We flew in and out of the Tuxtla
airport for its cost and convenience to the other places we wanted to
visit while in the area. In our research, my husband and I had read
that Tuxtla was not a tourist-friendly town but we really enjoyed
our time there.
Getting from the airport to town was
more expensive than I would have liked but it made the most sense.
Supposedly there is a way to take a colectivo from the airport into
town but the airport is about 30 minutes away from the
city center, and I'm glad we paid for the taxi instead of wasting
time trying to figure out the other hypothetical option. It cost $280
MXN which when we visiting in February of 2014 the exchange rate was
$13 MXN to $1 USD.
We spent a lot of time just walking
around Tuxtla and eating food. No one seemed to be interested in us
which was a nice change from the more tourist-heavy areas of Mexico and a
great introduction to Chiapas.
Food was pretty cheap and there are
taquerias everywhere. A plate of three tacos was about $35 MXN. The
only issue I ran into was that most restaurants don't serve hard
liquor (I am not a beer drinker) and even a few bars only served
beer.
We also took the orange autobuses
(which are different than the colectivos) up and down Calle Belisario
for 6 MXN per ride. This took us to Parque Central which seems to
host an array of events; music, market, etc. But we stayed further
west on Calle Belisario near a university in a Holiday Inn. We used
points for our stay so I can't comment on pricing for hotels in the
area.
There is a nice athletic park at the
intersection of Calle Belisario and Calle Libramiento Pontiente Norte
which has a track around the outside and soccer fields and
playgrounds on the inside. It's a great place to wander around, relax in the
shade, or take in a game.
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