If you continue north on Hwy-55 from Grutas de Cacahuamilpa, the next possible stop is IXTAPAN DE LA SAL , not a very attractive town by Mexican standards but a long-established spa whose mineral-rich waters are supposed to cure a plethora of muscular and circulatory ills. Bathing in Ixtapan's pools can be done either among the slides and fairground-style rides at the Spa Ixtapan, at the very top of Juárez (daily: pools 7am-7pm, aquatic park 10am-6pm; US$11), or more cheaply in the centre of the old town at the Balneario Municipal, corner of Allende and 20 de Noviembre (daily 7am-6pm; US$2.20), which is little more than a geothermally heated swimming pool.
The new bus station (from where local buses run into town) is located in the middle of nowhere around 3km south of town on Hwy-55: second-class buses may be prepared to drop you right in town at the foot of Benito Juárez, which forms the main drag.
There are numerous restaurants along Juárez, though if you're just here briefly you may be happy with the juice bar under the central bandstand and the torta shops nearby. |
|
|
|
