QUESO'S TRAVEL ITINERARY FOR VACATION TO HUASTECA HIDALGUENSE AND POTOSINA (25 JULY - 03 August 2003)


Friday, July 25: Depart San Diego for Tijuana airport at 0700. Leave car al Alberto Castro's. Leave Tijuana via Aeromexico flight 173 at 0955. Arrive in Mexico City at 1510. Take airport bus (door 8, area D) to Pachuca; leave every 1-2 hours. From Pachuca, take the Flecha Roja bus to the deviation to Huasca del Campo; then take taxi to Hotel Bella Vista, carretera Huasca-Tulancingo Km 1.5 San Miguel Regla; Tel. (52)-771-792-0022; contact: Maria de los Angeles; oral reservation; in 25 - out 28.

Saturday, July 26: Visit Prismas basalticos. Visit Ex-hacienda de San Miguel Regla, in nearby Huasca de Ocampo.

Sunday, July 27: Rent taxi to visit Parque Nacional El Chico. Rent taxi to visit Parque Nacional Los Marmoles. (Consider moving instead from Los Marmoles directly north to Tamazunchale, to avoid backtrack; Hotel Tamazunchale, Tel. (52)-483-362-0496; $742; suite; contact: Linda Esmeralda; oral reservation, not confirmed; another Hotel Mirador (52)-483-362-0004).

Monday, July 28: Travel by bus to Xilitla, about 100 km north of Pachuca, and 40 km northwest of Tamazunchale. Stay at Posada El Castillo, Ocampo #105; confirmation No. 281; contact: Avery Danzinger, deposit of $50 paid to paypal.com on 21/7/03; one room, one night, $50 plus 10%. Telf. (52)-489-365-0038.

Tuesday, July 29: If possible, stay at El Castillo another night. Otherwise, travel by bus to Hotel Mision Ciudad Valles; about 60 km north. Stay at Hotel Mision; contact: Silvia; three nights, in 29 July, out 1 August; $ 730 per night; one king size bed; confirmation No. 2755; Blvd. Mexico-Laredo No. 15, a dos cuadras de la Avda. Hidalgo; Telf. 481-382-0066.

Wednesday, July 30: Visit around Ciudad Valles. Visit Cascada del Tamul. Stay at Hotel Mision. Thursday, July 31: Visit around Ciudad Valles. Visit Cascadas del Meco, Temasopo, y Micos. Stay at Hotel Mision.

Friday, August 01: Travel by bus to Piramides. Stay at Club Med; Villa Arqueologica; Aptdo. Postal 44, Codigo Postal 55800, San Juan, Teotihuacan, Edo. de Mexico; contact: Anel; phone (52)-555-836-9020; $760 per night; confirmation No. NA.

Saturday, August 02: Visit Teotihuacan with Fernando Eli. All day. Stay at Club Med.

Sunday, August 03: Travel from Teotihuacan to Mexico City airport. Leave Mexico City for Tijuana via Aeromexico 176 at 1335. Arrive Tijuana at 1455. Home at 1800.