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| Area Code : 668 + 7 digits for Los Mochis Let’s go on this adventure of Los Mochis,
located 20 km (15 miles) from Topolambo Harbor. In Maya dialect,
Los Mochis means "place of the turtle". It could look
romantic but this 250,000 inhabitant city is the opposite picture
that the tourists have about Mexico. There is neither
baroque colonial façade nor mariachi musician. The big number
of zapaterias, shoe stores displaying cowboy boots, reminds you
that the huge cattle ranches are not far away. No matter what, Los
Mochis crawls (in high season) with tourists rushing to hotels,
the day before the departure for their dream train ride. We will
say it again : Don’t stay in Los Mochis.... Los Mochis airport is located 15 min from downtown
between the Pacific and the city. The flight from Mexico
City lasts 2 hours. It is at sea level. The city has 250 000
habitants. It is very hot in summer. To go downtown Los Mochis, take a taxi ($175) or a colectivo ($100) if you are lucky enough to see one at the airport. As advised in every tourist guide, it is not necessary to stop in Los Mochis. Go to the Travel Agency "Viajes Flamingo" (Lobby of Santa
Anita Hotel- crossing of Leyva and Hidalgo) to buy your train, flight
and tour tickets, You can go from Los Mochis to Guadalajara,
Mazatlan, Mexico and Tijuana. There
are many buses from different companies leaving from several bus
stations: the main bus station is located on Castro Boulevard by
the Constitucíon Avenue. The "Transportes Norte
de Sonora" and the "Transportes del Pacifico"
have their own terminal, respectively on Degollado avenue, between
Juárez and Morelos, and on Zaragoza between Juárez
and Morelos. The train station, outside the city, can be reached
by taxi ($120) because the departures are often early from this
platform. You can make reservations and buy tickets at the train
station or in travel agencies including Viajes Flamingo. We advise
you to plan ahead in high season. Reservations by phone,
Code : 698 + 7 digits for El Fuerte
In El Fuerte, take the local bus across from the hotel at 7:30
AM (first class) and 8:30 AM (second class) to the train station
($10/4 km). When riding the train, if you leave from El Fuerte,
you won’t have to get up so early compare to Los Mochis.
Left picture : train station in El Fuerte
Recommended visits in this nice small town with cobblestone streets :
Left picture : one item of
the museum
Right picture : sunset on the El Fuerte River before a storm 
Tourist information at the booth of the municipal palace, open from
9 AM to 4 PM from Monday to Saturday (not very reliable schedule);
www.elfuerte.com.mx.
Banks and ATM available near the Zócalo.
Internet Access : under the archways of the Zócalo.
Such as in Creel, there is “3 Amigos" agency", refoma
#100, 
(698) 893 5028, info@amigos3.com,
www.amigos3.com
or info@amigotrails.com,
www.amigotrails.com.
Tours, train tickets, flights over the canyons, rentals of VTT, kayaks,
four-wheel drives. Organized or private tours. Bilingual guides.
Left picture : Stairway in
the municipal Palace
Left picture : Lobby of El Fuerte Hotel ( nice but expensive hotel)
Left picture : entrance of La Posada Hotel (nice but expensive hotel)
Map of the state :
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The
Bus Company Azules (crossing of Zaragoza and Cuauhtemoc) offers
rides from Los Mochis to El Fuerte every hour from 5:55 AM to 8:15
PM. During the quiet hours, the departures are more spaced out.
The Azules Office in El Fuerte is located opposite the Guerrero
Hotel (a highly recommended guest-house).
The main plaza, called Plaza de Armas and its music kiosk,
