You can locate the guest rooms (bungalow: yellow arrows in the map), venue of the talks (#7) and tutorials (#4) using the
INAOE map and building numbers
WORKSHOP VENUE
The workshop will be held at the institute campus at Tonantzintla, which is a small town at the outskirts of the city of Puebla.
Address
- Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica (INAOE)
- Luis Enrique Erro No. 1
- Tonantzintla, Puebla, C.P. 72840
- MEXICO
- Luis Enrique Erro No. 1
ACCOMMODATION and FOOD
The Institute has guest rooms within its campus, where we can accommodate up to 18 participants. We have arranged budget hotels at Cholula, which are reachable by public transport from the institute in 15 minutes. The institute guest rooms include breakfast services on week days. Special in-campus catering service will be arranged for lunch on week days. Participants are expected to make their own plans for dinner and weekend food. We would provide detailed list of restaurants in the area.
If you have opted for INAOE guest rooms during registration, we will book accommodation for you. In other cases, we expect you to make your own arrangements for accommodation. Click here for the cost of the accommodation at INAOE guest rooms and a list of Cholula budget hotels.
HOW TO REACH INAOE, Tonantzintla
Route via Mexico City airport
Most international flights come to the international airport Benito Juarez in Mexico City. There is a direct bus service, offered by Estrella Roja , from the Mexico City airport to Puebla, with a 30 minute frequency during the day. In Puebla, buses reach a friendly bus terminal at 4 Poniente, where pre-paid taxi service is available. The cost of one-way bus ticket is 300 Mexican pesos. It will take 2 to 2.5 hours to reach Puebla, depending on the traffic on the way.
Your distination for taxi is Tonantzintla or Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica. Our campus is also popularly known as Tonantzintla Observatory or simply INAOE (pronounced as INA-O-E). The taxi ride takes about 30-40 minutes. The cost should be about 120 - 150 Mexican pesos.
You get down from the taxi at the Institute gate, where a guard is available for 24 hours. You will collect your guest room key from the guard, who will also help you to find your alloted room, known commonly as bungalow.
Route via direct flight to Puebla
You may also fly directly to Puebla from Dallas or Houston, and then take a taxi at the Puebla airport to the Institute, as explained above. The price should be about 250 - 300 Mexican pesos.
THE WEATHER INFORMATION
Puebla is located in a valley flanked by volcanoes at the altitude of about 2200 meters above the mean sea level. This results in a significant contrast between the midday and midnight temperature. It is usually warm during the day but the temperature drops after the sunset. September marks the end of the rainy season, and generally it is pleasant. Nevertheless be prepared for sunny, rainy or cold weather.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON AND HAVING A PRODUCTIVE WORKSHOP!