Did You Know...20 Feb 2006 10:27 pm
Posted By: John & Libby Since our blog is not only for us to record our experiences, but to share a little of Mexican knowledge with our readers, we hope you don’t mind if we start including some fun facts about Mexico, it’s people, and it’s culture.
For instance, did you know …
- Mexico has 31 states — we drove through 15 on our way to Playa del Carmen.
- Playa del Carmen is in the state of Quintana Roo. It is the youngest state of the Mexican Republic. It was declared a state on October 8, 1974.
- You’ve heard about the Mexican postal service, right? Apparently, it’s so unreliable that utility bills are paid in person. No checks in the mail, no online payments, no credit card payments. Cash, in person, only, por favor.
- The driving distance of our journey from Chicago to Playa del Carmen was approximately 3500 miles.
- John recently found out that the cheapest way to purchase beer is to buy a bottle similar in apparence to a 40-ouncer. Locally, it is called a “caguama”, pronounced Ka-wa-ma. You can find them at most mini-supers (the corner stores), and they go for about 16 pesos (about $1.50 US). No need to hide it in a brown bag; there’s no open container law here!
LOL!! Way to go on the 40oz.
See ya around town soon.
sounds great - see you in 16 days.
Mexican mail service poor? Yes, it is. Sometimes the utiity bills arrive, sometimes they don’t, you just have to know when the bill is due and go pay it.
As to how payments are made — usually you can pay in person at a neighborhood store as well as at the utility office, and by check as well as cash.
And we most assuredly do have bank draft payment and online payment.
Jose–Casas Grandes–Chihuahua