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Travel Safe - Travelocity

American Express: 01 (800) 001-3600
Banamex:  (MasterCard - Visa) 01 (800) 366-3100
Carnet: (MasterCard) 01 (800) 366-3100
Diners Club:  01 (800) 500-3000
B of A - Travelers Checks:  01 (800) 849-4479

American: 5209-9100
Canadian: 5724-7900
Great Britain: 5207-2089    (Complete Embassy List)
France: 5282-9700 
Spain: 5282-2974              

Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.....     (213) 351-6800

Mexican Consulate in San Francisco...    (415) 392-2897

Mexican Consulate in San Diego.......      (619) 231-0337

Mexican Consulate in New York........      (212) 689-0456

Mexican Consulate in Vancouver........     (604) 684-3547

Mexican Consulate in Phoenix.....           (602) 242-7398

Mexican Consulate in San Antonio.....     (210) 271-9728

Mexican Consulate in Chicago.....            (312) 738-2383

Mexican Holidays.
Banks, government offices and some businesses close on these holidays.

• Jan 1: New Year's Day 

• Feb 5: Constitution Day 

• Mar 21: Birthday of Benito Juarez 

• March-April (varies): Holy Week Celebrations, Good Friday through Easter Sunday 

• May 1: Labor Day 

• May 5: Cinco de Mayo (Anniversary of Battle of Puebla, 1862) 

• May 10: Mother's Day 

• Sep 16: Independence Day 

• Oct 12: Dia de la Raza 

• Nov 2: President's State of the Nation Address

• Nov 2: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 

• Nov 20: Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution 

• Dec 25-Jan 2: Christmas Week celebrations 

Passport Requirements Resuming October 1, 2007

Passengers traveling via air will again need valid passports to travel between the United States and Bermuda, the Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.

Summer 2008: passports will be required for all U.S. citizens traveling to or from the United States via land and sea, as well as air, regardless of destination.
 

Using Public Phones.

BEWARE!!!! of the phones plastered all over most tourist related cities, usually on the front of a business.  They are marked "TO CALL LONG DISTANCE TO THE USA & CANADA, SIMPLY DIAL 0"   The writing is in black and USA is in blue letters with CANADA in red letters.  They also have pictures of credit cards on the signs.   The phones are put there by a private phone company and are VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.  You will probably faint when you see your phone bill or credit card bill.