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Hernandez Realty Group
Ajijic, Jalisco Mexico
PHONE: (376) 766-2103
FAX: (376) 766-2104
VONAGE: 01-877-807-4934
Email:hrealtygroup@prodigy.net.mx
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Frequently Asked Questions
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OTHER INFORMATION
Tipping practice?
The practice seems to be 10% for adequate service, 15% for really good. Tips are typically given to shuttle drivers, restaurant waiters and to hotel cleaning staff. Some say that taxi drivers are not usually tipped, but we do. Times are tough for the average Mexican. The amount of our tip to these people is not much in our terms, but means a lot to them.
Getting a bus or a taxi?
The front desk at your hotel will call a taxi for you.
Otherwise, you just wave one down, out on the street. It's not like New York, where you see a taxi every 10 seconds, but you shouldn't have much of a wait. The taxi fees are regulated by the state, and are metered. For long trips, you may want to ask beforehand, just to be safe, how much the trip will be.
The taxis park in the city center area in both Ajijic and Chapala.
Buses run between Chapala and Ajijic all the time. The bigger buses you see stay on the highway. The smaller "school bus" sized buses travel into the little village enroute. Often, they are crowded, but also very entertaining. Sometimes, one of the passengers could be singing a song, or strumming on a guitar. Nobody would be upset, or surprised, if you sang along! There are bus stops along the bus route, but nothing is well marked. Just flagging the bus down is all you have to do. Mention your destination when you get on the bus. The driver will advise how many pesos to pay and stop the bus when it reaches your destination.
The charge is very little, so be sure to get on the bus with a bunch of small pesos in your pocket.
The buses are safe, and reliable. The only thing you have to be careful about is that they do stop their service quite early at night (we have been stranded as early as 10:00 p.m. on one occasion). I would plan on service being stopped around 9:00 p.m.
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