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Turquoise water, white sandy beaches, bikinis and a lot fun under the sun… Do you know what I’m talking about?
Cancun is by far the favorite beach destination in Mexico and Latin America. Each year it is visited by more than 18 million people who consider it their personal Caribbean paradise.
The peaceful atmosphere of the city brings tranquility to the visitor, who feels safe to walk beyond the doors of the hotel, venturing to engage the parks, markets and shopping malls of Cancun.
Cancun’s tropical image makes many people feel curious about the beautiful white sandy beaches and once they meet this paradise, traveling to Mexico becomes a habit for them, for some people it’s actually a tradition.
The Akumal Bay has only 446 rooms, and is the result of the alliance between Cable & Wireless Networks and Multimedia Tulum, also known as M2T, which required an investment of 2.5 million dollars and 10 years of work to achieve this.
This hotel has access to unlimited bandwidth, which is enough to run televisions, phones, tablets, computers, and even control the air conditioners, among many other things, which will help meet the needs of the hospitality industry of Quintana Roo, with first class service.
For 2016 they intend to connect 14 hotels and 17,000 rooms to the platform, which represents approximately 20% of the market.
C & W threw a submarine fiber network from Miami to Puerto Aventuras, which was a task that took 10 years and as a result, they have succeeded in launching “Akumal Bay”, which thanks to this fiber will provide digital television services, voice over IP, Netflix in all rooms and closed-circuit television, among other devices.
Mexico advances one place in the ranking of the most visited countries in the world, knowing that during 2014 and 2015 it received 34.1 million international tourists! A fact that gave it the ninth position on the list surpassing Russia, as reported by Taleb Rifai, secretary of the World Tourism Organization, during his meeting with the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.
Rifai also announced that Mexico went from 22nd place to 17th in the list that refers to the foreign exchange earnings generated by international tourism. The 2016 Barometer notes that during 2015 Mexico grew by 7.7 percent, earning 17 thousand 457 million in revenues.
The World Tourism Organization Barometer is a regular publication which helps inform, measure and understand travel trends, as well as programs and marketing strategies employed in this sector.
Now talking about Tourism in Mexico, Canadean, one of the leading providers of commercial intelligence to the consumer sector, released a report about the future of tourism in the country, titled “Travel and Tourism in Mexico to 2020”, in which they foresee a growth of an average annual rate of 7.54% over 2016 -2020.
According to the report, Mexico's tourism sector depicted growth during 2010-2015, driven by the government's investment towards the promotion and development of the tourism sector. Following the depreciation of Mexican peso against the US dollar, incoming trips from the US to Mexico increased by 23.8% in 2014 and 9.4% in 2015. Besides, due to the appreciation of the dollar, many Mexicans preferred domestic tourism spots over outbound destinations.
With the help of the tourism board's promotion, in the report Canadean expects the volume of outbound tourists from Mexico to raise at a forecast period a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 8.3%, to reach 24.6 million by 2020.
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When to go
Peak season stretches from around Dec. 20 until after Easter week, with a slight lull between New Year’s and President’s Day weekend before spring break begins. This is the dry season, when humidity is lowest, daytime temps hover in the low- to mid-80s, and some nights even call for a sweater.
Although the lights and pageantry are lovely during the Christmas season, from Dec. 15-20 until Three Kings’ Day, Jan. 6, hotel rates are the highest of the year, doubling or even tripling, and crowds become unpleasant.
The weeks between Thanksgiving and the Christmas offer the best of everything: few crowds, the year’s lowest prices, pleasant weather and a festive holiday atmosphere. The period from the second week in January until spring break kicks in is a close second.
In low season, from May until Christmas week, crowds thin out as the temperatures and humidity rise. Hurricane season is June to late November, with most storms hitting in September and October. If you plan to travel then, you might want to consider travel insurance. Historically, storms have brushed or hit Cancún every three years.
Entry requirements
U.S. travelers must have a valid passport to enter Mexico. An entry permit known as the “tourist card” is issued upon arrival and must be surrendered when you leave Mexico. Losing it can cost you up to $60. No visa is required for stays of up to 180 days.
Currency
Don’t panic if you get a bill for $300 after enjoying a simple meal. The “$” symbol is also the sign for the Mexican peso.
Though dollars are widely accepted (you’ll receive change in pesos), it’s smart to carry some coins and small bills in pesos. Change can be as elusive as unicorns, particularly in smaller towns and the Yucatán Peninsula interior.
For the best exchange rate, use credit cards and get cash from bank ATMs — not third-party machines, which charge higher rates when they work at all. While Visa and MasterCard are universally accepted, American Express is less popular. Avoid the airport’s currency exchange booths, even if you have to use dollars until you get to an ATM. Those in downtown Cancún offer better rates than those in the Hotel Zone.
Ways to save: Always pay in pesos, even if the price is quoted in dollars. Hotels and merchants set their own, usually exorbitant, exchange rates.
Electricity
Mexico’s electrical system is 110 volts AC (60 cycles), as in the United States. Older hotels sometimes have only two-pronged outlets, so bring a plug adapter if you have a three-pronged plug.
Telecommunications
You’re never far from an internet connection here, certainly in most hotels and restaurants. Internet cafes, though dwindling, are still easy to find.
It no longer requires a second mortgage to use a cellphone in Mexico, which is one of the world’s least-expensive countries for mobile users. You can take advantage of that by inserting a local SIM card in an unlocked phone, but an add-on roaming plan from your phone carrier is simpler.
Tipping
Tipping rates are similar to those in the U.S. for porters, housekeepers, waiters and bartenders. But keep in mind that tips make up the bulk of many service employees’ income; some, like grocery baggers, earn nothing else. Tip taxi and airport shuttle drivers only if they handle bags; 10 pesos (about 50 cents) each is fine. Tip tour guides 10 to 15 percent of the fee. Gas station attendants customarily receive 5 to 10 pesos if they clean your windshield and check your oil and tires. Dollar bills are acceptable for tips, but U.S. coins cannot be exchanged.
Ways to save: Be careful not to double-tip in restaurants: Always check to see whether a service fee is added to the bill. Most times it won’t be, except for larger groups, but a waiter or owner will occasionally try to slip it by a tourist. Non-Spanish-speaking guests often mistake the tax for service charge, but menu prices, by law, already include the 16 percent federal IVA (value-added tax), which may sometimes be broken out for accounting purposes.
Where to stay
With 32,000 hotel rooms just in Cancún alone — from ultra-chic to laid-back beach bum — you’ll be spoiled for choice. Cancún's famous Hotel Zone occupies a skinny island shaped like the number seven, tracing a path between the Caribbean beaches on the east and Nichupté Lagoon on the west. It’s connected to the mainland by two causeways. The mainland city to the north, where Mexicans live and do business, is called El Centro (downtown) even though it sprawls far beyond the city center.
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Cancun 2018: Jim & Natalie
Jim took me on my first trip to Cancun this spring. Four wonderful days for fun activities and warm water.
We stayed at Casa Maya, which had a nice pool, beach and lobby, but the rooms are needing remodeling.
We also spent at day with Aventuras Mayas where we snorkeled, zip lined, road atv's and did a cave snorkel. Super fun!
I definitely need to spend more time south of the border.
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CANCUN & PUERTO MORELOS - 8 TRAVEL TIPS & HACKS To Know BEFORE You Go | Mexico Travel Guide 2020
We share with you 8 important tips and hacks to know before you go that can help make your visit to Cancun, Puerto Morelos or any part of the Riviera Maya a bit more safe and special. We're also sharing with you some of our own personal experiences in this Mexico travel guide 2020.
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Tipping in Mexico (When to Tip at Resorts, Restaurants, and More)
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I-Team: Mexican Town Offers Affordable Medication and Dental Care
by Dana Fowle
Aired March 6, 2019
Los Algodones, Mexico - Americans hunting for safe, affordable healthcare are heading south to Mexico. In a small town just below Yuma, Arizona, the big draw is dental care.
In fact, there are so many dentists in Los Algodones, Mexico that it's nicknamed Molar City. And the prices are right: We found them to be as much as 70 percent less than you'd find in Georgia.
I don't have medical insurance. We come down here and get the dental work done. It seems to be about one-fourth the price of dentists back home, Minnesotan Scott Learned told us from the dental chair.
Mary and Clayton Travers of Waverly Hall, Georgia made a trip west to see friends and to swing down to Mexico for dental surgery..
Was the facility clean? Absolutely, it was, if not, better than any facility I've been to in this country. All of their equipment was state of the art and everything was immaculately clean, Mary Travers told us. Her husband Clayton also vouches for safety as a visitor.
Yeah, never worried the whole time.
Safe and affordable.
Our continuing Fox 5 I-Team investigation finds there are a few other low-cost reasons Americans make the trip, like the pharmacies where the prices are great and you don't always need a prescription.
Richard Morterud says he has been here dozens of times. He's a Marylander, but also a snowbird who comes south for the winter. While he's here he goes to the dentist and picks up a few months' worth of prescriptions like this blood thinner Eliquis.
With the Part D I still have to pay $199. Here, now with the rate, it's $82. Made by Pfizer. Same packaging. Same pill. I've compared them. Big difference, he said.
We compared costs of a few popular generic drugs to prices at an Atlanta-area pharmacy. Generic Advair here is $378. The same dosage in Mexico comes to $34.09. Generic Retin-A here at home is $198.48. South of the border $26.39. And finally, generic Viagra is pricey in Atlanta at $115.52 for four pills. Same dosage in Mexico - four pills for $3.99.
But here's where things get sticky. According to US Customs and Border Protection and the FDA, these are the ground rules for entering the US from Mexico with drugs.
You can't get a controlled substance and bring it home without a prescription from a US doctor. Drugs that are not FDA approved but are available out of country can not come across the border either. And, there's a three-month supply limit.
At the border heading home this is where you'll see a line that can be 45 minutes long. You must declare what you've bought and have your passport.
And sometimes tourists to Mexico will get what they need then stop off for a thing or two they want.
People say, 'Wow you look good for your age,' and I say, Yes I do.
Susan Budz is a snow bird from Canada. She's nearly 60 and has been getting Botox injections for years. She did her research and landed here at the Baja Surgery Center.
The prep was extensive. The doctor showed her the expiration dates on the sealed packages she opened in front of her.
I've been doing this 15 years and nobody ever showed me what they're giving me or the expiry date, this Canadian traveler told us.
Susan got Botox and fillers, again at a better price, and by Dr. Sashenka Ramos whose resume' is online. The price list for cosmetic and surgical procesures is posted there, too.
Another necessity for many on a fixed income is eye care.
We have an optometrist right here so you can have your eye test. It won't take long. Ten minutes. Yuri Loiza of 20/20 Vision Center says it can be done one day.
They have all of the same designer names, but obviously prices vary depending on how fancy or simple you want to go. She recommends making an eye appointment first. You can see a dentist or the pharmacist while you wait, because progressive lenses, well, they will take a few hours.
You can get a lot of dentists, optical, pharmacists. Three blocks. Sometimes people don't like to walk a lot, so that's why they like this little town; it's close, she said.
You can get a lot done in a one-day trip to Los Algodones, Mexico. Appointments. Lunch. Shopping. Secured parking. And some doctors offer hotels on-site if you need to stay. When we were leaving we ran into a familiar face with a fresh and happy look.
Susan Budz was delighted to show us her now diminished facial lines.
All of my lines. Oh, my God, yeah. I'm in. I told her it's good for 12 months and I'll see you in 12 months. And if she moves, she gave me her cellphone number. Oh yeah, she's mine for life now.
Interested in a trip abroad for healthcare? Do your homework first. Check out what the CDC says about medical tourism. And get up to speed by watching the first part of our series which takes you inside dental facilities and shows reveals an American company that specializes in hooking you up with doctors who they believe are best and safest.
Mexico Money Saving Tips!
So you want to go on Vacation to Mexico? We recently went to Puerto Vallarta and have been to Mexico in the past. So it’s time to share some Mexico Money Saving Tips with you guys to help you have the Ultimate VACATION for Less!
Tip #1: When booking resorts in another country, I would recommend using something like TripAdvisor.com. You can see the ratings of each hotels in that city and what specific things other families or couples said about the resort.
Tip #2: Oyster.com is another great resource that you can use. They travel to each of the hotels and take real pictures that haven’t been edited so you can see what the resort really looks like.
Tip #3: You can lose a LOT of money when heading to another country, if you don’t understand exchange rates or how it all works. And if you exchange your money at the wrong location, you will pay a higher fee or even a higher percentage on the exchange rate.
Your best bet is to use a credit card that has a 0% foreign transaction fee.
I would NEVER pay with American Dollars and have them give you back Pesos. You will lose a lot of money and not realize. So it’s best to have Pesos on you to purchase with cash.
If you can get to a Bank in Mexico, it’s your best bet to getting the lowest fees on your exchange rate. However, if traveling to the city or bank location is out of your way and will end up costing more money than exchanging somewhere else, your 2nd best bet is to exchange at the airport right after you land. NOTE: There are multiple exchange rate services at the airports typically. So check to see what exchange rates they have AND their service fee.
Lastly, if you have enough time, you can order foreign cash through your bank BEFORE your trip!
Tip #4: If you have never traveled to mexico before, you’ll want to know that you should never, ever take a first price you hear when purchasing products. You can always negotiate. You’ll go back and forth with the shop owner until you come to an agreed upon price.
Tip #5: Shop around when it comes to excursions.
Tip #6: In Mexico, always, always, always keep your valuables in the room safe! Laptops, Passports, money, jewelry, cameras… they should all go in your in-room safe every single time you leave it.
Tip #7: For most places in Mexico, you won’t need any sort of power converter or power adapter. So that alone, will save you anywhere from $30- $100.
Tip #8: For transportation, check with the hotel you are staying at and see what kind of transportation they offer for either free or for rent. Renting a car outside of the U.S. can be expensive insurance wise and may not be your best option. Riding the local bus transportation is something our family has done and depending on how touristy your destination is, you’ll see a lot of other people doing that as well. If you do choose to travel by Taxi, PLEASE make sure that you are getting in a REAL Taxi Cab! There are a lot of fakes and look-a-likes.
Tip #9: Make sure your bank knows you will be traveling out of the country so they don’t put a block on your cards.
Tip #10: If you need access to emails, texts or phone calls on your cell phone, call up your provider and see what sort of short-term out of the country type of plan they have. For us, it only cost us $2 a day to have those services while we were in Mexico!
Tip #11: Bring any of the sweets or chocolates you love with you in your suitcase! Mexico’s chocolate is pretty bitter and they don’t use a lot of sugar in their food. You can head to one of their OXXO Gas Stations (similar to a 7-11) to buy American Snacks.. but they are expensive.
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Cancún (Spanish pronunciation: [kaŋˈkun]) is a city in southeastern Mexico, located on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a major world-renowned tourist destination,[2] as well as being the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, and is one of the easternmost points in Mexico. Cancún is located just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort band known as the Riviera Maya.
As documented in the earliest colonial sources, the island of Cancún was originally known to its Maya inhabitants as Nizuc (Yucatec Maya [niʔ suʔuk]) meaning either promontory or point of grass.[4] In the years after the Conquest, much of the population died off or left as a result of disease, warfare, piracy, and famines, leaving only small settlements on Isla Mujeres and Cozumel Island.[citation needed]
The name Cancún, Cancum or Cankun first appears on 18th century maps.[citation needed] The meaning of Cancún is unknown, and it is also unknown whether the name is of Maya origin. If it is of Maya origin, possible translations include Place/Seat/Throne of the Snake or Enchanted Snake. Snake iconography was prevalent at the pre-Columbian site of Nizuc.[5]
When development was started on January 23, 1970, Isla Cancún had only three residents, caretakers of the coconut plantation of Don José de Jesús Lima Gutiérrez, who lived on Isla Mujeres, and there were only 117 people living in nearby Puerto Juarez, a fishing village and military base.[6]
Due to the reluctance of investors to bet on an unknown area, the Mexican government had to finance the first nine hotels.[6] The first hotel financed was the Hyatt Cancún Caribe, but the first hotel actually built was the Playa Blanca, which later became a Blue Bay hotel, and is now Temptation Resort. At the time it was an elite destination, famous for its virgin white sand beaches.
The city began as a tourism project in 1974 as an Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR (Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo, National Fund for Tourism Development), formerly known as INFRATUR. Since then, it has undergone a comprehensive transformation from being a fisherman's island surrounded by virgin forest and undiscovered shores to being one of the two most well-known Mexican resorts, along with Acapulco. The World Tourism Organization (WTO), through its foundation UNWTO-Themis, awarded the Best of the Best award for excellence and good governance to the Trust for Tourism Promotion of Cancun on February 3, 2007. This award Cancún ensured the ongoing support of the Department of Education and Knowledge Management of the WTO.
Most 'Cancúnenses' are from Yucatán and other Mexican states. A growing number are from the rest of the Americas and Europe. The municipal authorities have struggled to provide public services for the constant influx of people, as well as limiting squatters and irregular developments, which now occupy an estimated ten to fifteen percent of the
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Cancún is a city in southeastern Mexico, located on the southeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a major world-renowned tourist destination, as well as being the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. Wikipedia
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SCAMMED in CANCUN and PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO
Learn from our mistakes. How to avoid scams / tourist traps in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, & Cozumel.
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If you are planning to travel in Mexico, specifically to Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, or any other Riviera Maya destination, we hope this video helps make your trip more enjoyable. These are ways that we were scammed in these cities in Mexico, despite speaking Spanish and currently living in the country.
We think some of the behavior in Playa del Carmen and these other locations is unethical, wrong, and dishonest. We don't want other people to fall into tourist traps (ike we did) because they didn't know what to look for or how to stick up for themselves. Most of these scams happened on 5th Avenue (Quinta Avenida in Playa del Carmen) and also in Cozumel.
Scams and Tourist Traps We Discuss:
- Taxi scams in Cancun, Mexico
- Tipping cab drivers in Mexico
- Extra charges on the bill for substitutions
- Two for one drinks in Playa del Carmen
- Adding random things to the bill
- Charging different prices than the menu says
- Ordering water at a restaurant in Mexico
- Forced gratuity added to the bill in Playa del Carmen and Cozumel
- What to tip in Mexico
- How to avoid getting scammed in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel
- What to do when you're getting scammed
HONEST RESTAURANTS WE RECOMMEND:
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2. Carboncitos in Playa del Carmen
3. Tequila Beach Club in Cozumel
4. Madrez Cafe in Playa del Carmen
5. Tequila Barrel in Playa del Carmen
Do you have any questions about scams in Cancun / Playa del Carmen / Cozumel? Ask in the comments! We don't want anyone to be taken advantage of while they're in Mexico (or anywhere else for that matter).
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Tourists at all inclusive Mexico resort reportedly drugged, woman dies
A family vacation to Mexico ended in tragedy recently after a young woman died at an all-inclusive resort after reportedly being drugged.
According to other victims, several resorts in Mexico seem to be serving tainted alcohol to tourists, resulting in sexual assault, injuries and robbery.
Several tourists are now sharing their experiences after staying at Iberostar Hotel & Resorts' Paraiso del Mar and other resorts around Cancun and Playa del Carme. They suspect they were either drugged or the alcohol was tainted because hotels served cheap liquor to cut costs.
For one family, the injuries were deadly. 20-year-old Abbey Conner drowned at Paraiso del Mar just hours after arriving at the hotel. She and her older brother, Austin, were found facedown in the pool, unconscious.
bbey was declared brain dead and, a few days later, was flown to Florida where she was taken off life support. Her brother survived and has no recollection of what happened.
One Wisconsin woman interviewed by the Journal Sentinel said she was assaulted while both she and her husband were unconscious. He woke up with a broken hand.
A 2015 report from Mexico's Tax Administration Service found that 43 percent of all the alcohol consumed in the nation is illegal, produced under unregulated circumstances, resulting in potentially dangerous concoctions.
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Tourists cancelling Mexican holidays
As Mexico imposes measures to keep its flu epidemic from spreading, the numbers of tourists in the country have dropped radically. At the Yucatan resort town of Cancun, 70 percent of bookings have been cancelled for the May 1-10 period, according to the tourism ministry.
I-Team: The Fox 5 I-Team Goes to Mexico to Check Out Affordable Healthcare
by Dana Fowle
Aired Feb. 27, 2019
LOS ALGODONES, Mexico (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Americans are heading south, south of the border, not just for vacation but also for medical care.
And here's why they go, according to a dental association, about 70 million Americans don't have dental insurance. So they pay out of pocket. But when you age, need extensive work and you're on a fixed income, you can be priced out of care here at home.
In Mexico, the price is right. But is a better deal worth the potential risks? We take the trip to check it out.
On a random Tuesday morning, the parking lot on the US-Mexico border fills up fast.
Many are senior citizens who walk to the other side. These are Americans and Canadians headed to the border town of Los Algodones, Mexico - most of them for healthcare.
A man, known as a hawker, barks, Any chance you need a dentist?
Ironically, Americans known for their beautiful teeth, do. There are so many dentists here in this small town it's nicknamed Molar City. And people come here from everywhere. North Dakota. Maryland. Alaska. Some are snowbirds. Some are on vacation, and some travel here solely to see a dentist.
They cross the border near Yuma, Arizona. Unfamiliar? Well, it's about a three-hour drive southwest of Phoenix. There's an airport. Parking at the border is six bucks. Or, you can get a hotel shuttle here. Some stay the night in town.
The streets fill up fast. If you look up, there are signs everywhere advertising inexpensive dental care.
Once you make it through all of that, you do have to decide where you're going to go. And that's why I'm here, to help you sort out cost and quality of care.
Sani Dental looks like many US dental offices. Check-in. A waiting area. And intake.
The receptionist told us, We do X-ray consultation. We manage insurance forms.
Yes, they get you set up for insurance reimbursement. And with an aging population, health histories are vital.
If they had surgeries in the past years, that we have to get OK from their home doctor, Sani Dental officer manager Miguel Sandoval said.
But it's the low cost that drives Americans over the border.
Alaskan Mitch Sayegh has been here before.
I'm seeing prices about 25-30 percent what you'd see in the US. And that's significant when you're talking implants or major dental work. Even minor stuff here. It's $35 for a cleaning. It would cost me three or four times that in the States.
Retired pharmacist Tony Paul moved from Illinois to Nevada, but comes to Mexico for extensive dental surgery.
Price was a big factor. I've got a lot of fears, but I feel good.
There are the obvious concerns like the water. Is it safe?
Dr. Everardo de la Toba, who goes by Dr. Ever, assured us, Every chair has their own deposited filtered water which is sterile water, pretty much.
He's a third generation dentist to run Dr. Parra Implant Clinic. He went to dental school in Mexico, gets additional training in the US and Europe and lives in the States. He's proud of his practice's safety nets and its state-of-the art equipment. From consultation to crafting implants, he says it's all done on-site.
Molar City is a great place to go for dental work. But, when they see things or hear things about Molar City, their first question is, 'OK how do I do this? Where do I go? Which dentist to I choose? said Ron Vinluan.
Mr. Vinluan works with a US company, Dayo Dental, out of Phoenix. They represent Mexican dentists like Dr. Ever.
We have strict qualifications, he told us.
His job is to connect Americans with safe dental care in Mexico. Their website compares US prices to Mexico's. They tell us they also do an in-house vetting of dentists and only take a handful as clients. And, they require them to guarantee their work for five years. Dayo Dental will also negotiate on your behalf if there's a dispute.
Locals tell me they think it's the positive feedback on social media that has caused the explosion of Americans crossing the border for dental treatment.
Another dentist, Dr. Diego Balencula, told us, Maybe 80 percent of all of my patients is from the United States.
Nearly everyone speaks English. You can pay in US dollars, use a credit card, even write a personal check. And don't forget your passport.
It's a tourist town, and they want you to leave with a big, beautiful smile.
We checked with the CDC and they don't say 'don't do this.' But they do add that when you pick another country to be clear that English will be spoken; check for antibiotic resistance in the area where you are going; and finally, be careful flying too soon after surgery because this can put you at risk for blood clots. Also, the American company Dayo Dental says when hunting for a dentist be very specific about which dentist you want in a specific practice.
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