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Tourist Assistance - Toll Free from anywhere in México 01 (800) 903-9200
When dialing the local number from the U.S. or Canada: Dial 011 52 561 before the number shown.
From within México: Dial 01 561 before the number shown. Locally: Just dial the number shown.

Emergency Telephone Numbers

Police: 060 (Emergencies, traffic, fire etc.)
Traffic Police: 512-6606
Metropolitan Police: 516-0400
Fire Dept: 516-2231
Immigration: 511-5733 (Airport)
Tourist Protection Center: 514-2155
Consumer Affairs (Profeco): 513-4141

Medical Services

Ambulance: 516-4455 (Red Cross)
Clinica Hospital Carmen: (English Spoken) 516-2512
Hospital Reforma: 516-0989
Dr. Horacio Penorio: (Speaks English) - 516-2612
Red Cross: 516-4455
Dentist: Dr. Angel Gómez 516-4959 (Speaks English)

Pharmacies

Farmacias Ahora: Centro (24 Hrs)
Farmacias Ahora: Home Delivery Service
24 Hours a Day - 515-5000
Farmacia Profesional - Centro: 516-1698 (24 Hrs)
Farmacia Reforma: 513-2419 (24 Hrs)

Consulates

American: M. Alcalá 201 - Tel. 514-3054
Canadian: Pino Suárez 700 - Tel. 513-3777
Italian: Tel. 515-3176
German & British: Tel. 514-3054
French: Tel. 513-9944
Spainish: Tel. 518-0031

Credit Cards/Travelers Checks

American Express: 01 (800) 001-3600
Banamex: (MasterCard - Visa) 01 (800) 366-3100
Carnet: (MasterCard) 01 (800) 366-3100
Diners Club: 01 (800) 500-3000
B of A - Travelers Checks: 01 (800) 849-4479

Banks

Banamex: 516-2944
Banco Bital: 516-1967
Bancomer: 514-0095
CitiBank: 516-0335
Scotiabank Inverlat: 516-7090

Taxis: 518-2882 516-2190 - 514-7914
Oscar Sánchez Varo is a local taxi driver that speaks good English.
You can reasonably hire his taxi by the hour or day. Call 514- 7914 and request Oscar Sánchez - Taxi # 308

Passport Requirements Resuming October 1, 2007
Passengers traveling via air will again need valid passports to travel between the United States and Bermuda, the Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.

Summer 2009, passports will be required for all U.S. citizens traveling to or from the United States via land and sea, as well as air, regardless of destination.
In Oaxaca they are located at the airport and their telephone number is 511-5733.

When dialing local phone numbers you must first dial 011 52 561 from the U.S. and Canada.

Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles..... (213) 351-6800

Mexican Consulate in San Francisco... (415) 392-2897

Mexican Consulate in San Diego....... (619) 231-0337

Mexican Consulate in New York........ (212) 689-0456

Mexican Consulate in Vancouver........ (604) 684-3547

Oaxaca State Tourist Information Office......... 516-0123

Public Phone Charges

Beware !!!!, of the phones seen all over some towns, usually on the front of businesses. They are marked "TO CALL LONG DISTANCE TO THE USA & CANADA, SIMPLY DIAL 0" The writing is in black and USA is in blue letters with CANADA in red letters. They also have pictures of credit cards on the signs. The phones are put there by a private phone company and are VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.

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