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From Mexico to Belize – Crossing the Border

by Mario
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This post is part of the summary-article 3-Week Itinerary Yucatan (Mexico, Belize & Guatemala) on a Budget . You can either use the links in the summary to get detailed information about each place in the itinerary, or the floating bar at the bottom of the page to navigate through each day.

Tulum – 

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We get up early to take the morning bus to Chetumal. There, we want to cross the border to Belize… I noticed the city streets to have some extreme potholes, yet the Route Nationales are well maintained. Strange. They are also totally straight! I really wonder how the bus driver does not fall asleep while driving down this monotone road.

My concerns about bad weather are gone now. Looking forward to scuba dive in Caye Caulker .

Chetumal – 

Mexico Chetumal Rain Flooded Streets Backpacker Backpacking TravelAaaand I got again some doubts: Everything here is flooded. It seems It has been raining extremely the last few days. We get off the bus and head to the port. Getting watertaxi-tickets to Belize is quite easy. Time for some lunch: We find us a nearby cantina which seems to be set up for the dockworkers. Don’t judge a book by its cover. The food may be extremely che