as not being in their target area. Take a daytime bus from the Mexico City Northern Bus Terminal directly to Xilitila, San Luis Potosi. The bus is a good one, it even has a bathroom and movies. Since the bus trip is eight hours long, you might consider stopping at the tourist towns of San Juan del Rio- Tesquisquipan- Jalpan along the way. The three cities have good hotels and are fun places to visit. From Xilitla, take a bus to the Aquismon crossing. (Fifteen miles). Take a taxi the last three miles. Aquismon may be the safest place in Mexico to go caving. I can provide additional info upon request. If you want to a border town for fun or for inexpensive dental work, go to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. It is safe and open for business. Each weekend, 500-1000 Americans cross over for a good day in a safe Mexican border town. Do not forget your American passport. The American government has issued statements that they will not let you return to your country without a passport. If you are going deep into Mexico and you want to largely by-pass most of the border problems, cross at the Pharr, Texas crossing. From the Mexican customs it is about three miles to the Reynosa Airport. There is a Mexican airline that will fly you directly to Veracruz for under $200 roundtrip. Be aware, that each year, somewhere in the world there are plane crashes. I also take the bus down to Ciudad Valles and on to my place in Aquismon. If you plan on taking a bus, contact me and I will give you my best advice. The route may change from time to time due to the current situations. Today, I would cross at Brownsville, Texas into Matamoros. Walk the 500 feet to the Garcia's store and ask the parking guard to get you a taxi to the bus station. He will know a taxi driver that he trusts. Take a daytime bus from Matamoros to Ciudad Valles (Transpais is my favorite). Aquismon is only thirty miles by bus from Ciudad Valles. There are ways to take your trucks down to Aquismon, however, some times and routes are much better than others. Give me a call and I will assist you. I understand that there are a number of cavers that will not go back into Mexico for a number of reasons including lifestyle changes. If you choose not to go to Mexico, that is your decision. There are some cavers that love Mexico and the incredible people of Mexico and want to go. Mexico is one of the best places in the world for caving. Contact me and I will assist you. Viva Mexico. Mike Walsh mikewaus...@austin.rr.com 512-249-2283
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.comwrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On *Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org* wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comhttp://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.comhttp://us.mc451.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/
Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
Nico, I'm sure Americans aren't being hunted per se, but I would guess that their 4-wheel drive pickups, money and other useful goods are coveted in certain parts of the country where there is no one to stop people from taking these things from them. People asked me if I felt unsafe when I went to China recently, and I did not. I have to say that there was an evening in Granada, Spain on my August vacation where I felt more vulnerable than I have in years, but that was because Bill and I foolishly wandered off late at night and got turned around in some back streets where it's known that young thugs target wealthy tourists. Fortunately we found another couple that lived in the city and helped us with our locations (note: get cell phone activated for next trip to Europe). As with any travel, if you go to the wrong places you may be targeted. It's kind of difficult right now for gringos who don't speak a lot of Spanish to know where the wrong places are anymore in the rural Mexican caving areas. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Mar 9, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Nico Escamilla wrote: Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break?
I guess what concerned me the most was the emphasis on crime and violence along the border where we always used to go through and in the larger cities like Monterrey where we used to visit before and after trips. Like some, I'm not so concerned about the interior, but getting there may no longer be half the fun. Not concerned for myself, however, since I'm in Oregon now and not just a few hours away. We have our own problems here along the I-5 corridor which is a river of drugs. Also, we have problems in the National Forests and on BLM lands where the cartels have huge MJ gardens. This has been going on for years and doesn't seem to get better. Louise From: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu To: pitboun...@gmail.com CC: freddiepoe...@yahoo.com; her...@cavechat.org; texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 17:49:26 + Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? Nico, I'm sure Americans aren't being hunted per se, but I would guess that their 4-wheel drive pickups, money and other useful goods are coveted in certain parts of the country where there is no one to stop people from taking these things from them. People asked me if I felt unsafe when I went to China recently, and I did not. I have to say that there was an evening in Granada, Spain on my August vacation where I felt more vulnerable than I have in years, but that was because Bill and I foolishly wandered off late at night and got turned around in some back streets where it's known that young thugs target wealthy tourists. Fortunately we found another couple that lived in the city and helped us with our locations (note: get cell phone activated for next trip to Europe). As with any travel, if you go to the wrong places you may be targeted. It's kind of difficult right now for gringos who don't speak a lot of Spanish to know where the wrong places are anymore in the rural Mexican caving areas. Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) On Mar 9, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Nico Escamilla wrote: Freddie, I dont remember having met you in person yet, but THANK YOU!! thank you so much finally someone is making some sense about traveling here in Mexico, I couldn't have said it better, Americans aren't being hunted down here which is a message I've been trying to get my gringo friends to understand as many of them think that driving around here with Texas plates will automatically turn them into victims. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM, freddie poer freddiepoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Go to the Xilitla and Aquismon areas. I have made over nine trips there in the last two years without any problems whatsoever. The big pits Guaguas and Golondrinas are there and the people are friendly and accommodating. It is less than 24 hrs. from Austin. Accomodations are available so you don't have to sleep on the ground in a tent unless you really want to. There are a lot of caves in this area, the biggest and best in the world. They are NOT hunting Americans there or anywhere else in Mexico, so come on down and have a good time. I actually feel safer traveling there now than I did in the 70's and 80's. Maybe we will see you in the El Agave some evening. --- On Thu, 3/8/12, Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org wrote: From: Herman Miller her...@cavechat.org Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Anyone caving in Mexico over spring break? To: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com Cc: Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com, Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:52 PM As I have already mentioned I am always wanting to go but nothing solid yet. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com wrote: BS On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46644850/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] DP Work Weekend
Sure why not. I'll bring a full aray of tools. Enough so that everyone can join in on the fun. Tom Rogers -Original Message- From: Don Arburn Sent: 9 Mar 2012 03:32:18 GMT To: TSA Cavers List Subject: [Texascavers] DP Work Weekend March 16, 17 18 We are going to work on the back porch roof and a few other things. Anyone interested? Sent cellularly. -Don - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
