Escárcega

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Escárcega (full name Francisco Escárcega) is a small city in the state of Campeche, located at an important junction between Mexico's Federal Routes 261 and 186.

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Federal Route 261 provides a secondary, inland alternative to the main route from Villahermosa to Mérida. Route 186 traverses the sparsely populated southern half of the Yucatán, between Escárcega and Chetumal. A freight railroad, offering no passenger service, also passes through Escárcega.

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Escárcega is a nondescript city with very little of interest to traveler except as a place to wait to change buses.

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Escárcega is a place to change buses. Overland travelers from Cancun, Merida, Campeche, and other sites in the Yucatan pass through Escárcega on their way to Chiapas and Palenque.

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• A small, clean budget hotel is located near the bus terminal.

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