We drove from Mexico to Guatemala through La Mesilla in June. Checking out of Mexico was super easy, they were super professional and we got our deposit back on our credit card in days. Checking into Guatemala was also easy, aside from needing to pay for everything in cash and Quetzales, which meant a lousy exchange rate from the money changers. However it was still less than USD 40. It was a Sunday, which probably influenced things for good and bad. The border officials were also enamored with the televised football game, which probably also helped. They did ask if we had anything to declare, but didn't press the issue.
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