Consulates, passports, visas, telephony, internet, airport

Consulates Most countries have a (honorary) consulate stationned in Cancún. Should you need assistance and your Consulate is not listed below, please contact your foreign affairs office. United States: Canada: Belgium: Belize: Finland: Germany: Chipre:   998 8830272 998 8833360 998 8922512 998 8878417 998 8841557 998 8841898 998 8920888 Great Britain: Italy: Spain: Sweden: Switzerland: The Netherlands   998 8810100 998 8841261 998 8489900 998 8497144 998 8848446 998 8860134 Passports & Visas PASSPORT For USA citizens only: * Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable. * As early as January 1, 2008, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. While recent legislative changes permit a later deadline, the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working to meet all requirements as soon as possible. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport cards for land/sea entries Other Countries: Visa Notify the Mexican Embassy in your country of your visit through your travel agency. Minors traveling alone require notarized written permission from their parents. Airport Departure Tax is approximately $17.00 USD. Children under 2 years of age are exempt.   VISAS If you are a citizen of: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Island, Israel, Italy,   Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America, Uruguay Venezuela, you don't need a visa to enter Mexico, although you must present a valid passport and fill out an immigration form for tourists and business trips, which can be obtained in travel agencies, airlines or at the point where you enter Mexico. The immigration officer at your point of entry into Mexico can also request that you demonstrate that you have sufficient funds and a return ticket to your country. If you are a citizen of any other country, you need to go to a Mexican consulate to request a visa. If you have a family member, friend or acquaintance in Mexico, he or she can do this at the INM Telephony & Internet The Riviera Maya offers several communications options. From phone booths to Internet cafes located in shopping malls and restaurants, most of them with Wi-Fi service. Also most of the Hotels offer Internet service. Getting there Cancun international Airport; code CUN; located 52 km north of Playa del Carmen. The Cozumel Airport may also be considered for international access to this region (code CZM). Getting around From the Cancun Airport one option is to rent a car or jeep to get from spot to spot. There is also private cab service to the region, and some properties may transfers as part of their packages. The bus to Playa del Carmen departs every hour from 10:30 am to 9:30 pm. A company called ADO provides bus service from the airport to Playa del Carmen. Their terminal is located at the southeast corner of the Main Terminal. If you arrive at the Charter Terminal, you'll need to take the free airport shuttle service (van whit "ASUR" on the side) over to the main terminal. Around the area, Cabs are available although expensive. There is also frequent bus service along Mexico 307. Several companies operate shuttle-type service between Cancun and Tulum with stops at several spots along the way. Rates are affordable, though service is somewhat irregular. The highway connecting Cancun to the Riviera Maya region is a modern, four-lane divided highway that now stretches all the way to Calica (10 km south of Playa del Carmen). Two lanes continue from there to Tulum. From Tulum the road is being widened from its narrow two lanes Trasportation From the Cancun Airport one option is to rent a car or jeep to get from spot to spot. There is also private cab service to the region, and some properties may transfers as part of their packages. The bus to Playa del Carmen departs every hour from 10:30 am to 9:30 pm. A company called ADO provides bus service from the airport to Playa del Carmen. Their terminal is located at the southeast corner of the Main Terminal. If you arrive at the Charter Terminal, you'll need to take the free airport shuttle service (van whit "ASUR" on the side) over to the main terminal Cancun International Airport Cancun International Airport is the second-largest airport in Mexico and serves more than10 million passengers per year. The airport is located 31 miles from Playa del Carmen and 70 miles from Tulum. Local Trasportation Around the area, Cabs are available although expensive. There is also frequent bus service along Mexico 307. Several companies operate shuttle-type service between Cancun and Tulum with stops at several spots along the way. Rates are affordable, though service is somewhat irregular. The highway connecting Cancun to the Riviera Maya region is a modern, four-lane divided highway that now stretches all the way to Calica (10 km south of Playa del Carmen). Two lanes continue from there to Tulum. From Tulum the road is being widened from its narrow two lanes