note: colectivos operate between 2 fixed points, normally two adjacent towns. They don't leave until they have enough people in them to make the ride profitable. They then drop and pick people up along the way. Usually they are vans but occasionaly can be taxis.
My colectivo from San Cristobal was a taxi and left once they had 4 passengers so it was (relatively speaking) a quick ride.
In Comitan I walked across the road and caught a colective (van for 30P) to the border. I crossed the border at 1:10. I had to go thru Mexican customs and then took a taxi (colectivo 10P) for a couple more miles to the Guatemalan side and went through Guatemalan customs.
Before customs I dealt with the usual crooks (money changers) and as usual got ripped off.
$1/7Q
1P/Q
not sure what the ATM exchange rate is yet.
After the Guatemalan customs I asked how much for a taxi ride (they are tuk-tuk's) to the bus terminal (basically a vacant lot) and it was 20Q. I walked.
Cost 20Q for the 2 plus hour ride to Huehue and arrived at about 2pm (Guatemala is an hour behind Mexico - they don't use daylight savings time). Took a taxi (25Q) to the orphanage but the girls were at some activity at some church. I visited for a bit and then went to the school for a hour or so. After that I went to my house, stopping at the tienda for a beer and to catch up with Gloria and Reuben. Carlos showed up there also.
Had dinner at the school and was in bed by 10pm.
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