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If you continue north on Hwy-55 from Grutas de Cacahuamilpa, the
next possible stop is IXTAPAN DE LA SAL , not a very attractive town by
Mexican standards but a long-established spa whose mineral-rich waters
are supposed to cure a plethora of muscular and circulatory ills.
Bathing in Ixtapan's pools can be done either among the slides and
fairground-style rides at the Spa Ixtapan , at the very top of Juárez (daily:
pools 7am-7pm, aquatic park 10am-6pm; US$11), or more cheaply in the
centre of the old town at the Balneario Municipal , corner of Allende
and 20 de Noviembre (daily 7am-6pm; US$2.20), which is little more than
a geothermally heated swimming pool.
The new bus station (from where local buses run into town) is located in
the middle of nowhere around 3km south of town on Hwy-55: second-class
buses may be prepared to drop you right in town at the foot of Benito
Juárez, which forms the main drag.
There are numerous restaurants along Juárez, though if you're just here
briefly you may be happy with the juice bar under the central bandstand
and the torta shops nearby.
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