[Debconf6-data-commit] r399 - website/www/venue/travel

[Neil McGovern]

Author: neilm
Date: 2006-03-20 16:40:22 +0000 (Mon, 20 Mar 2006)
New Revision: 399

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   website/www/venue/travel/tips.html
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Added info from the wiki


Modified: website/www/venue/travel/tips.html
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 camera, video cassette player, personal computer, CD player, 5 DVDs, 20 music
 CDs or audio cassettes, 12 rolls of unused film and a cellular phone. 
   
+<h2>Time zone</h2>
+In Oaxtepec, it is UTC -6h
+
+<h2>Religion</h2>
+No official religion. 90% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant, 4% other
+
 <h2>Currency and Money Planning</h2>
-Mexican coins come in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 centavos (cents) and 1, 2,
-5, 10 and 20 pesos; bills come in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 pesos.
+Mexican <a href='http://www.banxico.org.mx/cMoneda/BilletesMonedas/MonedasCursoLegal/images/MonedasTipoC.GIF' title='Pictures of coins'>coins</a> come in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 centavos (cents) and 1, 2,
+5, 10 and 20 pesos; bills come in denominations of<a href='http://www.banxico.org.mx/cMoneda/BilletesMonedas/BilletesCursoLegal/images/BillTipD1.GIF' title='Pictures of the smaller bills'>20, 50,</a> and <a href='http://www.banxico.org.mx/cMoneda/BilletesMonedas/BilletesCursoLegal/images/BillTipD2.GIF' title='Pictures of the larger bills'>100, 200 &amp; 500</a> pesos.
 Once in Mexico, currency can be exchanged at banks or exchange houses (casas de
 cambio) at the airport or in town.
 <br />Currency rates can change quite substantially, although the peso
 has been quite stable for some years, however, as a rough guide:<br />
-1 EUR = 14 pesos<br />
-1 USD = 11 pesos
+1 EUR = 15 pesos<br />
+1 USD = 10 pesos
+<br />
 <br />Acceptance of US dollars is not common, you should plan on
 exchanging your money upon arrival to the country. Banks will always
 exchange money for you, although they might be hard to find. If you
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 Oaxtepec area, but if you want to travel a bit around, don't count on
 finding them outside medium-sized cities.
 
+<h2>Telephones</h2>
+Area Code: 52, dialing to Mexico; long distance code is 01. When calling to the United States and Canada, you must first dial 001. To place other international calls, dial 00, followed by the country and city codes.<br />
+In Mexico, you'll find pay telephones in most cities; some are coin-operated phones and others require <a href='http://www.telmex.com/explorer/hogar/images/pi_conte_img_ladatel.jpg' title='Picture of a pre-paid card'>prepaid cards</a> that cost 30, 50 or 100 pesos and can be purchased everywhere, newsstands, mini-supermarkets, regular supermarkets, department stores, pharmacies, etc. at <a href='http://gwolf.org/data/phoo/2005_12_11/DSC04294.JPG' title='image showing different calling rates'>various rates</a>.<br />
+<br />
+Mobile Phone companies: Telcel, Iusacell (in spanish), Unefon (in spanish), Movistar (in spanish). Telcel and movistar appear to have GSM networks (1900mhz) while Iusacell and Unefon are cdma2000. You can use roaming (Check your own operator for pricing and roaming parteners in Mexico) or buy a prepaid SIM card that in conjunction with the correct unlocked GSM cell phone, allows you to have a Mexican cell phone number and to take advantage of the local rates without a cellular contract. The cost of a SIM card is aprox 100 pesos, rechard cards are in denominations of 100, 200, 300 and 500 pesos.
+
+
 <h2>Embassies and Consular Services</h2>
 There are consular offices or agencies in most main tourist and business
 cities. A complete list of embassies and consulates can be found at