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BENEMERITO |
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| The sprawling frontier town of BENEMÉRITO , 2km beyond Boca Lacantún,
is the largest settlement in the Chiapas section of the Usumacinta
valley, and an important centre for both river and road traffic. If
you're arriving by boat from Guatemala you'll be met by Mexican soldiers
who'll check your passport - the immigration office here is not always
open, so you may be sent onward to Frontera Corozal to complete the
paperwork. There's a hospital, market, shops, comedors and a few
desperately basic hotels ; you're better off heading on to Corozal (for
Yaxchilán), to Lacanhá or even on to Palenque. The highway is the town's
main street and in the centre, at the Farmacía Arco Iris, is the main
road leading to the river, less than 2km away. Heading north is no
problem: buses from Transportes Lagos de Montebello pull in opposite the
Hospedaje Montanero and combis wait across from the Hospedaje El Tapanco
. Heading south around the Frontier Highway buses from Palenque pass
through every couple of hours, eventually reaching the Lagos de
Montebello and Comitán. |
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