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Communications
Restaurante Río Bravo and Bruno's, on the north end of the bridge, both have Internet
access. Next door to Bruno's, Captain Nemo's Communications (tel. 7930-5174) offers
phone, fax, and Internet services. Several local hotels, including Hacienda Tijax, Back-
packers, and Tortugal, are all wired.
Money
All of the banks are on the main road on the north side of the bridge. Banco Industrial has
a visa ATM and Banrural has Visa and MasterCard ATMs.
Travel Agencies
You can book shuttle buses, sailing trips, and boat transfers from three very similar travel
agencies on a small alleyway just north of Bruno's along the main road. These are Otit-
ours(tel.7930-7674),Atitrans(tel.7832-0644or5218-5950),andTijaxExpress/GrayLine
Tours (tel. 7930-5196/97, www.grayline-guatemala.com ).
GETTING THERE
Bus
The north end of the bridge, also known as Fronteras, is a hub for transport heading out in
several directions from here. Buses heading north to Petén all stop here before continuing
toPoptúnandFlores($7,fourhours).ThesameistrueforthereturntripsouthfromFlores
to Guatemala City ($6, six hours). Bus lines covering this route include Línea Dorada and
Fuente del Norte. Both companies also have some more expensive luxury coaches plying
this route. Litegua buses can take you to and from Puerto Barrios directly or by changing
buses at La Ruidosa Junction near Morales. From there you can catch a westbound bus to
GuatemalaCityoreasttoPuertoBarrios.AllofthesecompanieshaveofficesinRíoDulce.
There are shuttle buses to Guatemala City ($30), Antigua ($37), and Copán Ruinas ($37)
that can be booked through the local travel agencies. Buses to El Estor (1.75 hours) leave
from here about every 90 minutes.
Boat
Boats to Lívingston leave from underneath the north side of the bridge via
ASOCOLMORAN (tel. 5561-9657), the local water taxi association, at 9 A.M. and 1:30
P.M., taking about 90 minutes and costing $13 one-way.
MARINAS
Several of the aforementioned hotels and restaurants also operate full-service marinas.
Among these are Tijax, Tortugal, Bruno's, Catamaran Island Hotel, and Mario's Marina.
 
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