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I am planning a trip from Mexico City DF to Guatemala and back. We only have 11 days and plan on getting to the border at Cuidad Cuauhtemoc in about 2 days. We want to follow a route through Antigua and Tikal and then back into Mexico. Is there a paved road that will take me fron Tikal north into Mexico? It looks like Nuevo Coahuila would be a good option. Looking at my Guia Roji this would put us on a decent road that would take us to Villa Hermosa. We have 3 days to get back back and about 5 days in Guate.
I know it is not enough time but it is all the time we have. In Mexico we will use the toll roads o will make good time.
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I am planning a trip from Mexico City DF to Guatemala and back. We only have 11 days and plan on getting to the border at Cuidad Cuauhtemoc in about 2 days. We want to follow a route through Antigua and Tikal and then back into Mexico. Is there a paved road that will take me fron Tikal north into Mexico? It looks like Nuevo Coahuila would be a good option. Looking at my Guia Roji this would put us on a decent road that would take us to Villa Hermosa. We have 3 days to get back back and about 5 days in Guate.
I know it is not enough time but it is all the time we have. In Mexico we will use the toll roads o will make good time.

No, there's not.
You can exit to Belize at Melchor de Mencos and make good time back through Mexico, and on good roads.
Other exits from the Peten will all involve either river passage via lancha or trails w/o offcial custom services.

La Mesilla is a good crossing.
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I went to Tikal in 2003, and had a very knowledgable guide there. I asked him about going into Mexico from there, and he said pretty much what Lone Rider said, that the best bet was to go through Belize. It's one more border crossing, of course. The roads were all good, except the 15-20 miles west of the Belize border in GT, which were dirt (not gravel) and muddy, but would be no big deal if it is dry. The only other option is a long backtrack through GT to La Mesilla/Cuatemoc, unless you want to try the river crossing to Mexico, which I have no experience with.

Thanks again for dinner, Garry. Did your nephew find a doohickey for his KLR?
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Andy, He didn't get a doohickey but will before his big trip. Thanks for the advice. As Lone Rider said I think we will go out through Belize. It is a kind of long trip but I just counted the days again and we have 12 so that helps a little. It isn't as far a San Antonio with all the driving around but we cheated and went in the van. It took us 2 very long days to get back including an hour and a half wait at a toll booth.
I like the idea of going to Belize as they speak English and should sell lots of English goodies like wheatabixs and HP sauce.
Thanks guy for the help.
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Hi Gary

I did the river crossing into Mex, it was around $20 to get the bike across the river in a little boat but there was no Aduana on the other side though, but if required you could always try the Immigration office in Palenque.

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I don't know if work has been started, but eventually we will have a new paved road between El Ceibo and the highway to El Naranjo/Flores.
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Thanks for the replies. I am still in the planning stage as I still have onother couple of weeks. If anyone will be in the area I'd be happy to meet up with them. Lone Rider- I think the work on the highway has started but isn't finished yet. I will post something if it is.
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.....I think the work on the highway has started but isn't finished yet. I will post something if it is.
Please do.
I went thru when it was mud and had thoughts of death.
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