well... I guess whatever didn't seem to belong in the other posts will go here.
1) I can't recommend our Cancun hostel highly enough. Oscar was a fantastic host, and would bend over backwards for any one of his guests. Our first day there someone complained about the mosquitoes (there were MANY), and he returned promptly with mosquito repellent, foc. He can also arrange tours to wherever you might want to go, for the lowest prices in Cancun. Plus he makes good papaya with honey. The place is called Hotel Meson de Tulum, and it's on Ave Tulum, near the bus terminal.
2) Despite some warnings about armed robberies and such in the guidebook and also the travel forum, we did not encouter any life-threatening situations. Everyone we met was friendly, whether or not they were trying to charge us exorbitant tourist prices. However, I did feel that as 2 wide-eyed innocent girls travelling alone, we got charged higher prices than normal. We definately got fleeced a couple times that I'm still kicking myself for.
3) The guards in GT carry scary-looking rifles. They were not M16s... maybe they were Uzis. These guards were mostly standing in front of ATMs, though what for when all of them were out of money?? The police also carried rifles.... It's interesting that the GT coat of arms has 2 crossed rifles.
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