Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / June 2007

We are going to be spending a 5 days in Tulum. One of the places we
want to visit is Chichen Itza.
What is the best way to get to get to Chichen Itza from Tulum? Should
we take a bus from Tulum, or is it better to rent a car and drive.

My wife and I will be in Oaxaca  for about 5 weeks, starting 6/26 (!)
in Puerto Escondido, then to Oaxaca City.
We'd like to visit at least one coffee plantation/farm (I'm into
coffee: roast my own!). We'd like to avoid, if possible, "canned"

We are going to Costa Rica the end of this month.  We will be on our own and
we do not speak Spanish.  We are looking for the best tour guide companion
(books, audio, maps, hotlines, .....etc.) that minimize our need to ask the
public.  We will be visiting Arenal 2 nights, North ...

I wanted to visit Mexico and found this page. It's still being build
on, but the info provided is really good, and I see the prospects for
it as well. It is not only one of the usual tourist sites having
standard information. These people actually mean it, when they called

I will be driving into Baja for the first time in Septermber. I'm not
going very far, just south to Ensenada and then making a loop so I re-
enter the States in Mexicali. When I looked up driving directions, I
came up with a lot of "take local road here and there." So my question

OK.
I have already booked the airlines to COSTA RICA and a car (12 full days).
Also, based on
the responses I received from this newsgroup and many web sites: We decided

We are a family of two adults and three kids : 12, 11, and 3.  We are
exploring
a trip to Costa Rica.  Do we really have to buy a package?  We'd rather not
to save some money and be able to do extra activities and/or stay in better