Area Code -- The telephone area code is 998.
Consumer Protection -- You can reach the local branch of Profeco consumer protection agency at tel. 998/887-3960.
Currency Exchange -- Isla Mujeres has numerous casas de cambio, or currency exchanges, that you can easily spot along the main streets. Most of the hotels listed here change money for their guests, although often at less favorable rates than the commercial enterprises. There is only one bank in Isla, HSBC Bank (tel. 998/877-0005), across from the ferry docks. It's open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 6pm, and Saturdays from 9am to 2pm.
Drugstore -- Isla Mujeres FarmacÃa (tel. 998/877-0178) has the best selection of prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
Emergencies -- To report an emergency, dial tel. 065 from any phone within Mexico.
Hospital -- The Hospital de la Armada is on Avenida Rueda Medina at Ojón P. Blanco (tel. 998/877-0001). It's less than a kilometer (a half-mile) south of the town center. It will only treat you in an emergency. Otherwise, you're referred to the Centro de Salud on Avenida Guerrero, a block before the beginning of the malecón (tel. 998/877-0117).
Internet Access -- Owned by a lifelong resident of Isla, Cyber Isla Mujeres.com, Av. Francisco y Madero 17, between Hidalgo and Juárez streets (tel. 998/877-0272), offers Internet access for $1.50 (85p) per hour, daily 7am to 10pm, and serves complimentary Veracruzano coffee all day.
Post Office -- The correo is at Calle Guerrero 12 (tel. 998/877-0085), at the corner of López Mateos, near the market. It's open Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm.
Taxis -- To call for a taxi, dial tel. 998/877-0066.
Telephone -- Ladatel phones accepting coins and prepaid phone cards are at the plaza and throughout town.
Tourist Seasons -- Isla Mujeres's tourist season (when hotel rates are higher) is a bit different from that of other places in Mexico. High season runs December through May, a month longer than in Cancún. Some hotels raise their rates in August, and some raise their rates beginning in mid-November. Low season is from June to mid-November.
Isla Mujeres Travel Experiences
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Isle of Paradise
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Mayan Adventure begins
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Vacationing With My Momma
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Mexico City to Cancun
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Christmas Holidays
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