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Weather

At five thousand two hundred feet above sea level and on the slope of a high mountain, - the highest, the Huisteco, shields it from the North Wind - Taxco's climate is dry, temperate and mild. Winter evenings, however, can be chilly, light clothes and a couple of sweaters for the beginning and end of the year are therefore recommended.

It mainly rains between June and October. September is the rainiest month with amounts exceeding 250 mm, whereas February and March are the driest months with amounts not exceeding 4 mm. The highest temperature in June is 32ºC and the lowest temperature can get to 9.5ºC in January.

Tours and Guides

Viajes Sibely, Miguel Hidalgo 24 (762/622-7983 or 762/622-3808), offers daily tours to the Cacahuamilpa Caves and the ruins of Xochicalco for $59, including transportation, ticket, and the services of a guide. It also sells bus tickets to Acapulco, Chilpancingo, Iguala, and Cuernavaca. The agency is to the left of La Hamburguesa. Another agency offering similar services is Turismo Garlum, next to the Santa Prisca Church (762/622-3021 or 762/622-3037). It offers daily tours to the Cacahuamilpa Caves and the Santa Prisca Church for $14, which includes transportation, ticket, and the services of a guide. Both agencies are open daily from 10am to 2pm and 4 to 7pm.

General Information

The telephone area code is 762. The main post office, Benito Juárez 6, at the City Hall building (& 762/622-8596), is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm. The older branch of the post office (& 762/622-0501) is on the outskirts, on the highway to Acapulco. It’s in a row of shops with a black-and-white CORREO sign.

The State of Guerrero Dirección de Turismo (762/622-6616 or 762/622-2274) has offices at the arches on the main highway at the north end of town (Av. de los Plateros 1), which is useful if you’re driving into town. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 3:30pm, Saturday and Sunday from 8am to noon.

To get there from the Plaza Borda, take a ZOCALO-ARCOS combi and get off at the arch over the highway. As you face the arches, the tourism office is on your right.