Mexico Bus Travel, Border Crossing, Nogales To Mazatlan by Tufesa Bus

XoXocotlan’s old cemetery is a magic place
on October 31 during the night. The
thousands of candles light up the cemetery as
the families sit by the graves. On the following
night, the village of Tlalixtac de Cabrera holds
a livelier celebration with brass bands and
strolling guitar trios.
The village of San Filipe del Agua holds a quiet
family  friendly celebration on October 1.
Follow the Aqueduct north of the city of Oaxaca
to the Pitico market and cross the street to the
cemetery. Bus service or $3.50-$4.50 USD
taxi.   (50-60 pesos)
Taxi back to the city.
The Panteon General is a good take the first
night of November.

I am leaving Tucson in the early afternoon with
a plan to reach Mazatlan by dawn the following
day (16 hour trip)

This might sound grim to some but the luxury
Tufesa bus is a high tech rolling hotel made for
sleeping. Once darkness descends (7:00 PM) I
will sleep and the miles will speed by.

Farmland reaches all the way south for 600
miles but at Mazatlan the mountains below
Durango start to pinch in and the farms turn to
citrus and tropical fruits.
At Mazatlan you cross the Tropic of Cancer
and enter the true tropics.

See "Alta Vista Ruin Site on the Tropic of
Cancer"
To reach the ruin site; go to Zacatecas either
from Durango City or from Zacatecas City. Alta
Vista is near Sombrerete in the small town of
Chalchihuites. It is a little-known site except for
those that follow the solstice and the Zenith
days. The site is located directly on the Tropic
of Cancer.

Tip: Estimate the Miles and Time Between
Stations

I plan a long bus trip through Mexico by using
the maps offered by Guia Roji, a book of 42
maps that fits in the daypack. It is important on
a long bus trip to estimate your miles between
cities and bus stations, more importantly, your
time between stops. Plan on doing 50 miles an
hour and plan your departure so that you arrive
in your destination terminal early in the morning
so that you have daylight to explore the city,
beach, or ruin site.

An example is the trip from Tucson to
Mazatlan; it is 800 miles distant, which
computes to a 16-hour trip from Tucson.
Therefore, I want to leave Tucson around noon
or early afternoon so that I arrive in Mazatlan at
6-7 am and have time to explore the beaches.

Mountain travel will be much slower than 50
mph. A trip from Oaxaca City to the Pacific
Coast beaches of Puerto Escondido or
Zipolite for example will cover only 125 miles
but take 7-8 hours. You can ask the ticket
sellers at the station the trip duration but they
are not always informed.


If you do head inland to Durango from
Mazatlan, pick up some motion sickness
medication. The mountain road to Durango is
as steep and twisting as any you will ever see
and bound to make you queasy.

Bus travel is not about saving Money: the trip
might actually cost more than airfare when you
consider the expense for hotels, food, and
sightseeing. Bus travel in Mexico for me is
about comfort, adventure, flexibility, and a
boots on the ground tour through the city, ruin
site, or village. I am free to detour, stop, speed
through, or lounge for a few days. It is comfort
and lack of anxiety that I like.

These tips might help you see more and see it
comfortably. Saving money (not likely) if it
happens at all, will be a plus
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Autotransportes Tufesa
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Border Crossing:
Nogales To Mazatlan by Tufesa Bus

Bus trip through Mexico .

Taveling from Tucson Arizona to Oaxaca, Mexico.
 I want to reach Oaxaca for the Day of the Dead
celebration,
The event is a spectacle, one in which the local
people sit in the candle-lit cemeteries for a
nightime vigil.  In the town of Xoxocotlon the
people make sand paintings during the afternoon
of October 31, The cemeteries are magic places
during the evening vigil.
Mexico Bus Travel includes Buses that cross the Border  at Nogales.  The
Tufesa Bus runs Phoenix  to Mazatlan along the coast. Tufesa Bus service
continues south to Guadalajara
Mexico Bus Travel includes Border Crossing buses run by Tufesa Bus that serve from Nogales To
Mazatlan and beyond to Guadalajara.
Mexico Bus Travel
includes Border Crossing
buses run by Tufesa Bus
that serve from Nogales To
Mazatlan and beyond to
Guadalajara.
Mexico Bus Travel
includes Border Crossing
buses run by Tufesa Bus.  
Chihuahuenses and Futura
serve from Agua Prieta To
chihuahua and south to
Mexico City.
Primera Plus serves
from Mazatlan south to
Mexico City through
Guadalajara.
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