Arrived by bus at the South Mexico station from Cuernavaca to find the taxi service was actually cheaper to get to San Angel than Uber. The VW was immaculately clean and the driver used his phone to help him get us within two houses of the BnB on the adjacent street. Two thumbs up!!!

That bus station is known formally as "Central del Sur" and more informally among its users and locals as "La Taxqueña". As we were discussing above, it's an example of a known landmark that people would refer to instead of telling you what the name of the street is.

I thought that cab drivers being unfamiliar with street names was a uniquely Zihua oddity.

I've read that Mexican street names as locations is a relatively new phenomenon in Mexico....say in the last few decades. Apparently, locations were identified more by familiar landmarks, even if those landmarks had disappeared years earlier. So, for example, people might continue to say they lived "near the Coca Cola depot", even though the depot may have closed years earlier. Street names might be used or referenced more often if Mexican towns and cities put up proper, legible street signs, instead of unreadable little plaques stuck halfway up a wall. Those plaques may work for pedestrians, (not very well), but they are almost useless if you are in a car, looking for a particular street. The same goes for house numbers, although there too, progress seems to be coming. How many Mexican homes, and even businesses, still have "S/N" (no street number) in their address?
Some would say this peculiarity is part of the charm of Mexico. Perhaps. From a motorist's perspective, it can be frustrating.

It's not that street names are some new phenomenon, it's that everyone is from somewhere else and that makes landmarks easier to refer to. In Zihuatanejo much of the town has new streets that didn't exist a few years ago. We actually called our main street "la calle principal" for several decades, but now you know it as Calle Cuauhtémoc, a partly pedestrians-only street, and hardly the main street anymore, even though most everyone who's lived here over 25 years knows it as (and some still call it) La Calle Principal.

Landmarks are more familiar for locals and often referenced even decades after they're gone. Villa del Sol will forever be thought of by locals who've lived here at least the past couple of decades as Villa del Sol, no matter what dumb Anglo name they change it to. Capricho del Rey hasn't been in business until recently for over 30 years, so a lot of young people don't know it's name but older folks do, if they've lived here or visited regularly for that long.

I knew the good ol' days were over when that first street light went up.

I thought that cab drivers being unfamiliar with street names was a uniquely Zihua oddity.

I've read that Mexican street names as locations is a relatively new phenomenon in Mexico....say in the last few decades. Apparently, locations were identified more by familiar landmarks, even if those landmarks had disappeared years earlier. So, for example, people might continue to say they lived "near the Coca Cola depot", even though the depot may have closed years earlier. Street names might be used or referenced more often if Mexican towns and cities put up proper, legible street signs, instead of unreadable little plaques stuck halfway up a wall. Those plaques may work for pedestrians, (not very well), but they are almost useless if you are in a car, looking for a particular street. The same goes for house numbers, although there too, progress seems to be coming. How many Mexican homes, and even businesses, still have "S/N" (no street number) in their address?
Some would say this peculiarity is part of the charm of Mexico. Perhaps. From a motorist's perspective, it can be frustrating.

In Mexico over the past month and 1/2 we have taken taxis and Uber. Almost every time in the bigger cities the taxis driver had to ask someone how to get to the hotel, etc where as the Uber driver had it on their phone already. Each one of those drivers in the taxis had cell phones. They will learn.

Why this dwelling on Uber? This is Zihua....no Uber.
(And I seriously doubt there's a taxi driver in Zihua who doesn't have a cellphone).

Hello again,

We are hearing conflicting stories on Ubers V Taxis in ZIH. I heard Taxis are so cheap there is no reason for Uber to be there. That said what is a better choice Taxi V Uber in ZIH?
Thank you,
Carol

I can't help but wonder where you even hear that Uber exists in Zihua?
Who circulates such false information or rumors?

However Uber, Lyft, etc., are not just about price. They must be relatively new vehicles with functioning seat belts, good tires, brakes, etc. The drivers are vetted for violations. Without leaving your seat at the dinner table you request the car on your smartphone, the nearest driver responds with the approximate time to pick up and the price. You are notified on your phone of the drivers arrival at your location. Payment is done on the app on your phone with the cc you have with Uber. If you wish to add a tip that is also done via the app on your phone.

We are hearing conflicting stories on Ubers V Taxis in ZIH. I heard Taxis are so cheap there is no reason for Uber to be there. That said what is a better choice Taxi V Uber in ZIH?
Thank you,
Carol