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Buying controlled drugs

June 29, 2005 | 5 Comments

Rebecca asks: i would like to know if i can buy soma drug in ciudad acuna mexico ? i called my pharmist and ask him what class my meds were. and he said soma is not controlled. but yet he said they had to treat it like it was a controlled because of the F.D.A said thats the way it is . it doesnt make any since to me or him . thats decieveing the public. i read the paper and people get busted for soma as a controlled subs. and its not. do you think i will need a mexico precrisption to go though customs? i sure dont need any trouble.

Carl: if the FDA says that a drug is “controlled” and you want to avoid trouble, the answer is pretty clear — you have to have a legal prescription. Read the extensive information elsewhere on our website about medications and don’t try to second guess the FDA or the border inspectors. Why take a chance?

Copper Canyon “piggyback” train?

June 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Does the train through Copper Canyon have auto transport cars so you can drive there and take the train one way and have your car at the end? I know that there are RV tours where they can “piggyback” RV’s but don’t know if it is possible to do with cars. Thanks for your help.

Jeanne Doerr, CTA, ACC
Travel Sales Agent
AAA Travel
827 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, IA 51101

Carl replies: I assume you are hoping for a drive-up service, where a passenger car could simply be loaded onto the Copper Canyon train in Chihuahua or Los Mochis and dropped off at the other end. If so, the answer, I’m afraid, is “no”, there is no such service.

The “piggyback” train could do this, however, as they really don’t care if your vehicle is an RV or a VW Bug.

Even more Mexico links….

June 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment

I’d no sooner posted Taylor Benson’s suggested links when Glenn H. Kipps wrote, suggesting a link exchange with his site at:

http://www.validtravel.com

Glenn’s site literally covers the globe but it is good to see that he’s put more than casual effort into building a useful set of Mexico websites. You can probably shortcut to the Mexico sections by following the links Glenn has added to The People’s Guide To Mexico.

http://www.validtravel.com/mapofmexico/
http://www.validtravel.com/mapsofmexico/
http://www.validtravel.com/mexico/
http://www.validtravel.com/mexicomap/
http://www.validtravel.com/mexicomaps/

Copper Canyon “piggyback” train?

June 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Does the train through Copper Canyon have auto transport cars so you can drive there and take the train one way and have your car at the end? I know that there are RV tours where they can “piggyback” RV’s but don’t know if it is possible to do with cars. Thanks for your help.

Jeanne Doerr, CTA, ACC
Travel Sales Agent
AAA Travel
827 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, IA 51101

Carl replies: I assume you are hoping for a drive-up service, where a passenger car could simply be loaded onto the Copper Canyon train in Chihuahua or Los Mochis and dropped off at the other end. If so, the answer, I’m afraid, is “no”, there is no such service.

The “piggyback” train could do this, however, as they really don’t care if your vehicle is an RV or a VW Bug.

Worthy Mexico Links from Taylor Benson

June 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment

When he isn’t in the kitchen, whipping up some caloric colossus, Taylor Benson flexes his broadband connection in search of interesting and offbeat Mexico websites. Here are his latest offerings:

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Here are some good – excellent links that may help you.

Hot linking is getting more effective as more people surf with broadband:

http://www.ancientmexico.com/

http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html

As time passes and more readers contribute, this site begins to present some
impressive entries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

Here is a motherlode of Mexico links:

http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/Mexico/

Christmas in Mexico:

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/xmasindex.html

Archaeology of Teotihuacan:

http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/teo/

La Ciudad:

http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/mexcity.html

Awesome intro…can’t wait to see what they make of it:

http://www.mexicool.com/

One Map Freek to another……

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mexico.html

Que delicioso!

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Mexico

Navy vet: live comfortably in Mexico?

June 27, 2005 | 4 Comments

Dave U. writes:

Hello, folks.

I’m glad I happened on your web site – or at least a site that allows communications with you.

I am a 65 year old retiree with total monthly pensions of $2750, including Navy, social security and a small VA disability.

Judging from your online articles I gather my retirement is enough for me alone to live comfortably most anywhere in Mexico.

My first question is whether that amount is sufficient for two to live comfortably (I understand that’s relative) should my currently separated wife decide she doesn’t want a separation to continue after all?.

Carl replies: Dave, you and your “ex” can definitely live quite comfortably in Mexico on $2750. In fact, if you don’t try to “live large” you could even have something left over at the end of the month. A lot depends, of course, on just where you live and what your definition of “comfortable” is. But, as I said, if you use restraint and keep the frills down, you should be able to manage virtually anywhere in the country on your income.

The second question is about my health insurance and probably not too difficult to answer if you have contact with military retirees there – or if you can put me in contact with them. I have Medicare part A with Tricare for Life acting as the supplement providing completely full coverage and am wondering what, if anything, I’ll need to change in my insurance coverage with a move to Mexico?

Your best bet on this question is to contact vets in Mexico yourself — and you can do that by using some of the good online discussion forums. I’m guessing from your questions that you haven’t yet read our book, The People’s Guide To Mexico, right? If not, you’re going to need it — and there are many suggestions in the For More Info chapter on how to contact people living in Mexico via the internet.

(I don’t have insurance so I can’t answer this question myself right now. Perhaps another reader will add a comment to this and help you out.)

And the third question is whether ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ is still prevalent and ongoing or does one soon acclimate?

Again, Dave, this is a major topic in The People’s Guide To Mexico so read the Staying Healthy chapter … follow our suggestions and you’ll be fine.

New face for “old” Mazatlan: El Universal Online

June 26, 2005 | 3 Comments

El Universal Online
Discover the recently renovated Mazatlan

BY JONATHAN CLARK/The Herald Mexico
June 26, 2005

As I sit sipping my morning coffee, I glance around the leafy plaza at the pastel-colored buildings, the freshly painted wrought-iron gazebo, and the umbrella-shaded sidewalk café tables. If not for the abundant palm trees and seagulls flying overhead, I might be easily convinced that I’m in one of Mexico’s highland colonial cities like Guanajuato, Queretaro or Zacatecas.

Who are you?

June 20, 2005 | 15 Comments

You are invited to introduce yourself here… and, yes, go ahead and (gently, briefly) mention your business, just as long as it has some value to Mexico travelers. I don’t want to spend a lot of time editing these posts so keep it “on topic” please or I’ll just delete it.

Visitors… I don’t necessarily endorse the businesses, guides, or suggestions made here. Be careful!

Carl

The People’s Guide, reviewed at El Universal Online

June 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

El Universal Online
Down-to-earth travel guide for the people

BY BARBARA KASTELEIN/The Herald Mexico
June 19, 2005

Even just the name “The People’s Guide,” with its echoes of power-to-the-people, hints at the tone we can expect from one of Mexico’s best-loved guidebooks.

It is heartening that one of this country’s classic guides (first published in 1972) eschews what we currently think of the standard guidebook format, with the same happy and deliberate abandon as a hippie shedding her kaftan for an admiring onlooker.

Coming soon….?

June 16, 2005 | 5 Comments

What would you like to read here? Add your suggestions by making a comment.

Have you read it yet?

June 15, 2005 | 1 Comment

The People\'s Guide to Mexico (Peoples Guide to Mexico)

Have you read it yet?

June 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The People\'s Guide to Mexico (Peoples Guide to Mexico)

Photojournalism in Latin America: Fotoperiodismo Mexicano

June 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment

If you’re at all interested in photography and photojournalism, this site is well worth a visit. Some of the photos are accompanied by music files.

Fotoperiodismo Mexicano

There’s also quite a controversy over a prize winning photo — did it plagiarize an earlier image from a Chinese photographer? Read about it here, from the Mexican online version of El Universal:

El Universal Online

The Expanding Maya World

June 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The boundaries of the ancient Maya civilization are expanding with one discovery after another. Here’s the latest from the New York Times (registration required — and well worth doing).

Maya Tomb Tells Tale of Two Women, Elite but Doomed – New York Times:
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD

Published: June 14, 2005

In their more scholarly moments, archaeologists may speak earnestly of settlement patterns and cultural transitions, the analytical thrusts of their research. But down deep, they live for the thrill of turning stones aside and finding a full tomb, especially if they are searching around Maya ruins in Guatemala.

Dogs

June 14, 2005 | 975 Comments

Hello, I came across your article while searching for information regarding traveling in Mexico with a dog. My wife and I are preparing to travel in our conversion van with our dog full-time for the next couple years. We would like to explore Mexico and beyond with our dog and were wondering if you guys have experience or recommendations for crossing in to Mexico and back with a dog.

Any information or references are appreciated.

Thanks!
Eric Waterkotte

Carl & Lorena reply: First of all, Eric, be prepared to keep a close eye on your dog in Mexico — our dogs (both are rescued Mexican street mutts) dislike children, chase chickens, and are easily upset by loud noises. As a result we find it necessary to keep them leashed or on a strong steel cable when we’re camped or at a rest area.

Our dogs have “passports”, given to us by their Mexican vet, with a complete shot record and even a small photo. We’ve never been asked to produce these by U.S. or Mexican immigration/customs officials, but we have had to use them when boarding the dogs in both Mexico and the U.S., to prove good health.

Dog food is widely available in Mexico, though not the premium “human grade” we spoil ours with north of the border.

In general, Mexicans do not hold dogs in high esteem, though that attitude seems to be mellowing in recent years. Dogs are gradually becoming “pets” more than merely pests but there is still a common fear of rabies and dog bites… semi-wild street dogs are a big problem. The authorities sometimes kill roaming dogs to reduce the population. Don’t be surprised if people shy away from your dog, even if it is quite friendly. I wouldn’t let an unleashed dog approach children — they might well run away.

Don’t let this discourage you — lots of people travel in Mexico with dogs (friends of ours have seven dogs in a 27 foot RV), including us.

best,
CarlPG frog

Questions and Answers on Medications In Mexico

June 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment

For the full text of this article, with links, jump back to the The Peoples Guide to Mexico::
Buying Prescription Drugs In Mexico
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

Published August, 2001 copyright 2001 by David Eidell and The People’s Guide To Mexico

• Read this one first; it is very important! Jump
• The People’s Guide has the last word on drugs in Mexico, right? Jump
• Farmacias Internacional: A pharmacy in Tijuana Jump
• Can I save money by buying drugs in Mexico? Jump
• Can I buy controlled drugs over-the-counter in Mexico? Jump
• Do Mexican cops arrest tourists with medicines? Jump
• How do I know if a medicine is available in Mexico? Jump
• How do I know if my medication is “controlled” or not? Jump
• Is my U.S. or Canadian prescription valid in Mexico? Jump
• Can I buy Mexican drugs over the Internet or by mail? Jump
• Can I get away with this brilliant idea from my brother-in-law? Jump
• What if I need a controled medicine? Jump
• Sample medication letter from a U.S. or Canadian physician. Jump
• Who’s telling the truth here? What’s the real scoop? Jump
• How many Mexican meds can I bring into the United States? Jump
• Doesn’t a new law allow me to buy drugs from Mexico by mail? Jump
• What are the taxes or import duties on Mexican medications? Jump
• What about herbal, homeopathic and alternative medicines? Jump
• Five Very Important Points about buying Mexican medications! Jump
• Rxlist.com website review: a wealth of info on prescription drugs. Jump
• Verification of Facts and Sources of Information Jump

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“In treating the patient, first establish which is least likely to kill him, the condition itself or the cure.” David “El Codo” Eidell

• Why did we write this FAQ and related articles on buying prescription medications in Mexico? A important note from David Eidell and The People’s Guide To Mexico:

Buying Medications In Mexico

June 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Peoples Guide to Mexico

== to read the full text of this and other important articles on medications, click on the link above.==

Buying Controlled Medicines With A US Prescription

by David “El Codo” Eidell

Published March 2003

First of all the US prescription is invalid in Mexico, so flashing it in a farmacia or at a snooping policeman is next to worthless.

The People’s Guide to Mexico :: News and Updates from Carl & Lorena

June 12, 2005 | 1 Comment

link to our home site: The People’s Guide to Mexico :: News and Updates from Carl & Lorena:

…if you’ve been wondering what we’re up to, or why we haven’t replied to your frantic emails, it’s because we’re just too busy. We try our best but as the website becomes more popular, we continue to fall behind.

If you’re inquiring about guided hikes in Mexico’s Copper Canyon, please write directly to Amy at Adventure Specialists for further information.

Amy’s email address is: discover@adventurspec.com

When booking a hike, be sure to mention our website in order to receive an autographed copy of The People’s Guide To Mexico.

saludos,
Carl and Lorena

The Conquest of Mexico, free, the whole enchilada

June 12, 2005 | 1 Comment

The entire text of Prescott’s “The History Of The Conquest Of Mexico” is available at the URL below as a single text file. Process this text file with text-to-speech software and you’ll have a very long, homemade audiobook.

ETEXT.TEXTFILES.COM: NON-FICTION

Prescott’s observations might not please everyone….

“Cortes was not a vulgar conqueror. He did not conquer from the mere ambition of conquest. If he destroyed the ancient capital of the Aztecs, it was to build up a more magnificent capital on its ruins. If he desolated the land and broke up its existing institutions, he employed the short period of his administration in digesting schemes for introducing there a more improved culture and a higher civilisation.”

Joaquin Sabina — “the Spanish Bob Dylan”

June 12, 2005 | 8 Comments

I say, “Yes!” but if you haven’t yet heard Joaquin Sabina, you’ll have to judge for yourself whether or not he deserves “the Spanish Bob Dylan” accolade. Once you’ve sampled the incredible range of his music it is even harder to understand how Sabina has gone unnoticed for so many years — and not just in the U.S., but also in much of Latin America.

The site link below leads to well written, thoughtful commentary (Spanish) on Sabina’s amazing career, and a very good lyrics selection. Forget the gimmick and cookie-laden lyrics sites… use this one instead.

http://www.joaquinsabina.net/


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