Rolodex of Useful Contacts

[Mickey]

This Rolodex will be published in an online travel magazine. It is nearly complete, the missing information is recommended Doctors, Dentists, Rental Managers, and Architects/remodelers. If you have any recommendations or corrections, please post them. Sorry for the poor formatting, cut and paste from Word doesn't work too well. Thanks.



Rolodex of Useful Contacts
? Instituto Nacional de Migraci?n Delegacion Regional, Calzada Estaci?n del Ferrocarril S/N Esq. Calle Lupita, 37759 San Miguel de Allende, GTO; tel. 415-152-8985, 415-152-6939; Monday-Friday 09:00 to 13:00; website: www,inami.gob.mx.
? Recommended visa processer: Apolinar Sanchez Tellez, Calzada Estaci?n del Ferrocarril #33 (in front of immigration office), San Miguel de Allende, GTO, 37759; tel. 415-154-8232, 415-152-5048, 044-415-103-2039. "Polo" charges 400 pesos per person for preparing all your documents, making copies and taking the required photographs. He opens at 9:00 AM and I recommend arriving early to be first in line.
? Utilities:
o Landline telephone and DSL internet service: Telmex, Corner of Alonso and Callej?n La Estrella, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-0197. Service is billed monthly in advance, long distance and cellphone charges are billed in arrears.
o Telmex cellphone service: Telcel, Corner of Avenida Ju?rez and Calle Mendiz?bal, Guanajuato 36000. There are advance-billed minutes and a variety of monthly plans.
o Water and sewer service: SIMAPAG, Avenida Juarez 137, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-1014, 473-732-0111, emergency tel. 073; hours: 8:15 AM - 2:45 PM. Service is billed monthly in arrears.
o Electric service: CFE, Boulevard Guanajuato, Manzana 1, Lote 1, Colonia Nuevo Guanajuato; tel. 071 emergency tel. 071. Service is billed every two months in arrears. The newer meters are read remotely.
o Butane gas service: Gas Butano, tel. 473-733-0002, and Gas Express, tel. 473-731-8582. No contracts needed. You provide your own gas tank(s) (they can be purchased directly from the delivery men.) You pay on delivery for gas refills.
o Cable TV: Telecable de Guanajuato, San Clemente #8C (along the street from Dos Rios to San Luisito,) Colonia Carrica, Guanajuato; tel. 473-732-9425. About 70 channels that include news, sports, movies, entertainment, children's programming, documentaries, and music channels. Some of the programming is in English with Spanish sub-titles. Monthly cost is 300 pesos ith a 10% discount if paid on time. The cost is 2,700 pesos (US$200) if paid annually. On the edges of town, cable internet service is offered for 149 pesos per month.
? Emergency services (police, fire and ambulances): tel. 066. This is the equivalent of 911 services in the USA. The operators only speak Spanish.
? Recommended real estate resources:
o Gerardo Araujo, Calle del Sol #15, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-734-0880, 044-473-107-3754; email: geraraujo35@hotmail.com; website: http://realestateinguanajuato.com.mx.
o Arq. Enrique Arellano Hern?ndez, Campanero No. 9-G, Colonia Centro, Guanajuato 36000; tel. 473-141-1114; email: enriquearellano.gp@gmail.com; website: http://www.guanajuatoproperties.com.
o Casas Eugenia (Bernardo Calzado), Centro Comercial Villas Manchegas Locaci?n 19, Marfil, Guanajuato; tel. 473-734-5612; website: info@casaseugenia.com
o Guanajuato Land & Homes (James Pyle); 044-473-108-3584; website: http://guanajuatolandandhomes.udlun.com .
o Corredores (informal RE agents):
? Alejandro (Spanish only), tel. 044-473-108-0188.
o Chopper, a weekly newspaper that comes out Saturday mornings. The classified ads are a good resource for rental houses and houses for sale, although you have to pick through them carefully.
? Recommended architects and building contractors:
o Arq. Enrique Arellano Hern?ndez, Campanero No. 9-G, Colonia Centro, Guanajuato 36000; tel. 473-141-1114; email: enriquearellano.gp@gmail.com; website: http://www.guanajuatoproperties.com.
? Recommended rental managers: NONE KNOWN
? Clinics, hospitals and emergency Services:
o Plaza Mayor, Cl?nica Hospital: Plaza de la Paz #18 (in front of the Bas?lica), Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-2305. For emergency services and short-term hospitalizations.
o Centro M?dico la Presa GTO, Paseo de la Presa #85, Guanajuato; tel. 473-731-1070. For emergency services and short-term hospitalizations.
o Hospital General Guanajuato, tel. 473-733-1576 and 473-733-1573, located close to the Central de Autobuses, the intercity bus station on the west side of Guanajuato. For emergency services and short-term hospitalizations.
o Centro de Salud, Calle Pardo #5, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-1467. This clinic provides maternal services and vaccinations. Seniors receive free flu and tetanus shots here.
o Cruz Roja (Red Cross), Avenida Juarez next to La Comercial Mexicana; tel. 473-732-0487. Ambulance and emergency service.
o Ambulance service: tel. 066
o Hospital Arranda de la Parra, Hidalgo 329, Colonia Centro, Le?n Guanajuato; tel. 477-719-7100, emergency 477-719-7101; website; http://www.arandadelaparra.mx. For emergency services, surgery and long-term hospitalizations.
o Hospital ?ngeles, Avenida Cerro Gordo 311, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, Le?n Guanajuato; tel. 477-788-5600, emergency 477-788-5600 ext. 2105; website: http://www.hospitalangelesleon.com. For emergency services, surgery and long-term hospitalizations.
? Recommended Doctors and Dentists:
o Dentist - Gonzalo Martinez Gaytan, Calle Positos between the Diego Rivera museum and the top of the hill; tel. 473-734-2104, 473-737-4872.
o Doctors: NONE KNOWN
? Embassies and consulates:
o US Consulate San Miguel de Allende, (Ed Clancy), tel. 415-152-2357 office, 415-113-9574 cell phone for emergencies only;
o US Embassy Mexico City, Reforma 305, Mexico D.F. 06500; tel. 900-849-4949; website: http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov
? Recommended notaries (for house purchases and wills):
o Lic. Gabriel R. Santoscoy Domenzain, Cantarranas N. 62, Guanajuato, GTO 36000; tel. 473-732-0685, 473-732-0558; email: not14gto@todito.com. Speaks English.
o Lic. Pedro V?zquez Nieto, T?nel de Juan Valle #1, Despacho 102, Guanajuato Centro; hours: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; tel. 473-732-2047. Speaks English.
o Lic. Mar?a del Carmen Nieto Vega, Subida Blvd. Guanajuato #16, Colonia Nuevo Guanajuato, 36003; tel. 473-732-6992; email: nietocarmen@hotmail.com. Speaks English.
? Recommended accountants:
o Jos? Bustos Aguilar or Margarita Rios, Tamazucz #2, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-1850.
? English expat message sites:
o gtoconnect list
o www.gtolist.com
? English bookstore: Donkey Jote, Pocitos #30, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-734-0455
? English library: Located in the El Encino recreation and community center out in the Pueblo de Rocha. This out-of-town makes the library virtually unused, but there is plenty of reading materials available.
? US maildrop: La Conexi?n, Aldama No. 3, San Miguel de Allende, GTO 37700; tel. 415-152-1599; laconex2001@yahoo.com: website: http://www.laconexion.com.mx. This maildrop service has a US address in Laredo, Texas. They clear mail and packages through Mexican customs and bring them to San Miguel de Allende.
? Travel agents: Viajes Frausto Guanajuato, Calle Luis Gonz?lez Obreg?n #10 (across the street, right side of the Bas?lica), Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-3580, 473-732-6620
? State tourist office, Boulevard Euquerio Guerrero km. 6.5, esquina con Jazmin, Colonia Arroyo Seco, Guanajuato; tel. 473-102-0300.
? Municipal tourist office, Cantaranas #5, interior 6, (in front of the Teatro Principal); tel. 473-732-9492, 473-732-4363. This office is not arranged for handling tourist information requests, leaving Guanajuato without any significant tourist bureau. The kiosk in the Jardin Uni?n is the least useless of existing information sources.
? Guanajuato municipal government (Presidencia), Plaza de la Paz #12 (across the street, right side of the Bas?lica), Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-1213, 473-732-1245.
? Guanajuato State Government, Presa de la Olla #103, Colonia Presa, Guanajuato; tel. 473-731-3271, 473-733-1355.
? University of Guanajuato, Lascur?in de Retana #5, Guanajuato Centro; tel, 473-732-0006
? Post office (Correos), Corner of Calle Ayuntamiento and San Jos?, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-0385
? Recommended Spanish schools: the private Spanish schools offer group classes and can arrange for lodging with a Mexican family.
o Don Quijote, Calle Pastita 76, Colonia Pastita, Guanajuato, GTO 36090; tel. 473-731-3056; website: http://www.donquijote.org/english/la/guanajuato.asp
o Escuela Mexicana, Potrero 12, Colonia Centro, Guanajuato, GTO 36000; tel. 473-732-5005, 473-732-7393; email: administracion@escuelamexicana.com; website: http://www.escuelamexicana.com
o Centro de Idiomas of the University of Guanajuato, Calzada de Guadalupe S/N, Guanajuato, GTO 36000; tel. 732 0006; email: idiom@quijote.ugto.mx
o La Adelita, Callej?n Agua Fuerte 56 (close to Plaza Embajadoras), Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-0826; email: info@la-adelita.org; website: http://www.la-adelita.org. Recommended for flexible, personalized instruction, activities, and good prices.
? Recommended veterinarians:
o Can-Cat (Dra. Maru & Dr. Miguel Ochoa), Calle Alh?ndiga #25, Guanajuato Centro; tel. 473-732-9353.
o Felipe Javier Manr?quez Cuevas, Potrero 13-E, Guanajuato Centro, tel. 473-732-5417, 473-732-7984.
o Zootec (Lice Apizar), Calle Dr. Jesus Rodriguez Gaona #G, Fracci?n Presa de los Santos, Marfil; tel. 473-733-5593.
? Club de Golf la Mina de Guadalupe, Calle Jalisco #37A, Valenciana, 36040 Guanajuato; tel. 473-732-9574.
? Laundry services located at 17-A Pocitos, and Cantaranas #22, Guanajuato Centro. These are quite expensive, charging 18 pesos (US$1.33) per kilo with a minimum charge of 50 pesos (US$3.70). A full machine load of 12 kilos would cost 216 pesos (US$16). This is drop-off service, leave it in the morning and pick-up in the afternoon. The service includes wash, soap and dry. The laundry on Pocitos opens 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM, the laundry on Cantaranas opens 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM.

[mr bill]

Nice job Mickey! Did I miss them or have they not been put in yet - restaurant recommendations? And a sub-category like ?Has anyone tried the such and such restaurant?" Three that come to mind in this category are the Parrilla Fusion in the hotel near the Toll Booth. #2 the restaurant at the Hotel Refugio Casa Colorado. Fantastic view but the three times I went in their first year of operation it was a tremendous disappointment each time [plates sent back on each occasion]. They are now under new management but I haven?t been back ? has anyone? And # 3, the new Italian by the Presa de los Santos in Marfil ? not Portofino but the new one.

Looking forward to your finished edition.

[jesm]

wonderful work, thanks. as new residents this will be a very helpful resource. will you be able to keep it "live" ie updates, additions, etc.?
susan and jesse merrell