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By the way, where in Mexico is this exactly?
Here are some maps, so you get the picture.
Here are some maps, so you get the picture.
| Our house is in the very elegant area known as San Benito. If it were big enough to be on the map below, it would be between Progreso and Puerto Telchac. This map also shows the highways of the Yucatan, and the relative distances between our house, Merida, Cancun Chichen Itza and Campeche. |
Which Airport - Mérida or Cancun?
Below are links to the Expedia and Kayak websites, where you can shop for flights to either Mérida or Cancun. There are no direct flights
from Toronto to Mérida, which is the airport closest to the house, so if you choose this option you will need to connect somewhere. We enjoy
connecting in Mexico City. It's a beautiful airport with a great food court and several nice shops, and if you can manage to spare a few days
visiting this spectacular city either before or after your beach holiday, even better! Since there is more air traffic to Cancun, airline tickets are
less expensive and direct flights are available. With an average of nine hours of total travel time, including stopover, to fly into Mérida plus
40 minutes' drive, compared to five hours' flight direct to Cancun plus four hours' drive, the timeline is comparable. Both scenarios could
have you arriving at the grocery store in Progreso around 5:00 PM, after having left Toronto early that morning, and this is an excellent time
of day to pick up provisions for your first night at the house.
If you are using Avion points to buy your tickets, we strongly recommend you find the flight you want prior to phoning Avion - expect a very
long phone wait, then tell them which flights you choose. In a perfect world, be sitting at your computer watching while they book the flight.
With Avion points, however, you can choose the better, more expensive flights into Mérida for the same number of points as Cancun. In two
instances, clients of ours have been extorted ($45 once, $100 another time) by policemen in downtown Cancun on false charges of driving
violations. If you combine this with the long drive from Cancun to Mérida, it makes flying into Mérida a much better choice.
Below are links to the Expedia and Kayak websites, where you can shop for flights to either Mérida or Cancun. There are no direct flights
from Toronto to Mérida, which is the airport closest to the house, so if you choose this option you will need to connect somewhere. We enjoy
connecting in Mexico City. It's a beautiful airport with a great food court and several nice shops, and if you can manage to spare a few days
visiting this spectacular city either before or after your beach holiday, even better! Since there is more air traffic to Cancun, airline tickets are
less expensive and direct flights are available. With an average of nine hours of total travel time, including stopover, to fly into Mérida plus
40 minutes' drive, compared to five hours' flight direct to Cancun plus four hours' drive, the timeline is comparable. Both scenarios could
have you arriving at the grocery store in Progreso around 5:00 PM, after having left Toronto early that morning, and this is an excellent time
of day to pick up provisions for your first night at the house.
If you are using Avion points to buy your tickets, we strongly recommend you find the flight you want prior to phoning Avion - expect a very
long phone wait, then tell them which flights you choose. In a perfect world, be sitting at your computer watching while they book the flight.
With Avion points, however, you can choose the better, more expensive flights into Mérida for the same number of points as Cancun. In two
instances, clients of ours have been extorted ($45 once, $100 another time) by policemen in downtown Cancun on false charges of driving
violations. If you combine this with the long drive from Cancun to Mérida, it makes flying into Mérida a much better choice.
Car Rental
There are Hertz agents in the airports at both Mérida and Cancun, and if you book by internet in advance the rates are
really good, with cars in Merida being less expensive. Use your Aeroplan or CAA membership for further discounts. You
can often get a car for as little as $100 a week, before added fees, and they frequently upgrade your vehicle for free.
There are Hertz agents in the airports at both Mérida and Cancun, and if you book by internet in advance the rates are
really good, with cars in Merida being less expensive. Use your Aeroplan or CAA membership for further discounts. You
can often get a car for as little as $100 a week, before added fees, and they frequently upgrade your vehicle for free.
Maps of Mérida and
Progreso will be
provided to you after
booking, along with
helpful tips and
recommended
shopping and
restaurant locations
Progreso will be
provided to you after
booking, along with
helpful tips and
recommended
shopping and
restaurant locations
See it on Google Earth
These are the co-ordinates to view the house on Google Earth: 21°19'17.71" N , 89°27'13.63" W
It's quite an old image - probably more than 3 years old, and our house is the large white one with the red terraza
(which we have since painted white). There are more buildings around us now, and along the beach to the west
are new, palatial beach homes all the way to Progreso and beyond.
These are the co-ordinates to view the house on Google Earth: 21°19'17.71" N , 89°27'13.63" W
It's quite an old image - probably more than 3 years old, and our house is the large white one with the red terraza
(which we have since painted white). There are more buildings around us now, and along the beach to the west
are new, palatial beach homes all the way to Progreso and beyond.