ABSTRACT 
Hidalgo 55, 
Tlacotalpan, 
Vera Cruz, Mexico, 
Dear Mr, Cassedy: 
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If you stop over in Mexico City, the Hotel Guardiola 
is a good place to stay, and they can make any arrangements necessary 
for your train trip to Vera Cruz. In Vera Cruz, the Hotel Terminal 
is convenient as It is located in the station building and will save 
you wangling with baggage and taxies. If you go by train from Mexico 
City to Vera Cruz, there is a vhoice of two things for you to do if 
you wish to proceed immediately to Tlacotalpan without staying over 
in Vera Cruz. The night train from Mexico City is supposed to arrive 
in Vera Cruz at 7*^0# The steam train from Vera Cruz to Alvarado 
with a first class car which is never crowrded (fare 2 pesos) leaves 
the station at Vera Cruz at 7tl5* However, it does not leave Las 
Cocas, a suburb of Vera Cruz, until 8. Therefore you can get off the 
train from Mexico City at Las Cocas instead of going into the main 
station in time for catching the Alvarado steam train. However, if 
the Mexico City train should be late, a gasoline train leaves the 
main station at Vera Cruz for Alvarado at 9*45* This is much more 
crowded and inconvenient if you have much baggage. 
The boat which leaves Alvarado up the Papoloapan 
River for Tlacotalpan sails at 1:00 p.m. The boat landing is right 
at the railroad terminal and your luggage can best be loaded directly 
