Progreso, Mexico
Bob McGorkic
Not much here. This is a place to get transportation to another place. You can
choose between several Mayan ruins sites. The distance to the ruins range from
15 minutes to 2.5 hours. The “pier” is five miles long. There is a bus that
takes you to the city. As soon as you get off the ship, you enter the cruise
ship terminal. This is a new facility that offers all the same excursions you
can find on the ship for about 60% of the price. If you go into town you can get
them for about half price.
The bus lets you off in a little tourist area of the city. We took a $5,
open-air bus, tour of the city. This lets you get off to see something and then
catch the next bus if you wish.
DO YOUR SHOPPING IN PROGRESO! The prices are mush better here. I stopped to look
at one of those hammock swings. I asked the price. “$50!” my disinterest cause
him to say, “Today only $35.” I shook my head. He said, “How about $25?” I
started to walk off. He said, “OK, $13” Around the corner there was a guy with a
sign advertising them for $10. You will not get deals like this in Cozumel. I
bought my wife a shell necklace for $4.
Progresso is not a very good place. While we never really felt threatened or
unsafe, we were offered cigars, cocaine, and hashish.