Baja Road Log From to Cabo Includes to San Filipe and other side trips 2

"Valuable, up-to-date information that saves headaches on the road and makes sense to drivers and their navigators. Great work." Welcome - Bienvenidos Ken Stokes Thank you for purchasing our Mexico Road Logs and Driving Guides. We are confident that it will "This is the second year we have make your driving experience just that much used Bill and Dots 'On the Road In" better and easier. Mexican logs for travel on the coast Regardless of whether you are driving an RV or a and interior of Mexico. suburban, a bike or a pick-up, the Mexico Road They are easy to use, save a lot of Logs and Driving Guides will assist your journey. indecision and more than a lot of Even 20 year veterans of the route have benefited arguments as to where one should from the information. turn or where there is a Pemex large The KM markings are the markings that you will enough for a large rig with a tow. see as you drive. It doesn't matter if your vehicle We appreciate all the work they have reads in miles or kilometers. You just read the done to make traveling in Mexico a signs on the road to get your bearings. great and easy adventure." Sometimes one highway combines with another Bill and Char Wilkerson and old kilometer signs are left up. Not to worry, just continue to read the guide. "We were thrilled to be able to Some of the best navigation points are the Pemex contemplate our next stops and fill- Station numbers clearly marked on all gas station ups along the way. It was like we signs. Topes (Mexican speed bumps) are marked in were driving with experienced guides the in the guide just to remind you to go slow. every step of the way." We have included Military and Agriculture check "Bravo" points even though we know these can change Pat and John Briar frequently. (Generally they are on one side of the border or another between the Mexican states.) Warning & Disclosure This is the fourth edition. We hope to continually The authors have done their best to improve the guides to ensure road conditions are ensure the accuracy of the well noted before you hit the border. Conditions information provided in the Mexico change, new roads are built, construction starts, Road Logs and Driving Guides at the ends and old "landmarks" are torn down. time of publishing. They do not Please write us at [email protected] if you assume and thereby disclaim any have found some new information or problems liability to any party for any loss or with the log. damages caused by omissions or Adios and Happy Trails, errors. Please contact the authors with any oversights or mistakes. Contact: [email protected]

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Tijuana to Cabo Tijuana to Cabo 4

Table of Contents Page How to use the Baja Road Log 5 Distance Chart Kilometers 6 Distance Chart Miles 6 Documents Required 7 Highway and Traffic Signs 8 Map of Border 13

The Journey Begins Tijuana 14 Rosarito 15 Ensenada 17 Santo Tomas 19 El Rosario 24 Cataviña 26 Guerrero Negro 29 San Ignacio 30 Santa Rosalía 32 Mulegé 33 Loreto 34 CD Constitución 36 La Paz 39 Los Barriles 41 San Jose del Cabo 42 Cabo San Lucas 44

Side Trips Highway 5 Mexicali to San Felipe 45 Highway 3 Ensenada to Highway 5 49 Highway 12 Junction HWY 1 Eastbound to Bahía de 53 Highway 19 La Paz Junction to Cabo San Lucas via Todos Santos 55

Notes San Ysidro Immigration / Border 59 Other Border Crossings 60 Tourist Cards (FMM) 62 Mexico Vehicle Import Permit 62 Documentation for Pets 63

Cover Photo by Dorothy Bell California Grey Whale in Ojo de Libre - Scammon's Lagoon

How to Use the Baja Road Log 5 How to Use the Baja Road Log

Pedestrian Overpass Indicates 4 lane highway with lateral lanes

Indicates 4 lanes with shoulder

Mexican KM Markers Indicates 2 lanes with shoulder KM 175 Gas Station with ID Number Indicates 2 lanes PEMEX 5083 State Border S O N O R A S I N A L O A

Speed Bump ~~Topes~~

Various Warnings MILITARY NOTE: Military and Agriculture checkpoints can change often HWY 15 Indicates a local road

▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Tualac

GPS: N20*43.733 Toll Toll. Get out your wallet! Note the latest fee and GPS W088*34.995 Car 124 Pesos Highway Sign and Number. "D" indicates a Toll or "Cuota" Highway Bridge Puente Cibuta Indicates town or city

TURN LEFT TO XCOB AFTER TURN

TURN TO BELLVILLE (RED Instructions means a critical direction)

Overpass 6 Documents Required 7 BORDER CROSSINGS San Ysidro Border and Immigration Open 24 Hours The Banjercito (Army Bank) is open 8am to 12 pm. Otay Mesa Open 6 am to 10 pm. The Banjercito is open 8am to 12 pm. Open 6am to 12 midnight. The Banjercito is open 8am to 8 pm. Calexico Downtown Both Immigration & Banjercito are open 24 Hours Calexico East Open 6 am to 10 pm. Banjercito M - F 8 am to 4pm, Sat 10 am to 2pm, Sun Closed. San Luis Open Both Immigration & Banjercito are open 8 to 12. La Paz Pichilingue Banjercito for the Ferry 9am to 2 pm. The Banjercito is the Army Bank and is required if you need a Vehicle Permit because you are traveling out of the Baja to the mainland of Mexico.

TOURIST CARDS Canadians and US Citizens going into Mexico for more than 72 hours or travelers going beyond the border area MUST get a Tourist card. This requires a passport. The cards are usually issued for up to 180 days (check to make sure they haven't given you less) and are payable at a bank. One member of the family can process the total family by themselves. The cost is approximately $30USD per person – (fees increase annually) payable at a Bank. You may get checked for the permit when stopped at Military checkpoints so pay for it as soon as possible. The Tourist Cards technically are supposed to be turned in when you make your final exit from Mexico.

VEHICLE PERMITS Vehicle Permits are required if you travel to the mainland. (Motorcycles under 500 CC’s are exempt) Vehicle must be registered in the name of the driver and the driver must have a valid Canadian or American driver’s license. You are also required to have a passport, driver’s license, vehicle registration and/or title. You must have an official letter from the lien holder if your vehicle is leased. It should be as formal letter as possible indicating permission AND for a specific period of time. You must pay the fee with a credit card in registered owners name issued by a Canadian Bank or US Bank. You are now ALSO required to pay a vehicle deposit payable in cash or credit card. The deposit is returned to you when your vehicle is returned. The cost of the deposit is $200 - $400 depending on the age of your car. Motor homes can now get a 10 year vehicle permit for approximately $45 USD. 1 person can bring 1 motor home and a tow car into Mexico but 1 person cannot import 2 cars YOU MUST TURN THE PERMIT IN WHEN YOU LEAVE MEXICO so keep the permit, packaging etc. in a safe place. The permit return office is located at migration offices at the border where one would normally pick up papers.

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FISHING LICENSES Fishing licenses are required if you have tackle onboard. They are available at “Pesca” Offices in large port cities. The easiest way to obtain one is by faxing the office in California Oficina de Pesca, 2550 Fifth Ave., Ste. 101, San Diego, CA 92103 Telephone 619-233-6956; Fax 619-233-0344 and they will fax you a confirmation. The cost continues to change but is under $25 per week or $60 annually.

PET DOCUMENTS While often not enforced, you are required to have a Health Certificate from your vet stating that your cat or dog is in good health and shots are up to date. It is likely that you will NOT be asked for this when you are entering Mexico but will be when you return back to the US. HIGHWAY ROAD SIGNS 8 HIGHWAY ROAD SIGNS 9 HIGHWAY ROAD SIGNS 10 SPANISH ENGLISH ACOTAMIENTO Soft Shoulders ALTO Stop AREA DE DESCANSO Rest Area ASCENSO Y DESCENSO DE PEAJE A 250 m Toll Booth Barrier Ahead in 250 M CALLE SIN SALIDA Dead End CAMELLON CENTRAL Center Divider CAMINO CERRADO Road Closed CAMINO SINUOSO Winding Road CARRIL IZQUIERDO SOLO PARA REBASAR Left lane Only for Passing CARRIL LATERAL SOLO POR Laterals Only for Light Vehicles VEHICULOS LIGROS CASETA DE COBRO Toll Booth CEDA EL PASO AL PEATON Give Way to Pedestrians CICLOPISTA Bicycle Path CON LLUVIA DISMINUYA SU VELOCIDAD In Rain Reduce Your Speed CON NEBLINA ENCIENDA SUS LUCES In Fog Turn on Lights CONCEDA CAMBIO DE CIERRE SU ESCAPE Close Muffler By-Pass CONCEDA CAMBIO DE LUCES Dim Your Lights Approaching Traffic CONSERVE LIMPIO BCS Keep Sur Clean CONSERVE SU DISTANCIA Keep Your Distance CONSERVE SU DERECHA Keep to Your Right CRUCE DE ESCOLARES School Crossing CRUCE DE PEATONES Pedestrian Crossing CUANDO TOME NO MANEJE When You Drink Don’t Drive CUIDADO CON EL TREN Careful Rail Road Crossing CURVA PELIGROSO Dangerous Curve DESPACIO Slow DEPOSITOS DE BASURA EN Deposit Trash at the Telephone Booth CASETAS TELEFONICAS DESVIACION A 500 MTS Detour in 500 Meters DISMINUYA SU VELOCIDAD Slow Down DISMINUYA SU VELOCIDAD Reduce Your Speed Toll Booth in 1Km CASETA DE COBRO A 1Km ELIJA SU CARRIL OPORTUNAMENTE Select Your Lane At Earliest Opportunity EN B.C.S ES OBLIGATORIO In Baja California South Seatbelts Are Mandatory EL CINTURON DE SEGURIDAD ENTRADA Entrance ENTRADA Y SALIDA DE CAMIONES Trucks Entering and Exiting ENTRONQUE PROXIMO Intersection Near ENTRONQUE PELIGROSO Dangerous Intersection ESTA CARRETERA NO ES DE ALTA VELOCIDAD This is Not a High Speed Road ESTACIONAMIENTO SOLO PARA EMERGENCIAS Emergency Parking Only ESTE CAMINO NO ES DE ALTA VELOCIDAD Not a High-Speed Road EVITE ACCIDENTES Avoid Accidents EVITE LA INSTALLACION DE TOPES Avoid the Installation of Speed Bumps FELIZ VIAJE REBASE CON PRECAUCION Have a Good Trip Pass with Caution GRACIAS POR USAR EL Thanks For Using Your Seatbelt CINTURON DE SUGURIDAD HIGHWAY ROAD SIGNS 11

SPANISH ENGLISH GRAVA SUELTA Loose Gravel GUARDE SU DISTANCIA Keep Your Distance HOMBRES TRABAJANDO Men at Work LO MEJOR TUS VACACIONES The Best of Your Vacation is a Good Return Home UN BUEN REGRESO A CASA LUCES Dim Your Lights MANEJE CON PRECAUCION Drive with Caution MANEJE CON PRECAUCION Drive with Caution Your Family Waits For You SU FAMILIA LE ESPERA MAQUINA TRABAJANDO Heavy Machines at Work MIRADOR DE MOLINERO View Point Of Mill NO CIRCULAR POR EL ACOTAMIENTO No Driving On the Shoulders NO DE FRENTE No Entry NO DEJE PIEDRAS EL ACOTAMIENTO No Driving On the Shoulder NO DOBLE RODADO No Trucks with Duals NO ESTACIONARSE EN ACOTAMIENTO No Parking On Shoulders NO FRENE CON MOTOR No Engine Brakes NO MALTRATE LAS SENALES Don’t Disregard the Signs NO MANEJE Don’t Drive Tired NO REBASE CON RAYA CONTINUA No Passing on a Continuous Line NO REBASE POR EL ACONTAMIENTO No Passing on Shoulders NO REBASE No Passing NO TIRE BASURA Don’t Throw Trash NO TRANSITE POR FRANJAS LATERALES Do Not Drive on Shoulders NO UTILIZAR FRENO CON MOTOR No Engine Brakes OBEDEZCA LAS SENALES Obey the Signs PARA VUELTA IZQUIERDA ESPERE SU LUZ Turning Left on Light PARADERO Bus Stop PEREMENTO DERRAPANTE AL ESTAR HUMEDO Pavement Slick When Wet PERMITA REBASAR UNTILICE SU Allow Passing Use Extreme Right EXTREMA DERECHA PLAZA DE COBRO Toll Booth POBLADO PROXIMO Town Near POR TU SEGURIDAD REPETE LAS SENALES For your Safety Respect The Signs PELIGROSO Dangerous PRECUACION CRUCE DE PEATONES Caution Pedestrian Crossing PRECAUCION ZONA ESCOLAR Caution School Zone PRECAUCION ZONA DE GUANDO Caution Livestock Zone PRECAUCION ZONA DE TOLVANERAS Precaution Wind Zone PRINCIPIA TRAMO EN REPARACION Main Highway Under Repair PRINCIPIA ZONA DE DERRUMBES Begin Rockslide Area PRINCIPIA ZONA DE VADOS Begin Area of Dips PROHIBIDO ESTACIONARSE No Parking PROHIBIDO TIRAR BASURA Throwing Thrash Prohibited PROHIBIDO TIRAR BASURA MULTA O CARCEL Throwing Trash Prohibited by Fine or Jail PUENTE Bridge PUENTE ANGOSTO Narrow Bridge HIGHWAY ROAD SIGNS 12

SPANISH ENGLISH RADAR EN OPERACION Radar in Operation REDUCCION DE ACOTAMIENTOSA Reduction of Shoulders REDUCCION A DOS CARRILES Reduction to Two Lanes REDUCTOR DE VELOCIDAD Speed Bumps RESPETE LIMITE DE VELOCIDAD Obey the Speed Limit RETURNO A 2KM CARRIL IZQUIERDO U-Turn In 2km Left Lane RUTA DE CAMIONES Truck Route SALIDA Exit SALIDA A 150 MTS RAMPA DE Exit in 150 MTS for Vehicles without Brakes SEGURIDAD VEHULOS SIN FRENOS SEAMFORO EN OPERACION Stop Light In Operation SE USARA GRUA Tow-Away Zone SI TOMA NO MANEJE Don’t Drink and Drive TERMINA AMPLIACION End of Shoulders TERMINA ZONA DE DERRUMBES End Rockslide Area TOPES Speed Bumps TRAFFICO PESADO Heavy Traffic Go Right TRAMO EN REPARACION Road Repairs TRANSITO LENTO CARRIL DERECHO Slow Traffic Keep Right TRANSITO PESADO POR LIBRAMIENTO Heavy Traffic by Libramiento or Circle Route TROPICO DE CANCER Tropic of Cancer UN SOLO CARRIL Single Lane VADO PELIGROSO Dangerous Dip VEHICULOS LIGEROS Light Vehicles VEHICULOS PESADO Heavy Vehicles ZONA DE FALLAS Landslide Area ZONA DE GANADO Cattle Area ZONA URBANA Urban Zone Slow Down

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The New Route At the time of research and publishing, the new route was yet to be implemented. The exact route from Highways I 5 and 805 was yet to have signs on the US side. From the Mexican side we could see a bridge from the entry. There were two lanes. One of the lanes was going directly to Tijuana and the other was going to Highway 1D. They are calling this one the Scenic Route.

Have small denomination bills. The tolls only take $20USD or MX 200 max. This is the Current Pedestrian Overpass 14 Route Southbound Highway I-5 and Highway 805 Keep Right for I 805 Pedestrian Overpass Keep Left for HWY I-5 Offices U S A Border M E X I C O US Customs TURN to Ensenada HWY1 "D" AFTER TURN Turns Around to Border Crossing TURN RIGHT to San Diego Overpass (Left to Otay Border Crossing) Overpass The New SOUTHBOUND RD Curves PEMEX Route Begins Here Overpass RD to Retorno▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Ave Revolución Ave Revolución▬▬▬▬▬▬ & Centro "D Roads or Cuotas" Tin Wall Retorno PEMEX Use toll Roads when available. "1 D" KEEP RIGHT to ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD Ave Carranza for example. Ensenada ▬▬▬▬▬▬Cuota RD Merge from Right ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rosario Keep to HWY 1D Overpass RD to El Mirador▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬KEEP RIGHT to San Diego RD to San Diego▬▬▬▬▬▬ Tecate ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Diego Tecate ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Mirador Overpass Pedestrian Overpass RD to Colonial Lázaro RD to Playas▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to KM 9 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Fuentes del Mar Residential Bumps Takes $20 USD Toll GPS:N32*30.812 W117*06.578 Tijuana or 200 pesos Max Cars 35 pesos “Aunt Jane” RD to La▬▬▬▬▬▬ Joya ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to La Joya The area was originally populated by Overpass the hunter-gathering Kumeyaay KM 15 SOS) Indians. The Europeans "discovered" RD to Punta Bandera▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Punta del Mar the area and built ranches and small & Punta del Mar ▬▬▬▬▬▬ & Punta Bandera settlements. SOS) HWY 1 D Dip In 1848 the Mexican American War RD to Bella▬▬▬▬▬▬ Vista ended and Mexico lost California. Overpass An international border was created RD to Real▬▬▬▬▬▬ Del Mar ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Real del Mar and has shaped Tijuana’s character RD to San Antonio▬▬▬▬▬▬ Norte Overpass SOS) and economy ever since. RD to San▬▬▬▬▬▬ Antonio ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Antonio In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s RD to Playa▬▬▬▬▬▬ Blanca Overpass tourists from California came to RD to Baja▬▬▬▬▬▬ Malibu ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Tijuana for entertainment and later, SOS) continued to come for regional fairs, RD to Rancho del▬▬▬▬▬▬ Mar ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Marino the racetrack, casinos and hotels. KM 24 Overpass While tourism continues to play an ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rancho important role today, the RD to Hotel Century▬▬▬▬▬▬ Del Mar maquiladoras provide good RD to Secture▬▬▬▬▬▬ RADAR SOS) employment opportunities. SOS) Tijuana has 1,483,992, residents Overpass and is one of the country’s fastest Wal-Mart Pedestrian Overpass growing cities. RD to Rosarito▬▬▬▬▬▬ Norte Overpass ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rosarito Norte 15 Pedestrian Overpass Tijuana Libre KM 30 SOS)

Pedestrian Overpass RD to Rosarito▬▬▬▬▬▬ Commercial Mexicana Overpass Pedestrian Overpass ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rosarito Pedestrian Overpass Rosarito Overpass Pedestrian Overpass Pedestrian Overpass Puente Rosarito Rosarito PEMEX 5267 KM 35 was inhabited by the Overpass Kumeyaay Indians and much like ~~Warning Bumps~~ Military Checkpoint Tijuana became a ranching Toll $20 USD or Toll N32*18.651 W117*02.650 community once the Europeans 200 pesos Max Overpass Car 35pesos arrived. Fox Movie Set hElectrical Substation In 1925 the Barbachano family built Puente SOS) the Rosarito Beach Hotel and a KM 41 highway from the border to increase Puente Morito tourism from the US. Hollywood Puente Gaviotas SOS) stars soon followed including Orson Large Statue of Christ on Hill Wells, Rita Hayworth, Prince Aly Puente El Morro Khan, Ava Gardener, Katherine ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local RD Hepburn and others. HWY 1 D SOS) The city was incorporated in 1995 RD to Puerto ▬▬▬▬▬▬Nuevo ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Puerto Nuevo and continues to attract tourists KM 50 Puente Cantilles especially on long weekends, spring Bajamar break and holidays. The city offers hElectrical Substation over 900 hotel rooms and 25 resorts New Port Beach Hotel Puente Puerto Nuevo as well as an abundance of motels, Overpass hotels, spas and golf courses. Real Puente Médanos estate has boomed and condos and RD to Puerto ▬▬▬▬▬▬Nuevo ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD Cantamar Puerto Nuevo time shares abound. Pedestrian Overpass “Foxploration” Puente Primo Tapia Movie Theme Park Pedestrian Overpass James Cameron’s film "Titanic" was SOS) Pedestrian Overpass shot from this location and many of Sand Dunes KM 55 the artifacts from the film were ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rancho Descanso rescued from the trash bins by Puente Charlie Arneson, vice president of RD to Ensenada▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Cuenca Lenchera Fox Studios in Rosarito. Overpass The set has now become a tourist SOS) Puente las Chivas Falling Rock attraction-theme park that features Plaza del Mar SOS) props and costumes from Titanic as Residential Puente Santa Maria well as other films produced here RD La ▬▬▬▬▬▬Mission & Puente Fondo 1 SOS) including Pearl Harbor, and Master La Fonda ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Alisitos and Commander. KM 68 The park covers 19 acres and takes BIG Rest Area Pedestrian Overpass SOS) at least two hours to view. (Room for RVs) 16 Puente La Misión PEMEX 10359 Rest Area Pedestrian Overpass SOS)

Pedestrian Overpass Baja Seasons SOS) RD to La ▬▬▬▬▬▬Salina ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to La Salina Puerto Salina Puente Salina Marina SOS) La Salina SOS) SOS) HWY 1 D hElectrical Substation SOS) RD to Baja▬▬▬▬▬▬ Mar ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to SOS) Overpass PLANNING YOUR ROADTRIP KM 79 Plan your trip daily so that you know Retorno Overpass Tel 074 Emergency exactly how long you can SOS) ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD Retorno comfortably drive. Some people say RD to El Mirador▬▬▬▬▬▬ SOS) 4 hours max. We drive for extended Overpass periods but spell each other off. RADAR ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Mirador Don't try to calculate your daily SOS) Rock Falling distance by comparing driving Local▬▬▬▬▬▬ RD 1-800-227-8331 distances in the US or Canada. In RD to Salsipuedes▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Saldamando Mexico you will be going much Discovery Wine Tasting Puente Salsipuedes & Salsipuedes slower. Think 200 - 300 kms per day. SOS) Puente Mananteses Rock Falling KNOW YOUR OWN SAFETY KM 90 Palm in Center LIMITS. Pit stop every 2 – 4 hours SOS) Rest 10 minutes and proceed. Beautiful Views SOS) Travel early in the morning - RD to Saldamando▬▬▬▬▬▬ preferably at the crack of dawn. If RD to Mirador▬▬▬▬▬▬ your vehicle breaks down you can Punta Saldamando Hills make arrangements before nightfall. Lighthouse Palm in Center ~~Warning Bumps~~ Toll GPS: N31*54.194 W116*43.998 REMEMBER HSBC Overpass Car 35pesos Place all of your border documents Puente including the wrapper portion of your San Miguel KM 99 vehicle document, in a safe dry place RD to Tijuana▬▬▬▬▬▬ Libre Overpass as you MUST return them to immigration when leaving Mexico. RD to Tecate▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Tijuana Libre This includes your vehicle and your PEMEX 8894 FMT or tourist visa. ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Tecate (You MUST have a vehicle permit Overpass Wine Route HWY 3 if you are going to mainland Mexico. ) OXXO We put our documents in a Ziploc L PEMEX 2619 No Diesel baggie and put them in a safe place Posada del Mar Flashing Light inside the vehicle. California Trailer Park L PEMEX 6567 Ramona Beach School Zone L KM 106 School Zone RV Camping KEEP LEFT RV Park Locations go to Overpass www.ontheroadin.com Motel Sil L KEEP LEFT 17 Lomas de San Marino OXXO L Ave Bahia Asuncion VW L Bus Parking L Calle Bahia de Los Angeles Red Cross L AV Belgrado Auto Zone TURN RIGHT & LEFT to San Quintín AFTER TURN L TURN LEFT & Follow & Ensenada RD Curves Turn Left “Sea Inlet” Stop Stop Novena Discovered by the Spanish in 1542 L AV Moctezuma and sixty days later named Ensenada Stop Stop de Todos los Santos. The city Dominos Pizza became an important seaport during L Ave Ruiz the Mexican American War and later Golden Dragon with adventurers seeking gold. L AV Gastelum Ensenada today is an important Bajalarm fishing and commercial port. There is L Av Riveroll a navy base, cruise ship terminal OXXO and military airfield. L Av Blancarte The mild year-round weather is PEMEX 2625 No Diesel conducive to grapes and Ensenada is Puente the heart of wine country. These L Av Espanoza Police grapes are said to be the stock that Stop Stop Padre Juan de Ugarte planted in 1703. OXXO There is a thriving tourist industry in TURN RIGHT Burger King Ensenada with souvenir shops and AFTER TURN restaurants that cater to the young L and young at heart; Hussongs and TURN LEFT Papas and Beer to name two. There PEMEX 5194 is a large variety of hotels and PEMEX 5982 L accommodation. KFC Ensenada Just to the north are several surfing Statue Benito Juarez L spots and windsurfing is popular in Papa Johns Soriana spots to the south. L R Mendez There are numerous seasonal events. Cardenas Statue McDonalds The California Gray whales migrate PEMEX 2605 close to the coast from Alaska to the Soriana Baja Lagoons from December to Puente Junction to San Felipe March and there are daily tours OXXO available. PEMEX 2609 L Carnival attracts many tourists in Ford PEMEX 6921 February, Semana Santa before and L during Easter. Fiestas de la Smart & Final Vendimia, or harvest/wine festival is HWY 1 Disco celebrated in August. Nissan The Baja 500 road race is held in June L DAX and the Baja 1000 in late November. 1 Enjoy Ensenada! Lots of fun. AutoZone PEMEX 5761 18 Waldos Calimax Pedestrian Overpass Wal-Mart Home Depot L Costco L Commercial Mexicana Ensenada Burger King Super Ley PEMEX 2620 OXXO L MILITARY Base Pedestrian Overpass Gov of Ensenada Offices L First Margarita...Maybe L Joker Hotel Hussong's is the oldest MILITARY Airport Hielo Ice cantina in L OXXO established in 1892 - PEMEX 7560 ATM and claims to be the place that HWY 1 created the first margarita in 1941. PEMEX 8558 No Diesel It was named after Margarita Henkel, RD to Estero▬▬▬▬▬▬ Beach L daughter of the German Ambassador PEMEX 5923 to Mexico. It is a fun place and worth L a visit. L Other Margarita claimants include Puente Chapultepec Willie (1934) from restaurant Los Dos KM 18 Puente San Carlos 1 & 2 Republicas in Matamoros – named School Zone after a beautiful girl called Marguerite L ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Golf Course Hemery; Danny Negrete, (1936) from Orchard the Garci Crispo Hotel for Margarita Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ Negrete; Enrique Bastate Gutierrez RD to Medical of Mexico▬▬▬▬▬▬ L ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Hogar (1940) Tijuana as a homage to PEMEX 10666 L actress Margarita Cansino (Rita Extra PEMEX 2610 Hayworth), "Pancho" Morales (1942) PEMEX 2612 L Tommy’s Place Cuidad Juarez after Calimax a mistake in mixing; Santos Cruz RD to La ▬▬▬▬▬▬Bufadora L (1948) Balinese Room Galveston OXXO L OXXO Texas named after Peggy Lee and Pacifico Beer Margaret Sames (1948) L PEMEX 2613 Stop Stop L hElectrical Substation Stop Stop Stop School Zone Stop PEMEX 10271 L Stop Stop Granito & Marbel Cattle La Bufadora Puente El Zorrillo La Bufadora is a marine blowhole KM 30 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Pipa created by ocean waves hitting an Welcome to the Ruta Vino underground cave. The trapped air EJ Enderus ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Canyon explodes in an upward direction every Fields Residential other minute with a loud explosive Las Cañadas Start Incline sound effect. Curves 19 Puente Las Animals Fields Puente Las Fresas Puente San Miguel River MILITARY Checkpoint La Grulla Fields KM 40 HWY 1 General Store EJ Uruapan Camping Curves Grape Vines RD to Puerto Santo Tomás▬▬▬▬▬▬ Winery Santo Tomás Vineyard Vineyard Named after Misión Santo Tomás de Trees Line RD Trees Line RD Aquino located nearby. The mission Puente Santo Tomás 1 was established in 1791 by José Fields Santo Tomás Fields Loriente and was eventually given to KM 50 the military. Puente Santo Tomás 2 The town is in the heart of wine Store country and many of Mexico’s best ~~Tope~~ grapes are grown here. PEMEX 2632 Santo Tomás El Palomar Church † BEWARE School Zone About Those ~~Tope~~ Left Hand Turn Signals IMSS In Mexico you must be very careful Cattle when you see the driver in front of Wear Seatbelts you turn on his left hand signal. Incline Decline North of the border means he is KM 60 turning. Not so in Mexico. Pullout When you see the left hand signal it Cattle CAN mean that the coast is clear Dirt RD to El Trebolar▬▬▬▬▬▬ and that it is safe for you to pass. Decline Curva Peligrosa Incline Think about this for a minute. Do you want to put your life in the hands of ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rancho another driver who is tired of you Puente Jaquinto Naranjo riding his bumper? Orchard KM 70 We suggest you think twice. Think that the driver JUST MIGHT BE Falling Rock TURNING LEFT! Hills Hills So….if you try and pass him – after RD to Eréndira all he said it was safe – but he really & Malibu Beach RV▬▬▬▬▬▬ meant that he is turning….well you Hills & Bush Hills & Bush get the point. CRASH! KM 82 It is dangerous out there! Pullout Puente Buenos Aires Misión San Vicente Ferrer RD Misión San Vincente▬▬▬▬▬▬ Ferrer The mission was founded in August Puente San Vincente Ferrer 1780 and was one of the most Puente San Vincente important missions because of Corona San Vincente Ferrer central location, fertile lands and Puente Ferrer abundant water. (Abandoned in 1833) RD to Sagarpa▬▬▬▬▬▬ 20 Park KM 90 L PEMEX 2879 ~~Series of Topes~~ ~~Series of Topes~~ Stores & Supplies Stores & Supplies Grapes HWY 1 Rocky Hills

Cactus Garden Madonna on Rock EJ Sanchez Taboada Cactus Garden Open Fields Llano Colorado KM 100 Vineyard Vineyard Rancho Huckleberry Friend Vineyard “I have found out that there ain't no Military Rancho Colorado surer way to find out whether you like ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Valle Trinidad people or hate them than to travel Vineyard hElectrical Substation with them.” Fields Fields Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local RD Bush Bush Best Road Map Incline KM 110 Decline Hands Down Cactus Garden The best road map to Decline Incline purchase for your Mexican Curves road trip is Guia Roji. Many folks EJ Alfredo Bonfil Cactus Garden mistakenly think this translates to Chapel † on Hill Red (roja) Guide. In fact the name is Cacti Gardens derived from the authors last name. Livestock Yard In 1928 the Roji brothers published Falling Rock their first map and since then it has Hills KM 120 Bush always had a red cover. EJ Lopez Zamora Hence the confusion. Hotel Sonora Strangely enough in Japanese Roji School Zone means a "path through which one Store With 2 Tall Trees passes" on the way (home) San Antonio del Mar You can purchase the maps on line Puente Colonet at www.ontheroadin.com. Primary School Colonet Once in Mexico you can usually Colonet purchase them at Wal-Mart (such as L in CD Obregon) in the magazine Commercial Area of Town section. Besides highway maps Guia PEMEX 7792 Roji Atlas' also contain some city ~~Tope~~ maps. IMSS Residential Residential IMSS is government medical RD to EJ Morelos▬▬▬▬▬▬ insurance available to Mexican KM 130 New Hotel Paraiso Colonet workers & foreign residents with Flat & Straight FM3s and FM2s. Range Range 21 Big Flat Plain ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Panteón PEMEX 5513 Rancho Grande Snack KM 140 Diaz Ordaz ~~Topes~~▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Pedro Martir Puente San Telmo Cattle Greenhouses RD to Jaramillo▬▬▬▬▬▬ Jaramillo Jaramillo School Zone

~~Tope~~ ~~Series of Topes~~ El Chopo Market Rancho Ybarra EJ Mesa San Jacinto Hotel Rates KM 150 Usually Hotel Rates Rangeland HWY 1 Rangeland are posted in Mexico at Rancho Las Margaritas the reception desk. Take a look and 80 KMH if they are acceptable ask clearly Madonna Rock Camalú “Are these your best rates or do you IMSS have any promotions for … " (then Urban Area state your circumstances – for 2 School Zone Camalú people needing one bed or for one Corona & Mercado person) L Often there is a promotion and they PEMEX 2880 will tell you then. If you don’t ask you Farmacia won’t get the deal. Villa Margarita Once the money is sorted out, ASK Truck Distribution Centre TO SEE THE ROOM. Rooms differ Truck Distribution Center PEMEX 105576 greatly as does cleanliness, noise Fields Cattle Fields factors, traffic etc. Check it out Tepeyac Fertilizers yourself. Even in the nicest of Cattle establishments it is considered ~Vado~ prudent to do this. Additionally they KM 162 are going to show you the BEST Fields Fields room they have before the deal is EJ Emiliano Zapata struck. They can give you the worst School Zone room if money has already been ~~Series of Topes~~ exchanged. El Oasis Refreshments ~~Series of Topes~~ PEMEX 6530 PEMEX Chula Vista NUMBERS School Zone Every Pemex Gas Station has ~~Topes Galore~~ unique numbers which make it a Puente Santo Domingo 1 perfect meeting place or directional Puente Santo Domingo 2 guide. We tell you if the Station does Vincente Guerrero NOT carry Diesel. Tires Espresso Internet HSBC “Not all those who wander are L Banamex Calimax lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien Bodega 22 Mercado Alianza KM 172 HWY 1 PEMEX 4553 La Misión Hotel Gallo Restaurant Baja Fiesta & RV Meson Don▬▬▬▬▬▬ Pepe Electric RD to Posada Don▬▬▬▬▬▬ Diego RD to IMSS▬▬▬▬▬▬ Welcome to the Valley of San Quintin ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Driscolls ~~Tope~~

EJ Padre Kino CEDIS PEMEX 8612 ~~Series of Topes~~ RD to UABC Unidad San▬▬▬▬▬▬ Quintín Fields Fields Puente Padre Kino Padre Kino Rancho Manga Fields Fields KM 186 Leche Jersey Eusebio Francisco Kino was a San Quintín Jesuit priest and missionary who L explored northwestern Mexico and Red Cross southern Arizona in the late 1600s. PEMEX 2881 He was a noted mathematician, San Quintín L astronomer and cartographer. Kino Urban proved that Baja California was not Hotel Villa an island but rather a peninsula. Motel Chavez He led many expeditions on a horse Puente San Quintin and covered over 50,000 square miles. La Palmas Kino taught the Indians farming BIG A techniques and with 20 imported IMSS cattle helped develop them into a L herd of over 70,000. He died in 1711 PEMEX 6671 NO Diesel in Magdalena Sonora. Karaoke Corona HWY 1 Lázaro Cárdenas Hotel Lázaro Cárdenas is named after the MILITARY Base ~~Tope~~ Michoacán born President Lázaro RD to Volcanic Montañas▬▬▬▬▬▬ Calimax Cárdenas who is remembered by PEMEX 2634 No Diesel Mexicans as being one of the only Mercado Mercado honest politicians in history. He is Comex also known by capitalists as the President who in 1934 expropriated Col Lázaro Cárdenas ~~Tope~~ oil production equipment and property School ~~Tope~~ in Mexico and nationalized the OXXO resource and industry. He also PEMEX 7574 delivered land reform and established KM 0 & KM 196 the ejido system.. Radar 23 RD Bahia▬▬▬▬▬▬ San Electric Substation Quintín & Camping Fields Cacti Garden KM 2 ~Vado~ ~~Tope~~ PEMEX 9155 Fields Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ KM 8 EJ FCO Villa Puente San Simon Greenhouses Rancho Los Pinos ~~Series of Topes~~ Greenhouses PEMEX 9278 RD to La Misión Hotel & Greenhouses Cielito▬▬▬▬▬▬ Lindo Rancho Los Pinos Distribution Greenhouses Greenhouses PEMEX 9659 RD ▬▬▬▬▬▬~~Topes~~ EJ Nuevo Odisea School Zone ~~Series of Topes~~ SPANISH COURSES RD to El Pabellón▬▬▬▬▬▬ Via Your Computer ~~Tope~~ If you are like us and not really into ~~Series of Topes~~ going to night school or wanting to Puente Parritas partake in an immersion course, RD to Fidel's El Pabellón▬▬▬▬▬▬ then consider taking a good Spanish Fields Fields course on your computer. We have Puente Parritas 2 had nothing but positive comments Massive Sand Dunes Municipal Garbage on the course Visual Link Spanish. Ocean Views HWY 1 We sell it on our web and you can KM 22 buy it there and it will be shipped to Straight & Rolling Hills you before you leave home. Residential It has a six month guarantee and we Puente El Socorro are confident you too will love the Flags to Development presentation. Ocean Views Just to ensure you are going to like it, Camino Angosto they give you a few classes free. EJ Valle Tranquila Give it a try. KM 30 LEARN SPANISH COURSE Playa de Tranquila RV Park Bush Bush ~Vado~ Puente Arroyo Hondo ~Vado~ Ocean Views ~Vado~ Chicharrón KM 40 Chicharrón is a popular Mexico Food. Scrub Brush Scrub Brush It is deep fried pork skin and are Reserve Natural ~Vado~ quite crunchy and if well-prepared View of Mountains & Hills slightly oily. Heavenly spread with Military Checkpoint Plateau guacamole. ~~Topes~~ 24 Check Your Brakes ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Col La Mesa Decline Incline KM 54 EL Rosario Incline Decline Sagarapa Last Stop for Fuel PEMEX 3086 (Diesel in the back) PEMEX ALERT Curva Peligrosa Mama Esposito's Restaurant School Zone Super Market Museo de Dona Marie PEMEX ALERT ~~Tope~~ Note there are no Gas School HWY 1 stations for the Next 240 KMS Mercado going South. El Rosario Llantera ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rosario Arriba El Rosario Motel Sinai "The Rosary” EJ Nuevo Uruapan Dominican friars established their first ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Campamento mission in 1774 here and the ruins ~~Tope~~ can still be seen today just outside KM 60 of town. El Rosario was the end of the road Puente El Rosario 1 & 2 until 1973 when the Trans peninsular Incline & Curves KM 67 First / last Cirios highway was built. Small Cacti Fill up with Gas if going south! Garden of Cirios Beautiful Cactus! Variety of Small Cacti & Cirios Datilillo Vailida Local Dirt RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ “Strong Little Date” KM 82 Begins Cardón Cactus From the agave family Tall Cacti this plant strongly Botanical Garden resembles the Joshua Sagebrush & Some Cacti Sagebrush & Some Cacti Tree but without the Incline & Curves Decline multiple branches KM 90 It can grow as a single trunk or have Sagebrush & Some Cacti Sagebrush & Some Cacti small branches at the top of the trunk. Flat Top Hill in Distance Datilillo is common to the Pacific side Incline & Curves Decline of the Baja from the Cape to El Pullout HWY 1 Rosario and grows from 3 to 7 meters Incline & Curves Decline in height on fine textured soils. Cirios Forest The buds from the plant can be eaten ~Vado~ alone or made into a tea beneficial for Grasses & Cacti Grasses & Cacti rheumatism and diabetes. The Pullout Pullout Flowers are made into candy. Often Incline & Curves Decline you will see the roots used as KM 100 fence posts on desert ranches. Incline & Curves Decline Restaurant “Tourists don’t know where Cirios & Tall Cacti they’ve been, travelers don’t know Puente El Arenoso where they’re going.” Multi Cacti Paul Theroux Puente El Arenoso 2 25 Rancho El Descanso KM 108 Cacti & Cirios Sagebrush, Cacti & Cirios Memorial to Hector "Valle de Cirios" Cattle ~Vado~ ~Vado~ Curva Peligrosa Misión San Fernando ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Rey de España de Velicatá RD to San Fernando ▬▬▬▬▬▬Misión The only mission founded by El Progresso Franciscans in Baja California. Cattle Established in the 1700s, the ~Vado~ mission fell into decline as the ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ population was decimated by Curva Peligrosa epidemics. It was abandoned by Plateau 1818 and today only the stone HWY 1 Rancho Pénjamo foundations have survived. KM 131 ▬▬▬▬▬▬Puerto Santa Catrina Sagebrush & Small Cacti Sagebrush & Small Cacti ~Vado~ Small Flat Top Hill Valle de Santa Teresa KM 142 Some Tall Cacti Some Tall Cacti Cardon Cactus Cattle San Augustín El Mármol Mines RV Park San Augustín Mármol is Spanish for marble but this ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Mármol quarry mined onyx a substitute for (15 kms) marble. In the beginning of the 20th Sagebrush & Small Cacti Sagebrush & Small Cacti century a San Diego mining company KM 151 established the operation. It was Flat Top Hill abandoned in the late 1950s.Only 15 Small Flat Top Hills kms off the highway, the site has the Flat Top Hills ruins of a schoolhouse built entirely ~Vado~ of thick onyx blocks. ~Vado~ Cirios & Small Cacti Cirios & Small Cacti Cirio ~Vado~ Cirio or Boojum is KM 163 Rocky Hill a tree endemic to Rocks Everywhere Rocks Everywhere the Baja. It looks ~Vado~ like a brown, hairy Tall Cacti, Big Rocks Tall Cacti, Big Rocks upside down carrot. Rocks & Rocks Rocks & Rocks The English name, ~Vado~ Boojum, is taken Rocks & Rocks Tall Cacti, Big Rocks from Lewis Carroll’s Rocks & Rocks & Tall Cacti Rocks & Rocks & Tall Cacti poem “the Hunting ~Vado~ of the Snark.” KM 174 The Seri Indians believe that touching ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Museum, Camping, Hiking Trails this plant will make the winds blow. ~Vado~ 26 ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Tall Cacti & Sagebrush Rocks, Tall Cacti & Sagebrush Restaurant RV Cataviña ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Store Café Desert Inn Hotel ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Infrequent Gas KM 180 ~Vado~ Santa Inez RD to Misiόn, Santa Inez KM 181 & RV Park Rocks & Cirios Rocks & Cirios Curva Peligrosa Rocks & Cirios Rocks & Cirios Misiόn Santa María ~Vado~ de los Ángeles ~Vado~ In 1767 the Jesuits built their last KM 192 mission in the Baja before they were ~Vado~ expelled from Mexico for political One Palm reasons; Misiόn Santa María de los Rocks, Cacti & Cirios HWY 1 Rocks, Cacti & Cirios Ángeles. It is located in a wide Rancho San Martin Restaurant volcanic canyon surrounded with Cattle granite. Unlike other missions on the ~Vado~ Baja, Santa Maria was built with Rocks, Cacti & Cirios Rocks, Cacti & Cirios adobe brick rather than stone. Curves The Franciscans occupied the KM 200 mission in 1768 but they preferred No Vegetation Mission San Fernando de Velicata to Curva Peligrosa the north and the Santa Maria was Straightaway reduced to an outpost until it was Sagebrush Sagebrush abandoned in 1818. Flat With Sagebrush Flat With Sagebrush BIG Rock Pile El Predregoso ~Vado~ Laguna Chapala Seca & KM 212 Legend of the Lost Mission ~Vado~ In the mid 1700’s, stories and rumors Grasses & Sagebrush Grasses & Sagebrush spread throughout Spain that the ~Vado~ Jesuits that were hording precious Cerro Prieto metals, pearls and jewels and KM 220 shipping them to a Venetian Brown Rock Hill Sagebrush & merchant in Spain. Curves Occasional Cacti The story was that just before the Sagebrush Sagebrush Jesuits were expelled from the Flat Plain With Sagebrush country, they stockpiled and hid their Restaurant & Mechanic ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Gonzaga Bay treasure in a mission they quickly Phone built for that purpose: Santa Isabel. KM 235 Many people have searched for this Sagebrush Sagebrush lost treasure and a prime location is ~Vado~ Laguna Chapala Seca the dry lakebed called Laguna ~Vado~ Chapala Seca just south of the Road Rock Pile Hill Curves Rock Pile Hill to Gonzaga Bay. Tall Cacti Tall Cacti 27 KM 246 Tall Cacti Plain Mountain Range Sagebrush Sagebrush ~Vado~ KM 254 Puente Viborus Tall Cacti Pullout ~Vado~ Datilillo Datilillo Sagebrush & Cacti Plain Sagebrush & Cacti Plain ~Vado~ ~Vado~ KM 267 ~Vado~ Bahia de Los Angeles Valle de Cirios Bahia de Los Angeles is an easy ~Vado~ drive and worth the visit. The road log KM 271 HWY 1 Side Trip starts here! Sagebrush, Datilillo & Cacti Plain Sagebrush, Datilillo & Cacti Plain See page 55. KM 280 JUNCTION to Bahia de Los Angeles Highway 12 to Bahia de Los Angeles Mexico – The Flag 80 KMH KM 2 & RV Parks Cattle Paved Pullout Cacti & Cirios Plain Cacti & Cirios Plain Big Pullout Paved Pullout Green is for hope and victory. KM 10 White is for the purity of ideals. ~Vado~ Red is for the blood the national ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ heroes shed. ~~Tope~~ Punta Pietà ~~Tope~~ Nautical Drive Thru ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Santa Rosaliita is slated to be the ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Airport highway hub for the environmentally ~Vado~ notorious nautical ladder, a chain of KM 20 21 marinas geared to lure rich ~Vado~ American boat owners. Cacti & Cirios Plains Cacti & Cirios Plains The Santa Rosaliita hub would see Cattle boats lifted onto trailers and driven 84 Paved Pullout miles across the desert to Coronado Curva Peligrosa on the Sea of Cortez. Incline KM 26 Curva Peligrosa Decline Curva Peligrosa ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Curves Paved Pullout KM 32 ~Vado~ Curva Peligrosa Small Cacti Small Cacti RD to Santa Rosaliita▬▬▬▬▬▬ Baja California Curva Peligrosa Coat of Arms ~Vado~ 28 One Palm Tree Scrub Brush Scrub Brush Curves Interesting Hill KM 48 Flat Top Mountain Thick with Cactus Cattle EJ NVO Rosarito Llantera/Auto Parts School Zone Telephone ~Vado~ ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Restaurant ~Vado~ 4 Palm Trees Memorial HWY 1 Cattle ROCKS ON ROAD Rough Pavement Be cautious if you see rocks on the ~Vado~ pavement placed in a deliberate pile. Sagebrush & Small Cacti Sagebrush & Small Cacti It usually indicates a road hazard or ~Vado~ that the road has crumbled beyond KM 63 the normal 3 inch shoulder. ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Sometimes it means that someone ~Vado~ has broken down ahead. If you can't ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ see anything then it is likely that the RD to El Tomatal ▬▬▬▬▬▬ road obstruction has moved and that MILITARY Camp the driver forgot to take the rocks Pacific Ocean View Plain of Brush - Some Cacti away. ~Vado~ Pullout ~Vado~ Pullout PEMEX ALERT ~Vado~ Note there are no Gas ~Vado~ Car Wrecks stations for the Next 300 KMS ~Vado~ going north. If you are headed that ~Vado~ way, ensure you have enough has to Plain with Bush & Scrub Brush Plain with Bush & Scrub Brush make it. KM 94 Villa Jesus Maria ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ DRIVING Guerrero Negro ~~Tope~~ PEMEX 7683 "Black Warrior" IMSS LAST FUEL STOP for 300KMs Named after a beached Boston School Zone PEMEX ALERT whaling ship. The town was developed in 1957 when a salt works RD to EJ Morelos▬▬▬▬▬▬ operation began here. It is now the ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Villa Jesus Maria greatest "salt mine" in the world via ~~Tope~~ evaporation ponds. The salt is ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ transported to the coast and barged ~Vado~ to Isla Cedro 70 miles offshore where KM 104 it is trans loaded onto ocean freighters Scrub Brush Plain Scrub Brush Plain for world-wide distribution. Grazing Land Gazing Land It also has a burgeoning tourist ~Vado~ industry from December to March KM 116 ~Vado~ with whale watching tours at "Ojo de Shrubs Flat & Straight Shrubs Liebre" or “Scammon’s Lagoon,” a Valle Cirios major birthing lagoon for California Sand Dunes Gray Whales. Pacific Ocean Views 29 EsponitaRD to Restaurant Airport ▬▬▬▬▬▬

KM 126 PEMEX 5946 ~~Series of Tiny Topes~~ Whale Bones MILITARY Inspection Sometimes Hotel La Pinta Desert In Border Benito Juarez Trailer Park Retorno Time Zone Change Shell Glorietta PEMEX 5946 Pacific Time BAJA CALIFORNIA 1 hour difference Mountain Time BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR Agricultural Stop /Migration Office Spray 10 Pesos Guerrero Negro Mario's Restaurant KEEP LEFT to San Ignacio RD to Guerrero Negro▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fork In RD KEEP RIGHT to Ensenada Scrub Brush Plain

RD to Whale Watching▬▬▬▬▬▬ Straight RDs KM 200 Ojo de Liebre Little Ranch ”Eye of the Rabbit” Cattle Also known as Scammon’s Lagoon, ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Benito Juarez named after the whaling Captain ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Arco Charles Scammon, who, in the 1850’s, KM 188 discovered a population of 25,000 HWY 1 Big Cross California Gray whales. After a Scrub Brush & Bush Plain Scrub Brush & Bush Plain decade whaling ceased as the Greys Small Ranch had been brought to the edge of Wind Break extinction. EJ Languerunes Approximately 27 miles inland, the KM 178 Lagoon averages a width of 7 miles. Lone Cactus The warm water is perfect for the ~Vado~ birthing and calf nurturing. Cacti & Datilillo Cacti & Datilillo Arriving in late December, the whales Straight with Rolling Hills travel 3000 miles from Alaska and the Little Ranch cold Bering Sea. They stay until the Cattle end of March. ~Vado~ 50% of all Grey whale calves are born ~Vado~ in Ojo de Liebre – around 800. The KM 160 total whale population is now Microwave Tower Small Settlement approximately 2000 Greenhouses We highly recommend a tour. The Busch & Cacti Straight & Flat Bush & Cacti mammals will play and often come RD to EJ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to GMO Prito & Misión directly to tour boats. They are willing Vado San Pablito if not eager to be touched. ~Vado~ ~Vado~ “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, KM 150 and narrow-mindedness.” ~Vado~ Mark Twain ~Vado~ 30 Flat Top Hills PEMEX 3016 L

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Motel Kaadekamán PEMEX 11151 Stop Stop KM 142 Hotel PEMEX 9500 ~Vado~ ~Vado~ KM 135 ~Vado~ Datilillo Forest Left Turns on a Light ~Vado~ If you are turning left at a light RD to Zapata▬▬▬▬▬▬ and there is no traffic coming towards Local RD ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cacti & Bush you …...DON'T GO! ~Vado~ You cannot turn if the light has a ~Vado~ green arrow to indicate a turn is ~Vado~ possible. If you DO turn without the KM 124 HWY 1 arrow and are caught by the police, Ranch expect a ticket and a little love bite! ~Vado~ Mordida. A Bribe, Distribution Center with Church † KM 119 ~Vado~ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Francisco Sierra ~Vado~ Cave Paintings Private Gated Homes ~Vado~ Cacti & Datilillo ~Vado~ ~Vado~ ~Vado~ Cacti & Datilillo KM 100 Flat Top Hill RD to Punta Abreojos▬▬▬▬▬▬ San Ignacio ~Vado~ San Ignacio is a true oasis in the KM 90 Interesting Mountains in Distance middle of the desert. Lush date palms Curva Peligrosa sprout along the ravine lagoon. In the ~Vado~ summer there is a spring with fresh Curva Peligrosa KM 82 ~~Topes~~ water pools; in the winter it becomes ~~Topes~~ a river and runs from twelve to ~Vado~ eighteen miles. ~~Topes~~ When the Europeans came in1716, Puente San Juan the Cochimi had a settlement in this KM 78 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Airport area called Kadacaaman (red grass Military river). The Jesuits started building Puente San Ignacio the mission in 1778. Curva Peligrosa The San Ignacio mission was built Palm Oasis KM 72 with volcanic rock hauled from the RD to Rice▬▬▬▬▬▬ & Beans nearby Three Virgin volcanoes. Hotel & RV Park San Ignacio Unlike many Baja missions made RD to San Ignacio ▬▬▬▬▬▬~~Tope~~ PEMEX 6934 with adobe, the San Ignacio Mission Whale Bones is in wonderful condition. San Ignacio Baja Oasis Hotel Rough RDs 31 ~Vado~ San Ignacio

School ~~Tope~~ ~~Tope~~ Hills with Cacti Datilillo & Cacti Datilillo & Cacti Puente Greenhouses ~Vado~ Cattle Up & Down Small Hills Three Virgins Santa Martha ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to EJ Bonfil The Three Virgins are a volcanic KM 52 complex consisting of 3 volcanoes; Cattle La Vírgen, in the southwest, El Cemetery † † † † Azufre in the center, and El Viejo in RD to Municipal Garbage▬▬▬▬▬▬ the northeast. While missionaries Puente Mezquital 1 & 2 reported an eruption in the 1700’s, ~Vado~ science does not support this ~Vado~ assertion. The geology indicates a Volcanic Rubble massive explosion approximately Three Virgins (Volcanoes) 6,500 years ago that covered 500 Volcanic Rubble ~Vado~ square meters with ash. Mudflows ~Vado~ Volcanic Rubble that reached the Sea of Cortez. KM 38 Today a geothermal plant produces Decline HWY 1 power for Santa Rosalía and San Round Curves Ignacio. Hikers and mountain ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Campo climbers find the volcano a 2000 Cattle Geological La 3 Virgins meter challenge and provides Curva Peligrosa fantastic views of the Sea of Cortez ~Vado~ and the crater itself. ~Vado~ Devils Grade Cacti & Mountains KM 18 Cacti & Mountains Cuesta del Infierno check your brakes before you decide HUGE Decline The Devil's Grade to decline. OH MY GOD! While the Break with Engine distance is less than 5kms long, this WOW is this STEEP! 12% grade will scare the beegeesus Memorial out of the bravest. The seemingly Flatter Decline KM 15 endless switchbacks down and LP Gas around at such a steep incline, leave Interesting Hills Interesting Hills permanent indentations on the Decline Sea of Cortez steering wheel from your clenched RD to Minas Boleo fingers. Use your lower gears to KM 4 ~~Topes~~ ensure you go slow and don’t burn PEMEX 8284 up your brakes. Mine Tailings Take note of the carnage that didn’t Santa Welcome to Santa Rosalia make it. Vehicle skeletons line the KM 2 valley to the side as do numerous crosses that memorialize those that Rosalía PEMEX 9214 DIDN’T CHECK THEIR BRAKES. Rusted Outdated Mining Equipment Once the grade starts to level out, the \ PEMEX 8956 most amazing view of the Sea of RD to Santa Rosalia▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cortez appears before you. It’s all RD Forks worth it. ~~Tope~~ 32 Ferry Terminal PEMEX 1706 Captain of the Port Pedestrian Overpass Santa ~~Tope~~ Malecón

Welcome to Santa Rosalia Rosalía ~~ Series of Topes~~ ~~Topes~~ RV Park Las Palmas Policia Federal KM 192 Puente Hills & Bush Hills & Bush Santa Rosalía View of the Sea of Cortez Ah the French influence! Wooden Cattle Prison buildings, verandas and porches. A Paved Pullout HWY 1 French mining company called El Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ Boleo founded Santa Rosalía in 1884, Cacti & Hills KM 186 View of the Sea of Cortez developed the town, port and a copper ~Vado~ mining operation in exchange for San Lucas ▬▬▬▬▬▬ RD to RV Camacho & San Lucas land, a 50 year tax exemption and a Palms & Trees Palms & Trees 99 year contract. The ore was MILITARY Camp shipped to Tacoma Washington and Cacti & Hills Cacti the ships returned with lumber from Ranch El Pollo the Pacific Northwest. Playa Los Amigos Experience the French bakery and ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Bruno stroll the streets. While there, take a KM 172 40 KMH look at the prefab church claimed to ~Vado~ be made by Gustave Eiffel . ~Vado~ A ferry to the mainland (Guayamas) Big Pullout departs from the terminal Tues, Wed, ~Vado~ Cacti, Bush & Mountain Background Fri & Sun Straight Rolling Hills ~Vado~ Mulegé ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Airport "Large Ravine of the White Mouth" Puente Virmed Aux Mulegé is perched on the edge of Rio Puente Virmed Santa Rosalía (know as Rio Mulegé) Large Cacti Numerous Puentes La Bocas Large Cacti a desert oasis river. Lined with palms, ~Vado~ the river empties into the Sea of ~Vado~ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Borita Cortez at the entrance to Bahia KM 156 Palo Verde Concepción, Mulegé is considered Cemetery Cattle one of the loveliest towns on the Baja. ~Vado~ European discovery of the area began ~Vado~ in 1702 and a mission was ~Vado~ established in 1703. Construction of ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Playa Santa Inez the church began in 1754. The Cacti, Bush & Hills & Mountains ~Vado~ mission church stands today on a Cacti, Bush & Hills small hill beside the river. Curves In 1848 during the Mexican American KM 140 Falling Rock War, Mulegé was the setting tor a Rock Hills / Few Cacti Curves Rock Hills / Few Cacti heroic defense of Mexican territory. Memorial In 1907 a unique penitentiary was School Mulegé built without (Continued next page) ~~Tope~~ 33 KM 135 ~~Tope~~ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Mulegé Centro Puente Rocks Palm Trees Mulegé ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Mulegé Centro KM 133 ~~~~~~~~~~Mulegé River ~~ Orchard Cuesta Real HWY 1 Villa Maria Isabel ~~Tope~~ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Hotel Serenidad KM 130 PEMEX 3865 Mulegé Ice Factory (Continued from previous page) bars. The ~Vado~ inmates were allowed to go home Puente Mezquite daily, work and otherwise support a Puente Adjuntas family. In the evening the prisoners KM 120 returned to the jail. There were few Sea of Cortez Views “escapees” - if one person escaped Playa Los Naranjos the whole prison population suffered Puente Santispac for it. It is now a local museum. Playa Santispac Today Mulegé is an easy laidback KM 114 RV Park Playa Santispac tourist destination. Posada Concepción RD to Playa Escondida Bahia Concepción KM 110 Bahia Concepción is quite simply Virgin of the Camino paradise. Crystal clear calm waters Rocks Sea of Cortez are met by the stark desert yielding Playa Los Cocos wide sandy beaches and incredible EL Coyote Trailer Park desert and sea views. Memorial ~Vado~ RVers have never had it so good. Gustavo Felix There are a number of beaches that RV Park, Hotel Buenaventura offer hard pack sand and limited but KM 92 Playa Requesón & Playa Perla acceptable facilities such as sanitary Cacti Hills & Mountains dumping, water / grocery delivery. Cacti Hills & Sea of Cortez views The warm calm water is just a few Playa Perla steps from your vehicle. All this for KM 90 Playa Armenta under $10 a night. Decline Our favorite beach to camp is Playa Falling Rock Pullout Requesón. It is a small beach with a Puente Pocitos tiny spit that leads to an island. The Puente Cadage 1 & 2 ‘bay in the bay” is warm and shallow; ~Vado~ great for swimming and snorkeling. ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local RD to Playa Caracol Concepción Bay is 43 kms long and ~Vado~ End of the Bay of Conception offers protection from larger waves. Cacti, Rocks & Mountainside KM 72 Curvy It has been made a protected marine ~Vado~ sanctuary. Oasis ~Vado~ The best time to visit is in the spring RD to San Isario▬▬▬▬▬▬ or fall as winters can still be a little KM 52 cool and the summer offers furnace- Puente Tevalle like conditions. Cacti, Hills & Mountains Cacti, Hills 34 Windmill KM 38 ~Vado~ Plain Straight Up & Down Hills Puente El Verdejo Puente El PC Sea of Cacti ~Vado~ Few Palms Puente San Juan ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local Dirt RD Puente Vequero Military Puente Escabeche KM 24 ~Vado~ Hills & Cacti ~Vado~ Hills & Cacti Puente de Luna KM 16 Small Curves Puente Loreto View of Sea of Cortez View of Loreto Puente Nuevo Loreto Tope KM 2 Tope Loreto Loreto RD Divides Founded by Jesuits in 1697, Loreto L became the first Spanish settlement L on the Baja. The mission of Our Lady RD Divides Cemetery † † † † of Loreto was built in 1752 and Cable Tech stands majestically today on the KM 0 HWY 1 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Loreto, city square. RD to Zona Industrial▬▬▬▬▬▬ RV Parks & Hotels Loreto was the capital of the PEMEX Californias from 1697 to 1777 when Puente San Telmo the capital moved to Monterrey. RD to San Javier▬▬▬▬▬▬ The city today is tourist resort ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Airport catering primarily to American Puente El Divisadaro tourists who drive Highway 1 or fly ~Vado~ into the airport. It is a delightful city Propane Puente El Tular with a variety of hotels and ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Fonatur & Golf restaurants that cater to every budget. Swamp Golf Course There is an abundance of activities ~Vado~ from fishing (primarily Dorado and KM 106 Yellow Fin), to just hanging out at the View of Mountains & Hills Views of the Sea of Cortez numerous sandy beaches to the ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to EL Juncalito north and south of town. ~Vado~ There is a golf course to the south hElectrical Substation ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Puerto Escondido which offers some of the most ~Vado~ reasonable rates on the peninsula. Puente Techomajac Other diversions include sailing, Puente Techomajac 1 kayaking, diving, horseback riding, KM 88 ~Vado~ mountain biking and visiting the ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Ligui numerous mission sites nearby. ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Park Marino National 35 Puente Curves Uphill Caves Amazing Switchbacks Big Uphill Grade Decline KM 80 "Sierra de La Gigante" Sea of Cortez Views Occasional Glimpses of Curva Peligrosa the Sea of Cortez Puente Guatamote KM 66 Pullout RD to Agua ▬▬▬▬▬▬Verde Mountains Mountains Curva Peligrosa Falling Rock Curva Peligrosa KM 46 Zone de Ganado ~~Tope~~ Top of Mountains Top of Mountains Flat HWY 1 Flat 80 KMH KM 32 Cacti Cacti Desert Plateau Flat Desert Plateau ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Jesus Maria KM 20 Zona de Neblina Sierra de La Gigante Fields ~Vado~ Fields "Mountains of the Giants" Puente The Sierra de La Gigante mountains, RD to EJ N# 1 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ west of the highway, are a PEMEX 3141 Not in Service photographer’s delight. While there Puente Queretaro AUX A,B & C are few places to pull off the road, it KM 14 is worth the effort for the view and Flat Straight RD ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to EJ # 29 photos. The craggy peaks resemble Corn Fields the backbone fins of giant dinosaurs Municipal Garbage Grazing Land and the vistas of the clear blue Sea KM 6 of Cortez continues to charm. Pig Farm Absolutely beautiful. ~Vado~ Comondú School Zone “Reedbed in the Ravine” Livestock Yard Originally a mission outpost, ~Vado~ Corn Fields Comondú is situated on the western RD to San Miguel de ▬▬▬▬▬▬Comondú side of the Sierra de La Gigante. It is RD Forks known for its tall palm trees, gardens, HWY 53 to CD Insurgentes▬▬▬▬▬▬ orchards and unbelievable view of the TURN LEFT to CD Constitución AFTER TURN Pacific Ocean. The mission was Alto relocated twice due to smallpox and TURN RIGHT to Loreto a dwindling native population. ~~Tope~~ PEMEX 7790 Comondú has a population of 63,000 ~~Tope~~ people and is an ideal jumping point Fields KM 234 Fields for adventure lovers who enjoy eco- hElectrical Substation ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local RD tourism, culture and history. Orange Orchard 36 Chapel † Shrubs & Trees

Puente Las Bramones 1& 2 KM 222 LP Gas ~Vado~ ~Vado~ Tractors OK on RD Feedlot School ~~Tope~~ ~~Tope~~ ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Palo Bola KM 214 ~~2 Topes~~ PEMEX 4036 Pasteurization Plant ~~2 Topes~~ San Carlos Federal Police ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Cetis 81 & Bahia Magdalena Welcome to Ciudad Constitución One half hour west of town, HWY 1 Misiones RV Park Magdalena Bay is the southernmost bay used as a birthing nursery for the PEMEX 2567 PEMEX 9202 California Grey Whales. Visit in L Statue January until the end of March to see HWY 22 to San▬▬▬▬▬▬ Carlos these giant mammals play. Bank l San Carlos is a small fishing port Banamex with a few hotels, restaurants and a PEMEX 1708 market. The area is known for salt water fly fishing and kayaking. L Banamex ATM L Bancomer PEMEX 8275 No Diesel School Hospital Super LEY RD to La Pila▬▬▬▬▬▬ RV Park L Super Mercado al Mar L ~~Tope~~ Ciudad Constitución KM 208 Situated on a fertile valley, Valle de ~~Tope~~ Santo Domingo, Ciudad Constitución Experimental Camp Puente Los Cajones is the state’s 4th largest community. San Luis Gonzaga PEMEX 10737 This is not a tourist town per se, Straight Flat RD although there are a few hotels and RV Palapa 206 & Motel RV Parks. Rather the city is a ~Vado~ farming center and supply town Few Date Palms serving the smaller communities and Villa Morelos ranches in the area. Pedestrian Overpass It was settled in the 40’s around a ~Vado~ successful ranch and others Zona de Ganado gathered nearby. ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Luis Gonzaga You can get everything you want ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Ihjil here, including medical services, gas, KM 194 food and an abundance of fresh fruit Shrubs & Trees - Few Cacti Shrubs & Trees - Few Cacti and veggies. ~Vado~ 37 Pullout ~Vado~ Windmill Cattle ~Vado~ KM 180 ~Vado~ ~Vado~ Pullout ~Vado~ Blue Cross ~Vado~ Yellow Memorial KM 174 HWY 1 RD to Cancun▬▬▬▬▬▬ 32 Santa Rita ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Santa Rita RD to El Médano▬▬▬▬▬▬ Puente Santa Rita On the Road in Mexico Puente un Gato Church † If you aren't already a member, join Puente La Loma On the Road in Mexico facebook. It Shrubs Straight with Rolling Hills Shrubs & Few Cacti is a fun group that shares information ~Vado~ about Mexico travel. KM 152 Zone de Ganado Pullout Pullout Cacti & Shrubs Straight with Rolling Hills Cacti & Shrubs ~Vado~ Huge Shrine KM 140 No-tell Hotel Pullout 80 KMH ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Rifel They are called many things: No-tell Cattle Motels, Love Palaces, .....You get Datilillo the picture. RD to Colonial 2 Abril ▬▬▬▬▬▬ These hotels are rented out by the Puente La Ventura hour and offer parking that is hidden Puente Los Libres from views of jealous spouses, the ~Vado~ town gossip or the local priest. KM 120 You can often spot the curtains or Big Pullout TOPES! PEMEX 9965 garage doors that hide the car from Bus Stop ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to La Solidad onlookers. Don Manuel Restaurant Many travelers swear by these Puente Las Pocitas Palm Trees hotels for their comfort, cleanliness RD to Santa▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fe and economy. Often a 6 hour stay Curvy RDs White Memorial will cost only $25 US and room KM 110 service options are usually very Puente El Cien economical. Puente San Hilario RD to El Cien ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Church † & Datilillo Straight with Rolling Hills

KM 98 Expanding Road Shrine ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Heradadero Baja California Sur Puente Guadalupe Coat of Arms Falling Rock Expanding road 38 Straight with Rolling Hills ~Vado~ KM 80 Expanding to 4 lane Sagebrush & Flattop Mountains Sagebrush Puente Conjeo

~~Another Series of Topes~~ ~~Series of Topes~~ KM 70 HWY 1 Datilillo & Cacti Cattle Cacti White Cactus Memorial Curvy RDs Green Angeles RD to Conquista Agraria▬▬▬▬▬▬ If you have an Puente Conquista emergency while Puente La Pila driving call the Puente Chepe Ministry of Tourism's Hotline or KM 50 (55) 5250-8221, extension 130/297, Straight with Rolling Hills to obtain help from the “Green Puente Palo Blanco Angels,” a fleet of radio dispatched Lots of Datilillo trucks with (sometimes) bilingual Curva Peligrosa crews. ~Vado~ Services include protection, medical Puente el Quemado first aid, mechanical aid for your car Puente La Yucca and basic supplies. You will not be Puente La Reforma charged for services, only for parts, Zona de Neblina gas and oil. Puente Matape The Green Angels patrol daily, from Shrine View of La Paz & the Bay dawn until sunset. If you are unable KM 30 to call them, pull off the road and lift ~~Tope~~ the hood of your car; chances are ~Vado~ good they will find you. Police Inspection The Green Angels patrol daily, from ~Vado~ KEEP LEFT to CD Constituciόn dawn until sunset. If you are unable ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San J de la Costa to call them, pull off the road and lift PEMEX 6526 the hood of your car; chances are KM 16 good they will find you. El Centenario Fish Models! School Zone Battery Power ~~Topes~~ El Centenario RV Park Oasis OXXO ~~Tope~~ OXXO ~Vado~ We have found that a power ~~Tope~~ converter in our car is an invaluable RD to Ranch Campo▬▬▬▬▬▬ Real tool on the road. Forget to charge Old PEMEX (Not Operational) those rechargeable batteries for your ~~Tope~~ camera? No problema. Universidad International Want the passenger to use your ~~Tope~~ computer as you drive? It's a snap Hospital Purchase one that is about double RV Park Maranatha the power you need. Starting a ~~Tope~~ computer, for example, requires ~~Tope~~ more energy than normal run time. Hacienda del Mar Auto Hotel 39 KM 10 (No-tell Motel) ~~Tope~~ ~~Tope~~ RD to Airport▬▬▬▬▬▬ Overpass PEMEX 6556 RD (Cargo Bypass ~~Tope~~ of▬▬▬▬▬▬ La Paz) Whale's Tail Statue TURN RIGHT to AFTER TURN Cabo La Paz Libramiento TURN LEFT to CD Constitución *or right if to La Paz Home Depot Sams La Paz TURN RIGHT AFTER TURN "Peace" L First named TURN LEFT Santa Cruz by ~~Tope~~ Hernán Cortez in 1535 when he ~~Tope~~ unsuccessfully tried to colonize the Universidad Católica La Paz area. Later in the century Sebastian Dry Riverbed Vizcaino renamed the settlement La Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ L Paz, hoping for a little from the local Residential native populations. TURN to Cabo When you enter the city on the west AFTER TURN end of town, there is a beautiful L sculpture of what appears to be both TURN LEFT a whale's tail or a peace dove. th ~~Tope~~ to CD Insurgentes La Paz is the 4 largest community PEMEX 5895 in the state with nearly 250,000 L people living in the city and Stop Stop surrounding pueblos. It is the capital L of the state and home to the ~~Tope~~ university, government and cultural Hotel PEMEX 7311 No Diesel activities. CaliGas La Paz sits on the bay and the PEMEX 7378 No Diesel Malecón along the water’s edge has PEMEX 5994 many restaurants, hotels and tourist L facilities. It is a beautiful city with L ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to El Camino Real many shops and services. Typical Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ water activities are available including, OXXO PEMEX 9623 Gaspasa boating, fishing, kayaking, diving to ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Col Califia name a few. KM 200 Flat with Cacti & Bush The ferry terminal nearby scoots Puente El San Pedro 2 cargo, cars and passengers to Los Puente Mochis and Mazatlan on the Puente PEMEX 8858 mainland. It is expensive. You must Pedestrian Overpass have a vehicle permit if you plan to Puente San Pedro take your wheels. Shrine Shrine KM 186 JUNCTION HWY 19 to Todos Santos Straight to La Paz (See Side Trips ) ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Blas 40 Puente Fausto KM 176 Shrine ~Vado~ ~Vado~ RD to El Rosario▬▬▬▬▬▬ Sanctuary of the Cactus hElectrical Substation ~~Tope~~ Cemetery † † † † KM 164 HWY 1 Yellow & Rust Church † ~~Tope~~ Puente El Triunfo Smoke Stack ~~Tope~~ School Triunfo ~~Tope~~ Museo Musica Handicrafts ~~Tope~~ KM 161 Hills, Bush & Cardón Curves Hills, Bush & Cardón Curva Peligrosa Curves El Triunfo San Antonio "The Triumph" Palms El Triunfo was the largest city in the School Zone ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to La Planes Baja in the late 19th century when PEMEX (No Diesel No #) ~Vado~ miners, merchants and others were Curves Uphill Mirador San Antonio looking for gold, silver, precious KM 153 metals or the opportunity to get rich Puente San Antonio in the boom town. They came to this RD to San Antonio▬▬▬▬▬▬ area when the California fields ran dry. Puente Agua Blanca Silver from nearby mountains fueled Curva Peligrosa the town and it became the cultural KM 142 center of the area. Pianos were Rancho Verde brought here from throughout the Puente Carpeneria world and Francisca Mendoza taught Puente El Rodeo and played piano. The mines shut Cattle down in 1926 and most folks returned Large Pullout Puente home or to new dream. What remains Curva Peligrosa are an interesting piano museum and KM 132 the 35-meter-high smokestack Puente Calerita designed by Gustav Eiffel. Boulders on Hill San Bartolo San Bartolo ~~Tope~~ One of the many charming towns on ~~Tope~~ San Bartolo the Cabo/La Paz Loop, San Bartolo ~~Tope~~ is sure to please. It clings to the side Green Church † of a canyon where the Santiago River ~~Tope~~ Cemetery † † † † cuts through the Sierras, San Bartolo ~~Tope~~ is a pleasant stop that specializes in Palms ~~Tope~~ empanadas, small pasties filled with ~~2 Topes~~ fruit, or salty cheese. KM 126 The last two weeks of August liven up DRY River Bed when a festival in honor of San Curva Peligrosa Bartolo takes place. Puente Saltito 41 ~Vado~ Sea of Cortez View Puente KM 118 Curva Peligrosa Curva Peligrosa Curva Peligrosa ~~Series of Small Topes~~ Puente Buenos Aires Los Barriles ~~Series of Small Topes~~ Sea of Cortez Views Los Barriles School “The Barrels”’ RD to Los Barriles & RV Parks This is a small community that is KM 110 home to a large American expat Great View of Los Barriles community. The beaches are lovely HWY 1 Church † and windsurfing is king; Ballet on PEMEX 1699 Banderas RV Park waves. Buena Vista There are a few good hotels and half ~~Tope~~ a dozen RV parks. There are small ~~Tope~~ minimarkets, trinket shops and fish Hotel Califia stores. There are two banks and lots ~~Tope~~ of places to eat. RD to Rama El Coro▬▬▬▬▬▬ Puente El Coro RD to Monument a La▬▬▬▬▬▬ Bandera Puente Palmillias Puente Puente Buena Vista KM 100 Flat and Straight Puente Puente Santiago Puente La Cerca Puente Perdido 2 Puente Perdido 1 Flat Dry Riverbed Puente La Cuevas ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to La Rivera School Zone TROPIC OF CANCER ~~Tope~~ The Tropic of Cancer touches on KM 92 Watch for Police the Mexican states of Baja RD to Santiago▬▬▬▬▬▬ California Sur, Sinaloa, Durango, hElectrical Substation Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Nuevo KM 82 León, and Tamaulipas. TROPIC OF CANCER Bush & Distant Mountains Bush & Distant Mountains Tropic of Cancer Puente Los Vibrabos Named when the sun KM 76 was in the direction of RD to Miraflores▬▬▬▬▬▬ the constellation of Cancer (Latin for PEMEX 1700 Puente Miraflores Crab) at the June Solstice. If it were Puente Aguajito named today it would be called the Curves Tropic of Taurus... Bumps 42 Puente Caduaño Zona de Ganado ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Las Casitas Puente La Quijada Puente la Palma KM 55 RD to Los Naranjos▬▬▬▬▬▬ RD to Ceroco▬▬▬▬▬▬ Rancho Santa Tresita HWY 1 Rancho San Julio Puente Las Corrales ~~Tope~~ Santa Anita ~~2 Topes~~ Mexican State Capitals ~~Tope~~ Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Puente San Lázaro 2 Baja California Mexicali Puente San Lázaro Baja California Sur La Paz KM 44 Campeche Campeche RD to Airport▬▬▬▬▬▬ Overpass Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez PEMEX 6149 No Diesel L Chihuahua Chihuahua Urban Zone PEMEX Coahuila Saltillo Puente Los Limones 2 Colima Colima Puente Los Limones 1 Durango Durango RD to San Jose▬▬▬▬▬▬ Viejo L Guanajuato Guanajuato Pedestrian Overpass Guerrero Chilpancingo ~Vado~ Hidalgo Pachuca OXXO L Jalisco Guadalajara PEMEX 9978 México Toluca Pedestrian Overpass Michoacán Morelia Calle Ernesto ▬▬▬▬▬▬Aramburo L Morelos Cuernavaca Nayarit Tepic PEMEX 6478 No Diesel RV Storage Nuevo León Monterrey Calle Baja California▬▬▬▬▬▬ L Oaxaca Oaxaca PEMEX 1705 Puebla Puebla VW Querétaro Querétaro Pedestrian Overpass San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Ave La▬▬▬▬▬▬ Paz L ▬▬▬▬▬▬Calle Ejido Sinaloa Culiacán OXXO Sonora Hermosillo PEMEX 8481 Tabasco Villahermosa PEMEX 8074 No Diesel Tamaulipas Tamaulipas ITES Los Cabos L Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Pedestrian Overpass Soriana Veracruz Xalapa L Yucatán Mérida Puente El Rosarito 2 San Jose Zacatecas Zacatecas RD to Col Chamizal▬▬▬▬▬▬ L Puente San Jose 1 del Cabo Photo Tip Pedestrian Overpass Always show a sense of PEMEX 10095 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Jose Centro place as to where you are. If in the RD to Pescador▬▬▬▬▬▬ L ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Centro tropics, frame the photo with palm Puente 5th of Feb trees; if in the mountains, frame it RD to Malvarrosa▬▬▬▬▬▬ L with pine trees. L 43 L ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to San Jose Centro Scotiabank Waldos Mailboxes Almo ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Golf RD to Airport▬▬▬▬▬▬ Glorietta OXXO Fonatur Statue Mega San Jose McDonalds KM 30 del Cabo Retorno to Brisa Coral Baja Dominoes Privitas Local▬▬▬▬▬▬ RD Puente La Joya Mar E Sol Puente Costa Azul Mirador Cabo Surf San Jose del Cabo Querencia Long before the invasion of the tourist Retorno hordes, Indians settled in this area Puente Arroyo Seco because of the fresh water oasis and Palmillia Golf Overpass palm lined lagoons that lined the RD to Las Lomas▬▬▬▬▬▬ L coast. It was the first settlement on KM 25 the Cape. ~Vado~ Fresh water was also an important HWY 1 factor in the colonial times when PEMEX 4373 ships would stop before or after a Western Regina Los Cabos long voyage to refill their provisions Puente Kafe and tanks with water. El Dorado Golf San Jose was so perfect a spot for Palms trading ships that pirates soon KM 22 followed looking for loot in the form of Puente Pollet Marqui Los Cabos coin but also after the silks and Hilton spices cargos brought back by the Puente Cabo Real Cabo Real trading ships. In 1730 the Jesuits built a mission, in part to squash the Cabo Real Campo de Golf pirate activity in the area. Since that ~Vado~ time San Jose has seen a fair share ATV of explorers and whalers stopping in Dreams Los Cabos the peaceful port for safe provisions. Marbella San Jose del Cabo today continues RD to Los▬▬▬▬▬▬ Tules to welcome travelers with a decidedly Marabella Suites less flashy, more traditional style KM 17 than Cabo San Lucas. The church on Highway Monument the city plaza is the center of the Puente La Tule 2 community and music from Puente La Tule 1 traditional Mexican to rock and roll Cacti & Bush Ocean Views can be heard often. The streets are RD to Pitahayes▬▬▬▬▬▬ Sheraton Fiesta unhurried and peaceful… Overpass Fiesta American Grande 44 Puente El Tiburon 2 Puente El Turban Desert Sol Overpass Hacienda L Esparenza Villa Serena Calinda San Lucas Home Depot Overpass L Cabo Bello Plaza Del Rey El Arco L PEMEX 7018 Cabo San Lucas Costco “Cape Saint Luke” hElectrical Substation Office Max Cabo San Lucas did not have Mini Storage permanent inhabitants until the 1800’s. Country Club & L A nomadic hunters-gatherer Indian Los Cabo Golf Course Puente tribe called the Pericú passed through KM 3 Puente the area. In 1842 it was reported that Overpass Vagabundos RV Park 2 houses and less than 2 dozen Sams & Wal-Mart Puente Salto Seco people lived here. TURN RIGHT L In 1917 an American Company built JUNCTION with Highway 19 AFTER TURN (See Side Trips to Todos Santos) a fishing platform to catch tuna and a village began to grow. JUNCTION HWY 19 to Todos Santos TURN LEFT 1974 the Mexican Government Construction & Desert HSBC created Cabo by building the HWY 19 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Centro 21 infrastructure for a world class tourist Col Lomas del Sol▬▬▬▬▬▬ L Zone Commercial resort. It worked. Cabo San Lucas is ▬▬▬▬▬▬Calle Zaragoza now one of Mexico’s big successful RD Curves tourist resorts that offers PEMEX 3880 accommodation, restaurants, and L activities at world class prices. It is a Overpass IMSS Hospital wild place where college students on CCC L Spring Break love to take over for a Cabo School Zone couple of weeks a year and visit the Super Pollo numerous bars in the city. San Lucas Goodyear Snowbirds fly in and fly out daily and Soriana Pedestrian Overpass often stay at all inclusive resorts. Auto Zone The community has grown quickly Matco and developments in the area have Dominos grown at a record breaking pace. ~~Topes~~ Residential Many Americans have purchased a PEMEX 6579 second home, condo or time share in Mas the general area. Cabo offers fishing, parasailing, Gracias! diving, boating and a plethora of other Thanks for using our road log. If you have any new tips or information you wish water activities. to share, please send it along. We would love to hear about your travels! The corridor between Cabo San [email protected] Lucas and San Jose del Cabo has more expensive golf courses than anywhere else in Mexico. Side Trip 45 Mexicali to San Felipe

Highway 5, from Mexicali to San Felipe is a quick, relatively flat road to San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez. The drive takes approximately 2 1/2 hours. For us, the drive though Mexicali is our least favorite part of the trip. It is a medium sized Mexican city with all the hustle and bustle, aggressive drivers, poor signage and everything else that city driving entails. Once on the highway you are home free. You travel down the Salton Trough - the Colorado River Delta wetlands. This was once Lake Cahuilla, and existed about 20,500 to 3,000 years ago. It is now a protected area for many species of animals and birds. Damming the Colorado river has had a huge negative impact on the area. There is always a Military Checkpoint when Highway 3 from Ensenada meets Highway 5. Once past this point, you will see development on the Sea of Cortez. Campgrounds and small resort areas are continuing to sprout up along the coast. San Felipe is a fun spot for tourists with all kinds of water sports and land activities available. Campers have their choice of the many RV parks and there are a number of rooms, bungalows and casitas available to rent. Enjoy!

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TURN RIGHT on Manuel Gomez AFTER TURN OXXO PEMEX 1008 TURN LEFT Mexicali Border Crossing Brazil Calle L to Border "Now I'm payin for those happy hours OXXO L Calle Morin I spent there in her arms, With a lifetimes worth of the PEMEX 5595 No Diesel PEMEX 7592 No Diesel Mexicali Blues." Burger King Starbucks Grateful Dead L Mexicali Blues 46 L Ley L Trucks and RVs to use Laterals PEMEX 8322 OXXO Skyworks Pedestrian Overpass Universidad Overpass Caliente L

PEMEX not finished Baseball Field L Extra Mexicali OXXO PEMEX 5995 The area around Mexicali was San Luis Rd inhabited by the Yuman peoples RD to▬▬▬▬▬▬ San Luis ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Calexico 8 before the arrival of Europeans. Kenworth The Jesuits evangelized the population when they arrived. After TURN LEFT the Jesuits were expelled from the AFTER TURN country, the Spanish ignored the TURN RIGHT area perceiving it to be untamable. Mega In the 1800’s the rail lines went Under Tunnel PEMEX 1803 through the area and the rich Proconsa farmlands were again rediscovered. Hotel Agriculture flourished and in 1900’s L the valley was irrigated and produced abundant harvests of cotton, fruits, KM 2 and vegetables. The settlement was PEMEX 1918 called Mexicali on the Mexican side L of the border and Calexico on the L California side. PEMEX 7899 OXXO The immigrant farmers were L predominately Chinese. Cotton OXXO HWY 5 became the most important crop and Mexican Logistics a textile industry soon developed. 60 KMH Mexicali today remains an important Campo Experimental agricultural center and exports Telcel Emergency 113 80 KMH broccoli, carrots, asparagus, green Field Polymex onions, peppers, radishes lettuce, HWY 2 to Tijuana▬▬▬▬▬▬ & peas, and tomatoes to the world. San Lucas Cuota Overpass HWY 2 to Tijuana & Meat Market L ▬▬▬▬▬▬San Lucas Cuota

PEMEX 1930 School Zone Sopa de Tortilla is a big favorite! Coke Sign Tortilla soup is usually a base of KM 13 chicken broth, plain or with a touch Dairy Farm of tomato flavor, and usually mild and Puente Canal Pacifico not at all hot. It is commonly served with diced avocado and fresh Dirt / Gravel Pit crumbled white cheese on top. KM 23 47 Mountains Straight Stretch Flats ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Cobach OXXO PEMEX 1844 KM 34 ~~Tope~~ Palms Bomberos HWY 4 to Algodones▬▬▬▬▬▬ Ball Field KM 46 Mountains Flats Palapas Campo Sonora Rough Surface Hunting Camp HWY 5 River RD to Campo Mosquedia Campo Mayor ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Museo KM 59 ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Campo Munzo RD to Yurimuri▬▬▬▬▬▬ 80 KMH Flats Puente Puente Desert / No Vegetation Desert / No Vegetation Puente KM 78 Desert / No Vegetation Puente Desert / No Vegetation Colorado River Delta Mirage to far Black Rock Hill The Colorado River Delta produced Desert Scrub Brush Desert Scrub Brush the largest desert estuary in the RD to Salaña▬▬▬▬▬▬ world before major dams were Rocky Hills Rocky Hills erected upstream. The freshwater, KM 93 brackish waters and tidal wetlands ~Vado~ covered nearly 8,000 sq. meters and ~Vado~ were a breeding grounds for animals, RD Curves nesting area and spawning habitat for Between Hills an abundance of birds and marine life. Hills & Mountains Desert / No Vegetation Jaguars, deer, beavers and coyotes RADAR thrived as well as numerous fish and Restaurant La Ventana waterfowl. KM 105 Human activity, specifically dam ~Vado~ construction and irrigation has White Sand negatively affected the delta. When ~Vado~ reservoirs were built and then filled, ~Vado~ no freshwater reached the Sea of ~Vado~ Cortez. The loss of the water has Craggy Hills RD Curves Hills reduced the wetlands to 5% of their Hills & Mountains Desert / No Vegetation original size. Non-native plants have ~Vado~ invaded the area and cottonwood and Mountains Flat Desert willow stands of trees have died. ~Vado~ In 1993 UNESCO designated million KM 121 acres of the delta as a Biosphere ~Vado~ Reserve. Rough Surface 48 ~Lots of Vados~ Flat Desert Scrub Brush ~Vado~ Flat Desert Scrub Brush Mountains in Distance ~Vado~ KM 132 ~Vado~ ~Vado~ White Sand in Distance KM 140 HWY 5 HWY 3 to Ensenada Overpass MILITARY Inspection

Bajacell 113 Mountains Sea of Cortez in Distance KM 148 Desert Scrub Brush Desert Scrub Brush Sea of Cortez in Distance Good RD Surface KM 169 Welcome to San Felipe White Gate Villas de Cortez San Felipe Campo Don Abel San Felipe was founded in 1916 as a Sea of Cortez in Distance commercial fishing port and fishing Campo Los Amigos has remained very important to the Playa Grande Campgrounds economy today. Las Magdalena's Tourism is now the principal income Burocratas generator in the area with over North Beach Estates 250,000 Canadians and American Hacienda Beach snowbirds visiting annually - mainly Hacienda del Sol from November to March - to this KM 176 El Dorado Ranch remote desert community. RD to La Ventana There is a steady increase in Pete's Camp retirement and second homes in the PEMEX 9207 Playa del Oro area. Development stretches north Pemex 9207 almost to the Highway 3 junction. Playa de Oro There are ample timeshares, condos, Playa Caracol RV spots and homes available for Los Compadres purchase. Renters have a good Pop's selection of accommodation available Playa del Sol as well. (Driving Range) San Felipe has retained its small Los Defines town charm. The small streets are Playa Blanca easy to navigate and the Malecón is PEMEX not open perfect for seaside walks and people Bazar San Felipe watching. Vista del Mar Sunrises are spectacular and worth KM 187 the effort to spend on the beach. If Car Wash you stay on the beach you are BlockMex awakened in the morning with the sound of vehicles dragging the ROUND pangas to the water’s edge for a day ABOUT of fishing. 49 Tecate HWY 5 Stop Stop OXXO

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Side Trip Highway 3 - Ensenada to Highway 5 Highway 3 50 Highway 3 Road Log is an easy 2 1/2 hour drive with a variety of scenery. From the city of Ensenada we travel west - up the curvy hills to a flat plateau area. There is always a Military check at the eastern end of Highway 3 at the Highway 5 Junction. Expect to see some wild vegetation, desert and small towns.

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Turn at First Light AFTER TURN L TURN LEFT At Lights You are Circling Around to Junction Dress for Success Turn at First Light In most cities, dress is casual but AFTER TURN not too.... The truth is you won’t see L many shorts and sandals on Mexico TURN LEFT At Lights City streets. PEMEX 7343 Not only will you look odd, but if you Overpass Stop are wearing shorts and tank tops, L Stop you won't be allowed to visit the OXXO churches or Cathedrals. You are PEMEX 6286 No Diesel simply not allowed in with what is L Stop considered disrespectful attire. ~~Tope~~ If you’re spending your time at the ~~Tope~~ beach, shorts and tank tops are Modelo perfectly acceptable. Going topless Stop is frowned upon by locals on most Long Decline Long Incline Mexican beaches. Some exceptions Stop prevail on the Caribbean with the influx of European travelers. Stop Know where you are traveling! If you PEMEX 4394 are driving from the coast to the Stop Stop interior, plan appropriately. Wear PEMEX 7339 clothes in layers so you can add or Stop Stop subtract layers as you need - sometimes every hour! Stop Stop Urban Sprawl L PROCEED to Ensenada Don't Brake with Motor & HWY 1 Junction KM 5 hElectrical Substation Incline Curvy Decline Palms HWY 3 Yonque Yonke Gas Silza Yonke Memorial 51 AL Gran 13 (Balneario) Fields Fields Incline Curvy Decline Truck Stop KM 17 CENTRO RED GFU Queso del La Region Big White Cross RD to Agua Viva▬▬▬▬▬▬ Curvy Incline Curvy Decline Slippery When Wet Falling Rocks Desert Bush KM 25 Long Curvy Incline Long Curvy Decline Rancho Aqua Caliente Jesus on Rock Interesting Rocks Montezuma's Revenge KM 35 Also called Turista Skull Interesting Rocks Montezuma's revenge is the name PEMEX 8049 jokingly given to tourists who suffer MILITARY Checkpoint diarrhea while visiting Mexico. Hotel Montezuma (1466-1520) was the ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Ojos Negros Aztec King who was defeated by Grapes Hernán Cortez and Spanish ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Rancho La Joya Conquistadores. Tractors Allowed on HWY Travelers diarrhea is common Agricultural Distribution Point throughout the world and can be Hay Fields caused by a number of different KM 45 reasons. RD to Las▬▬▬▬▬▬ Hedurras Dust Croppers * contaminated water, ice ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Laguna * contaminated food Parque National Constitución * too much rich food Rocky Field HWY 3 * too much alcohol Ranch Puente Viejo * excessive sun KM 59 * over exertion at high altitudes Cattle The key here is hydration with Interesting Rock Formations purified water! (No not cerveza or Memorials soda) There are familiar over the ~Vado~ counter remedies at pharmacies. Interesting Rock Formations Most instances clear up after a few KM 71 days. If it doesn't or you have blood ~Vado~ in your stool, seek medical help. Curva Peligrosa ~Vado~ Parque National Flat Desert Bush Flat Desert Bush Constitución ~Vado~ The Parque National Constitución is ~Vado~ one of the few places on the Baja Desert Bush Desert Bush that have wood forests. Established RD to las Libres▬▬▬▬▬▬ ~Vado~ Grazing Land by decree in 1962 as a center for KM 87 recreation and for protection of forest Crops in Distance resources and wildlife. ~Vado~ 52 ~~Tope~~ ~~Tope~~ Gas Pump (Maybe Gas) Church Sign ~~Tope~~ Church † ~~Tope~~ H de La Independencia ~Vado~ Growing Trees ~Vado~ Desert Bush Rancho Cardón Cactus KM 100 ''Thistle EJ L de Reforma White Church The cardón cactus is Cattle the world's largest Plain Plain cactus. It thrives ~Vado~ almost exclusively on Plain Plain the Baja Peninsula. Cattle Datilillo Similar to saguaro ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Jamau cactus, there are only a few plots of KM 111 cardón on the mainland. ~Vado~ The cardón has managed to adapt to Despacio all the various sub-regions of the ~Vado~ Sonoran Desert in the Baja and in Steep Decline Steep Incline many areas it has become the KM 117 HWY 3 predominant plant. Curva Peligrosa A forest-like area of cardón is called † White Cross on Hill a cardonales. RD to Valle de▬▬▬▬▬▬ Trinidad Slow growing it can reach heights of PEMEX 7565 (Takes Visa MC) 21 meters (70 feet) and store over a Vista Bella ton of water in its trunk. School Road Sometimes Washed Out Some Curves Photo Tip RD to Colonia Isaro▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cano Nopal cacti Shoot photos early in Farmland Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ morning and late in the afternoon. KM 129 Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the sun Hogar El Nino's El Oasis RV Park is overhead and the light is flat. Campo Cristiano Shooting in early morning and late ~Vado~ afternoon will add more color and KM 137 shadows to your photos giving more RD to Las Valles & Sky Ranch▬▬▬▬▬▬ definition to the subject. You will Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ notice the difference immediately. San Matias AGRICULTURAL Inspection Loncheria DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT Cattle San Matias Never drive at night. There are too Curves many animals on the roads. There Parque National Constitución 95 Very rocky are no lights and too many hazards. ~Vado~ There are few lights. Too many A Few Tall Cacti A Few Tall Cacti drunk drivers. The list goes on. KM 153 Nope. The best and safest advice is ~Vado~ to drive in the morning when you ~Vado~ and others can see hazards and RD to Pedro Matir▬▬▬▬▬▬ are awake and alert to handle any Rancho situation. Rocky Hills Rocky Hills 53 Mountain Ahead KM 173 Dead Rusted Cars Dead Rusted Cars Rough Surface Volcanic Rubble Pink Mountains Flat Desert Scrub Flat Desert Scrub KM 193 Parque National Constitución MILITARY Military checkpoints MILITARY Checkpoint change regularly. If we JUNCTION HWY 5 have marked one that HWY 5 to San Felipe▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬HWY 5 to Mexicali isn't there, not to worry. Another will pop up. SIDETRIPS Punta Prieta to Bahia de Los Angeles

Highway 12 from Highway 1 to Bahia de Los Angeles is an easy 1 hour drive - 65 Kilometers. It is desert and then more desert. Then you see it; the magnificent Sea of Cortez. Bahia de los Angeles is a great place to camp, There are also hotels and motels. There are remarkable islands to visit, delicious fish to eat and turtle farms and remote areas to explore.

← South KM 280 North → HWY 1 to Guerrero Negro HWY 1 to EL Rosario JUNCTION HWY 1 & HWY 12 West HWY 12 GPS:N29*02.825 W114*09.197 Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Plain Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Plain KM 2 Straightaway ~Vado~ Curve Rock Hill View of the Bay Rancho San Luis 54 KM 12 Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Decline Incline Arroyo Huguay Incline Decline ~Vado~ ~Vado~ ~Vado~ Flat Top Hills KM 20 Rock Hills Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Flat Top Hill ~Vado~ US Abroad ~Vado~ Straight With Occasional Curve US citizens in Mexico represent 1% ~Vado~ of the Mexican population. It is home KM 28 to the largest number of US citizens ~Vado~ abroad - approx. 1 million. ~Vado~ Agua Amarga Curves Looks Like Dry Lakebed Hills, Sagebrush & Cacti Plain, Sand & Sagebrush KM 40 Elephant Trees ~Vado~ Bahía de los Ángeles Agua Higuera "Bay of Angels" ~Vado~ The last expedition financed by HWY 12 Looks Like Dry Lakebed Hernán Cortez’s in 1539 discovered RD to Misión San Borja▬▬▬▬▬▬ a sweet tranquil bay - Bahía de los Tall Cacti & Sagebrush Tall Cacti & Sagebrush Ángeles. A loading dock was built in Paved Pullout 1752 to explore the Baja. The area Tall Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios Tall Cacti, Sagebrush & Cirios grew in the 1900’s when gold and Rocky Hill silver obtained in nearby mines was KM 51 discovered and shipped from the View Sea of Cortez dock. ~Vado~ In 2007 the town received 24 hour ~Vado~ electricity; it was previously serviced Dry Riverbed Curves by gas powered generators in the Sea Of Cortez Views late afternoon. Sandy With Sagebrush Sand & Sagebrush Bahia is a quiet little town with a few Incline KM 60 small hotels, restaurants and RV Curves spots. Fishing, (especially for Sand & Sagebrush Sand & Sagebrush Yellow Fin and Dorado) boating, ~Vado~ kayaking, exploring and generally ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local Sand RD kicking back are the main activities. Church † The bay has over 16 islands nearby - PEMEX 8880 check first at the office in Bahia for Bahía de los PEMEX 8026 regulations as this is a protected ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to La Gringa, zone. There is an abundance of sea Ángeles Small Glorietta Daggett's Camping life including the whale shark. Ángeles 55 Store & Internet Store HWY 12 Villa Vita Hotel Villa Vita Camping

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SIDETRIPS La Paz Junction to Cabo via Todos Santos

Highway 19 is a fun trip - from Highway 1 just south of San Pedro on Highway 1 to Cabo san Lucas via Todos Santos. The drive is well under two hours but plan for more. It is hard to resist a stop at Todos Santos - a lovely small town that has developed into a Baja arts community. There is plenty of small accommodations along the way and often a place to pull over and plug in. Enjoy, We have not logged this Highway in two years and have heard it has improved a lot. Write us and give us details! 56 ← North KM 186 South → Highway 1 to La Paz Highway 1 to Los Barriles Curva Peligrosa KM 2 ~Vado~ RD to El Carrizal▬▬▬▬▬▬ ~Vado~ Mountains to Distance Carrizal HWY 19 ~Vado~ Straight Cardón & Bush Cardón & Bush KM 15 ~Vado~ ~Vado~ Local RD▬▬▬▬▬▬ RD to Santa Teresa▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cardón & Bush Cardón & Bush ~Vado~ ~Vado~ KM 24 Zona de Ganado Local RD Cheekos Llantera Memorial Curves Todos Santos KM 32 “All Saints” Puente Mule In 1723 the Spanish founded the Puente Misión of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Puente La Paz here and shortly thereafter Puente became known as Santa Rosa de Puente Todos Santos in honor of its Puente benefactor. The town later prospered KM 40 as eight sugar mills were built. The Puente boom was short lived when the water Cattle table dropped as did the price for Wilson Batiz sugar. Tractors Allowed The town changed agricultural Cacti & Bush Cacti, Bush & Mountains direction and sugar cane was ~Vado~ replaced by Poblano Chili, Avocado, RV Park ~Vado~ Papaya and Mango orchards. OXXO PEMEX 8887 HWY 19 Church † Fishing & Ranching have increased KM 50 ~~Tope~~ and tourism plays an important part ~~Tope~~ Stalls in the economy. ~~Tope~~ The untrue rumor that the local Hotel Todos Santos ~~Tope~~ California was the Eagles inspiration Stop Stop for the hit song persisted to such an Bank extent that it put Todos Santo on the Stop Stop tourist radar screen. Regardless, the CFE town and hotel are beautiful small ATM gems worth visiting. Souvenir Shops 57 Mission Church † Hotel California Todos Santos Shops & Stores Shops & Stores Bancomer Zapateria ~~Topes~~ RD Curves towards Cabo RD Curves Follow RD to Right L Go Straight Through Lights PEMEX 1694 Shut Up Franks Modelo RD to EL Litro RV Park ~~Topes~~ Hotel School Zone Dorothy's Favorite ~~Topes~~ Baja Cookbook ~~Tope~~ KM 54 ~Vado~ Expanding Roads ▬▬▬▬▬▬RD to Ramal a La Buerrera ~Vado~ Campo Experimental Todos Santos Curva Peligrosa Cacti & Bush HWY 19 Cacti & Bush ~Vado~ RD to San Pedrito RV▬▬▬▬▬▬ Park ~Vado~ Building Bridge ~Vado~ ~~Tiny Topes~~ "A great gift to yourself and to those ~~Tope~~ who love food. Real Estate Even if you don't like food...you will ~~Tope~~ enjoy this book. It's funny and full of BIG Tope great tips about Mexico." Laundry Dorothy Bell PEMEX 7513 No Diesel Baja Serina RV Park ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local RD Sandbar "Travel brings wisdom only to the Greenhouses wise. It renders the ignorant more ~Vado~ ignorant than ever.” Hammock Factory Fields Joe Abercrombie Pescadero KM 64 RD to Los Cerritos▬▬▬▬▬▬ Paraiso California Almost Free Phone Calls ~Vado~ One of the best ways to call home is Big Resorts ~Vado~ through your computer. Create a ~Vado~ “Skype” account before you leave Blankets Factory home and practice using it. Buy a ~Vado~ small USB handset as they are Seahorse Fence better than a standard headphone. Rancho Nuevo You will find the rates very Rancho del Mar economical and even “free” if you call Shrine computer to computer. ~Vado~ 58 Scattered Homes On Beach Hills Beach Views Puente Elias Calle Expanding Roads Orange Grove School Zone KM 80 80 KMH ~Vado~ Palms Zona de Ganado Lighthouse Shrine ~Vado~ Expanding Roads Rancho San Rafael HWY 19 Rancho San Blas Cattle Rancho ~Vado~ Beautiful Ocean Views ~Vado~ KM 95 Begins/ends Cabo White Memorial ~Vado~ Rancho Migriño BROWN BOTTLES PLEASE Yellow ATV Rentals Mexican beer comes in a variety of KM 100 Puente Migriño Expanding Roads bottle colors. This is important Curva Peligrosa because the color can often Curva Peligrosa determine freshness. ~Vado~ Brown bottles are considered the Curva Peligrosa best at preserving the natural beer ~Vado~ flavors, green second and lastly Baja ATV Tours clear. Municipal Dump Light, (artificial lights at a store or the ATV sun itself) can change the taste of Puente El Pastor beer dramatically and beer goes Ocean Views Distant Mountain Views skunky quicker in clear glass. ~~Tiny Topes~~ Corona can be purchased in brown Puente bottles called "Ballenas" or whales or Curva Peligrosa cans. ~~Tiny Topes~~ KM 112 The Elephant Tree hElectrical Substation Pacific Ocean Views Rolling Hills Estates Expanding Roads Global Gas ▬▬▬▬▬▬Local RD Soft Up & Down Hills Cardón Cardón LP Colegio Roman Wilkes KM 121 Judicial Cacti & Bush Cacti & Bush The Elephant Tree is easily spotted OXXO Cement Plant with its fat white trunk. Bimbo 59 Mas HWY 19 PEMEX 6579 Residential Dominos Cabo Matco AutoZone San Lucas L Soriana Goodyear Super Pollo School Zone CCC IMSS Hospital Bank L

L PEMEX 3880 Photo Tip RD to RV Park & Los▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cabos RD Curves Shoot lots of photos, edit and erase Calle Zaragoza▬▬▬▬▬▬ at night. Digital space is cheap. Zone Commercial L ▬▬▬▬▬▬Col Lomas del Sol Shoot in the highest resolution RD to Centro▬▬▬▬▬▬ 21 possible. You can always erase or HSBC make your image smaller later.

Gracias ← West JUNCTION Highway 1 KM 0 East → Thanks for the trip. It was way too Road to Cabo San Lucas Centro Highway 1 to San Jose del Cabo much fun. If you have any tips for See Page 40 for connection to San Jose us, new information, please write. We'd love to hear about your odyssey.

San Ysidro & El Chaparral This is the projected route for the new expanded border called El Chaparral. It is currently in transition. Border Procedures 60 San Ysidro is going through many changes with the development of the El Capparal Border Crossing. The procedures will not likely be changing. If you are only staying in Mexico for 72 hours and staying North of Ensenada (an North of San Felipe for that matter), you DO NOT NEED A TOURIST CARD. If you are going further south on the Baja Peninsula or traveling to the mainland of Mexico, you will need a tourist visa called an FMM. Vehicle permits are only required for the mainland of Mexico. If you are ONLY staying on the Baja a vehicle permit is NOT required. IF YOU NEED A TOURIST VISA (FMM) or A VEHICLE PERMIT follow the instructions below.

1. Drive through the Nothing to Declare lanes if your goods are your own, you are not brining in items for gifts and the new goods you are importing do not exceed your customs limit. (If your goods DO exceed the limit, get in the other lane and fill out forms and pay the appropriate duties) 2. As you drive through the customs lane, your vehicle will activate a street light which randomly selects vehicles for a search. Generally speaking the officers will look at your paperwork and poke around your luggage looking for big ticket items or prohibited items. This is normal. 3. If you get the green light, look for a parking spot and park. 4. Go to Migration and ask for an FMM and fill it out. Return it to the desk and the officer ensure it is correct and will stamp the form and your passport. They may direct you to a place to pay (approximately $22 to 30 USD) If the Bancerjerito is not open or available, you will have to go to another bank sometime soon in your travel, to pay the fee. IF YOU ARE ONLY DRIVING IN THE BAJA, THEN YOU DO NOT NEED A VEHICLE PERMIT. IF YOU DO NEED A VEHICLE PERMIT THEN: 5. Ask / be directed to the photocopy booth. You will need copies of your FMM, passport, vehicle registration and driver's license. The copy attendant usually knows how many of each you require. Pay the copy fee. 6. Ask for the Banjercito or Army Bank. They will enter your information into the computer and charge you the appropriate fee and the vehicle return deposit. Pay for you FMM if you can. They will give you a sticker for you to place on your windshield. 6. Put the sticker on the windshield and place the sticker wrapper, any receipts and your FMM in a safe dry place as you will need to return your sticker and documents when you leave Mexico 7. Drive south and have a great trip. If you haven't paid the fee for your FMM, go to any bank and pay for it there. When you leave Mexico you must have your sicker removed and your deposit processed. Do NOT omit this as you could loose your deposit and/or returning a vehicle to Mexico may be impossible.

Border Crossings California San Ysidro, California - Tijuana, Baja California Otay Mesa, California - Tijuana, Baja California Phone: (619) 639-7100 Phone: (619) 661-3249 Open: 24 hours Open: 6 A.M.-10 P.M

Tecate, California - Tecate, Baja California Calexico, California - Mexicali, Baja California Phone: (619) 478-5545 Phone: (619) 357-7310 Open: 6 A.M.-12 P.M Open: 24 hours

Andrade, California - Los Algodones, Baja California Phone: (619) 572-0089 Open: 6 A.M.-10 P.M.

Arizona San Luis, Arizona - San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora San Luis, Arizona - San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Phone: (602) 627-8854 Phone: (602) 627-8854 Open: 24 hours Open: 24 hours Arizona (Continued) 61 Lukeville, Arizona - Sonoyta, Sonora Sasabe, Arizona - Altar, Sonora Open: 7 A.M.-12 P.M. Phone: (520) 823-4231 Open: 8 A.M.-8 P.M.

Nogales, Arizona Mariposa - Nogales, Sonora Nogales, Arizona - Nogales, Sonora Open: 6 A.M.-10 P.M. Phone: (520) 287-1410 Open: 24 hours

Naco, Arizona - Naco, Sonora Douglas, Arizona - Agua Prieta, Sonora Phone: (520) 432-5349 Phone: (602) 364-8486 Open: 24 hours. Open: 24 hours

New Mexico Antelope Wells, New Mexico - El Berrendo, Chihuahua Columbus, New Mexico - Palomas, Chihuahua Phone: (505) 531-2686 Phone: (505) 531-2686 Open: 8 A.M.-4 P.M. Open: 24 hours

Santa Teresa, New Mexico - San Jerónimo, Chihuahua Fabens, Texas - Praxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua Phone: (505) 589-9354 Phone: (915) 764-2359 Open: 6 A.M.-10 P.M. Open: 6 A.M.-10 P.M. Texas Presidio, Texas - Ojinaga, Chihuahua Del Rio, Texas - Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila Phone: (915) 229-3349 Phone: (830) 703-2012 Open: 24 hours Open: 24 hours

Eagle Pass, Texas - Piedras Negras, Coahuila Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Phone: (830) 773-9454 Phone: (956) 726-2360 Open: 24 hours Open: 24 hours

Laredo, Texas - Colombia, Nuevo Leon Roma, Texas - Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas Phone: (956) 417-5141 Phone: (956) 849-1678 Open: 8 A.M.-12 A.M. Open: 24 hours

Rio Grande City, Texas - Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas Hidalgo, Texas - Reynosa, Tamaulipas Phone: (956) 487-3498 Phone: (956) 787-7556 Open: 7 A.M.-1 A.M. Open: 24 hours

Pharr, Texas - Reynosa, Tamaulipas Progresso Lakes, Tx - Nuevo Progresso, Tamaulipas Phone: (956) 787-7556 Phone: (956) 565-3140 Open: 6 A.M.-12 A.M. Open: 24 hours

Los Indios, Texas - Matamoros, Tamaulipas Brownsville, Texas - Matamoros, Tamaulipas Phone: (956) 361-0074 Phone: (956) 548-2762 Open: 6 A.M.-12 A.M. Open: 24 hours Tourist Cards (FMM) 62

Requirements to obtain an FMM Mexico Tourist Visa: Must be present Valid Passport Visa fee - if entering by land - about $30.00 USD FMM's are the most common form required for non-resident tourists entering Mexico. Nationalities eligible for an FMM VISA include Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, *Hong Kong,* Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta Monaco, Norway New, Zealand, Poland Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States of America. Chinese citizens with passports issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region* If you fly into Mexico, FMM's are distributed on the plane and the fees are included in the cost of the airfare. Keep the FMM's in a safe place as you must hand it in when you exit Mexico. There is currently a large fine if you cannot produce the document. While drive-in tourists can pick up the cards at official Mexican tourist offices before entry into Mexico, there is no real advantage in doing so. The cards must be stamped and processed at the border or airport The cost for a card is approximately 300 pesos (payable at banks throughout Mexico before you leave the country) and is usually good for 180 days. You can re-enter on the same tourist card. You should return your card on your final exit from the country.

Mexico Vehicle Import Permit If you plan to drive a vehicle beyond the Mexico "Free Zone" you will need to purchase a Mexico Vehicle Import Permit. The Mexico Free Zone, is an area located along the Mexican international land borders and which run inward up to the point at which the Mexican Customs authorities have their first "interior" check point (this is usually about 20 to 26 kilometers in from the border towns - exceptions are on the peninsula of Baja California and places like Puerto Peñasco where it runs to the ocean front along the main highways. YOU DO NOT NEED A VEHICLE IMPORT PERMIT FOR DRIVING IN ANY PART OF THE BAJA PENINSULA OR THE SONORA FREE ZONE (In Sonora, you are only required to obtain a permit if driving further than kilometer 98 of Mexican Federal Highway No. 15.) NOTE: YOU CAN OBTAIN A "SONORA ONLY" VEHICLE IMPORT PERMIT IF YOU ONLY PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE MEXICAN STATE OF SONORA. The temporary vehicle import permit can be obtained from Banjercito, the official Mexican issuing agency. 63 It is valid for any type of vehicle, weighing less than three tons, for up to six months (180 days). The permit may be purchased online at the Banjercito website.

Important Documents Needed to Apply for a Mexico Vehicle Import Permit 1. Evidence of Citizenship, i.e. A Government Issued Passport 2. If you are not a Mexican citizen, a Mexican immigration permit-such as a tourist, business or immigrant permit. 3. The Vehicle Title and registration certificate. A bill of sale is not valid proof. 4. A Valid Driver's License with photo. 5. Certificate of canceled import permit for any prior temporary import permits. 6. If the vehicle is financed, is a rental car, is leased, and/or a company car, a notarized letter of permission for importation of the vehicle into Mexico is required from the lien holder or lending institution. 7. An International Credit Card (American Express, MasterCard, Visa) in the name of the driver of the vehicle. 8. If the title of the vehicle is in the name of a spouse, child, or parents - a birth certificate must be presented or a marriage license. These documents are needed when you travel to Mexico whether or not you purchase your vehicle import permit online or not.

Documents Required for Pets Entering Mexico While the regulations requiring a Pet Certificate of Good Health have been on the books for quite some time, in practice they were not readily enforced. This is no longer true. To avoid a costly quarantine or to be sent back, it is a better strategy to have the permits in hand. Note that dogs and cats that are three months old or less may not legally enter Mexico. The Mexican Consulate website (Consulate's website) states that: Travelers wishing to travel to Mexico with their dogs or cats must obtain beforehand the following documents: 1. A Health Certificate issued by an official authority or by a licensed veterinarian provided that his signature is approved by a State Veterinarian, and 2. Proof of vaccines against rabies and distemper, administered at least 15 days before the arrival of the pet in Mexico. No consular certification is required. Other (Form 77-043) An International Certificate of Good Health is issued by a licensed veterinarian and the signature must be approved by the State Veterinarian who has examined your pet. Check before you leave the vet's office that the certificate: a) states your full name and address b) contains the actual vaccination dates c) describes your pet species, age and sex d) verifies your pet has been examined and has been found free of all contagious diseases. As with all of your important documents, ensure you have more than one copy.