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and 4pm;
Transportes Álamo
(
7767-4582; 14 Av 5-15, Zona 3)
Six Pullman buses, from 4:30am to
2:30pm;
Transportes Galgos
(
7761-2248; Calle Rodolfo Robles 17-43, Zona 1)
Pullmans at 4am and
12:30pm.
ADN
(
6649-2089;
www.adnautobusesdelnorte.com
;
23a Av 5-06)
Deluxe buses (Q60) at
6am and 3pm.
Huehuetenango
(Q20, two hours, every 15 minutes from 4am to 6pm) Linea Dorada of-
fers Pullman service at 11:30am (Q40).
La Mesilla (Mexican border)
(Q40, four hours, every 30 minutes from 4:30am to 6pm)
Or take a bus to Huehuetenango and change there.
Momostenango
(Q9, 1½ hours, every 15 minutes from 5:45am to 7pm)
Panajachel
(Q25, 2½ hours, hourly from 9am to 5pm) Or take any bus for Guatemala
City via the Interamericana and change at Los Encuentros.
Retalhuleu
(Q20, 1½ hours, 'Reu' buses every 10 minutes from 4:30am to 7:30pm)
San Andrés Xecul
(Q4.50, one hour, every 30 minutes from 6am to 3pm)
San Martín Sacatepéquez/Colomba
(Q5, one hour, every half hour till 5:30pm)
San Pedro La Laguna
(Q35, three hours, six buses between 11:30am and 5:30pm)
Zunil
(Q4.50, one hour, every 10 minutes from 6:30am to 5:30pm) Buses depart from the
Shell station at the corner of 9a Av and 10a Calle, southeast of the central market.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
7763-0418;
www.tabarini.com
;
9a Calle 9-21, Zona 1)
Tabarini rents cars for about Q350
Tabarini
(
per day.
SHUTTLE MINIBUS
Most Xela travel agencies, including Altiplano's, run shuttle minibuses to such destina-
tions as Antigua (Q240), Chichicastenango (Q180), Panajachel (Q160) and San Cristobal
de Las Casas, Mexico (Q235).
WORTH A TRIP
FRUIT SOUP & ROMPOPE
The town of Salcajá, 7km northeast of Xela, is best known for its production of two alcoholic beverages that loc-
als consider akin to magical elixirs.
Caldo de frutas
(literally, fruit soup) is like a high-octane sangria, made by
combining nances (cherry-like fruits), apples, peaches, and pears and fermenting them for six months or so. You
can purchase fifths of it after viewing the production process.
Rompopo
is an entirely different type of potent pot-
able, made from rum, egg yolks, sugar and spices. Little liquor shops all over Salcajá peddle the stuff, but you
may like to try the friendly shop of José Daniel Sandoval Santizo, a block east of the main road along 4a Calle.
