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[Fitzgerald]

As part of my move from Culiacan to Mexico City, I will be sending my belongings within a week of my flight to my new work address. They will hold the boxes for me until I arrive.

My belongings are not that extensive. No furniture. My clothing. DVDs, Blu-rays, and CDs - I'm going to get rid of the bulky cases and put these all in slip-sleeves, which will save considerable weight and space. About 125 books (80% paperbacks). Four pieces of electronics - a smallish TV (22-inch widescreen, all-region DVD player, Blu-ray player, and an audio unit with a turntable, CD player, and radio.

So, for those of you with any experience shipping packages WITHIN Mexico, would you use the Correos de Mexico's Paqueteria Nacional (by far the cheapest and slowest), or their Mexpost, or Estafeta? Or would you use different services depending on which materials you were sending? I might use the cheapest method for the media mailings, for example. Should I assume that packages sent through Paqueteria Nacional are insurable and trackable?

[BadBeagleBad]

Forget about Mexpost or Estafeta, they are fast delivery systems like UPS in the states. I sent a lot of packages using the normal postal service, they are trackable, though most things take 8 to 10 days to arrive, prices are quite good. Another thing you might want to look into are some of the bus services like Estrella Blanca, they also (sometimes) have package service, not sure which ones operate in Culiacan, but I have used Chihuahuense a couple of times (from Chihuahua to Zacatecas) and it was something like 100 pesos for two VERY heavy desks.