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DebConf6 - Fun in .mx

There are plans to travel around in .mx after DebConf6, as many of us have a long way to go there, so we could use that for more than only DebConf6. :) If you are interested to join add your name below. The trip is planned to be right after DebConf. See http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20060106.195759.eb272555.en.html and now, more recent: http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20060202.231009.8d1e21dc.en.html

*new* - Oaxaca: http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20060211.171743.e5e32a02.en.html

*AFTER* Debconf!

Just to repeat it, its planned to be *after* Debconf.

Participants

Name

Nick

email

notes

Joerg Jaspert

Ganneff

joerg@debian.org

Danny Cautaert

?DaCa

danny@limehouse.org

Christoph Berg

Myon

myon@debian.org

Martin Krafft

madduck

madduck@debian.org

I am flying back on the 28th from MEX, 20:50 on LH 499 to FRA

Martin Wuertele

maxx

maxx@debian.org

my flight back is booked for 31. from Mexico City

Andrew ?McMillan

karora

awm@debian.org

While I am at Debconf my parents and son will be travelling around Mexico. Looks like I'm meeting them at Mexico City airport late on the last day of conference and flying to Oaxaca for a few days. Then we will be returning to Mexico City for a few days before leaving on 30th May.

Holger Levsen

h01ger

debian@layer-acht.org

Guido Trotter

ultrt

ultrotter@debian.org

Still not 100% sure I can be @ debconf

Miguel Hernandez y Lopez

mike

me@mike.com.mx

:-D !

Kurt Roeckx

Q

kurt@roeckx.be

Peter Van Eynde

pvaneynd

pvaneynd@debian.org

I would like to fly back the 28th.

Matej Vela

vidra

vela@debian.org

Flying back on the 28th.

Nicolas Francois

nekral

nicolas.francois@centraliens.net

Flying back on the 30th

Tiago Bortoletto Vaz

tiagovaz

tiago@debian-ba.org

Flying back on the 28th (not sure yet)

Tassia Camoes Araujo

tassia

tassia@gmail.com

Flying back on the 28th (not sure yet)

Random Information

Before anything else: Mexico has a fame of violence, of being a crime-prone country. This fame is overrated, it is quite safe to be mostly anywhere, as long as you keep your eyes open. An important advise is to try to arrange to travel along somebody who speaks Spanish, specially if you go to smaller towns, as few people will understand English - In any case, you can get along with a very basic phrasebook... But try to convince Spanish speakers to tag along your trip.

Please note that Mexico is a very large country - Almost two million square kilometers. It is also a very varied country, with enough things to please practically everybody (module those looking for a good place to ski). And of course, the following recommendations mainly follow what I have seen - I (GunnarWolf) am far more familiar with Central and Southern Mexico than the Northern and Western parts. Doing an arbitrary split of the country:

Copper Canyon and the Chihuahua al Pacifico (Chepe) train

From ChristianPerrier:

I originally intended a short trip in Northern Mexico before Debconf. This unfortunately will not be possible but I can recommend it to people who love the beauties of canyons and mountains.

You can travel north up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Mochis Los Mochis], or even better, fly to Los Mochis when coming from your place. From there (nothign really worth visiting), take the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_al_Pacifico Chepe] train to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua,_Chihuahua Chihuahua]. The trip is one full day long. You can also go by bus to El Fuerte, then take the train from there.

An alternative is stopping at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creel,_Chihuahua Creel] on the trip. Creel in in the middle of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Canyon Copper Canyon] scenery. You can spend a day there and then catch the train, the next day, up to Chihuahua.

From there, continue by train to Chihuahua and enjoy the city. Going back to Mexico City, eventually stopping at Guadalajara, could be a good idea. If you do so, do it by bus, using the lower class busses, to enjoy real mexican ambience. This is a one full day trip so you must not be afraid by riding a bus for long hours. Spending a day in Guadalaraja can be worth it.

This full trip should need 3 to 5 days, from Los Mochis to Mexico City. Be sure to take the Chepe train from Los Mochis to Chihuahua, not the other way.

There are two trains a day, each way. The 1st class train is mostly intended for tourists: less stops, more comfortable, more expensive. The 2nd class train is intended for locals. Of course, Debianers should use the 2nd class train..:-)


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