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MEDICAL SERVICES IN CANCUN MAYAN RIVIERA COZUMEL MERIDA

Most 5 star hotels have a doctor or nurse in-house. Any hotel or even a taxi driver can recommend to you a source for medical advice or care. The Mexican health system is a 5-tier program. Most doctors or services will require you to pay cash, some accept credit cards. Keep all receipts for your reimbursement if you have medical insurance.

There are medical services available at:

Cancun

The American Medical Care Center
Boulevard Kukulcan Km 8 [beside Plaza Quetzal]
Tel: 883-10-01
Tel: 883-01-13

American Hospital [24hr]
15 Viento St. [downtown]
Tel: 884-60-68
Tel: 884-61-33

Hospital Total Assist
Claveles 22 [next to Hotel Antillano]
Tel: 884-10-92
Tel: 884-81-16

Centro de IMSS
Avenida Coba west of Avenida Tulum
Tel:884-23-42

Playa del Carmen

International Medical Services
35 Av. Between 2nd St. and Privada 2 north
Tel: (9) 873-04-93
Tel: (9) 873-13-44
Fax: (9) 873-13-43

Red Cross [Cruz Roja]
Juarez & 25th Ave. North
Tel: 98-731-233

Integral Hospital
Juarez & 15th South
Tel: 987-30-314

IMSS
30th [between 4 + 6 North]
Tel: 987-30-284

Urgencias-24Hr
1st Ave. South [20 + 25]
Tel: 987-30-326

Cozumel

Red Cross [Cruz Roja]
Tel: 987-2-10-58

Akumal

Medical Services
Tel: 987-43915
Tel: 987-80710

Merida

Hospital O'Horan
Avenida de los Itzes [near the Parque Zoologico Centenario]
Tel: 924-41-00

Red Cross [Cruz Roja]
Tel: 924-98-13

Hospital costs are generally inexpensive for common problems [dysentery, diarrhea] and minor treatments such as stitches.

If surgery is suggested, if at all possible, wait until you get home and get a second opinion.

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In Mexico they speak: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages.

90% of Mexicans age 15 and over can read and write.

Mexico Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Mexico has a population of: 100,349,766 (July 2000 est.)

There is 61,000 sq km of irrigated land. (1993 est.)

Mexico's natural resources are: petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber.

There is 9,330 km of coastline.

The life expectancy is: male 68.47 years, female 74.66 years. (2000 est.)

The geographic coordinates are: 23 00 N, 102 00 W

Mexico had 38.6 million people in the labor force in 1999.

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Instead of lugging bulky, breakable perfume bottles, soak some cotton balls in your favorite scent and stuff them into empty film canisters. The airtight canisters keep the fragrance fresh! To get wet clothes dry overnight, hang them on a coat hanger and hang them in the bathroom - Leave the light on.

Mexico peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos

In 1998 there were 9.6 million telephones main lines in use.

There are 31,048 km of railways in Mexico.

Females are allowed to volunteer for military service.

In 1997 Mexico had 31 million radios in use.

Mexico's exports partners: US 89.3%, Canada 1.7%, Spain 0.6%, Japan 0.5%, Venezuela 0.3%, Chile 0.3%, Brazil 0.3%.

Mexico produced 176.055 billion kWh of electricity in 1998.

The main industries are: food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism.

The Mexican name for the Atlantic coastal region of the Yucatan Peninsula is Riviera Maya. The English use is either Maya Riviera or Mayan Riviera. It is used all three ways in this web site.