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Re: Driving in Mexico
We have driven this route you describe twice, the last time was just in October.
We had no problems, we take the toll roads where available and we never drive at night.
The roads are worst between Tampico and Poza Rica, we survived it with a trailer though, so you should be okay. The toll road between Villahermosa and Veracruz had a few rough spots, from the hurricane we presume, but they were working on it.
We found the road okay between Tampico and Soto la Marina. We take highway 99 through Valle Hermoso and cross the border at Los Indios. The border crossing is very sleepy and you miss the busy Matamoros.
The book "Traveller's Guide to Mexican Camping" is handy to have. It describes the route and how to negotiate the bypasses and the border crossings. Very worthwhile to have even if you are not camping. It also has a bypass around DF if you go that way. Personally I would find driving in DF scarier than anything you will encounter on this drive.
Good luck!
-Rob
ps. We've never had a problem with police, we've never even been pulled over (knock on wood)
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