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Driving to
La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico
Make sure to purchase
your Mexican
auto insurance before driving to La Paz.
The Transpeninsular Highway
or Mexico 1 was completed in 1973. The two lane (one lane in each direction)
highway was designed to accommodate two passing semi-trucks heading in opposite
directions with hardly any extra room to spare on either side. Today, the
highway remains the same narrow width, and for most of the journey there is
little to no shoulder. Although thousands of tourists safely make the Transpeninsular
trip with their RVs or full size trucks towing large 5th wheel trailers, you
will need to be incredibly cautious if you plan to make the drive with a large
rig.
See
more information about things to do in La Paz.
The speed limit for most of the two lane portions of Mexico 1 is just under
50 mph (80 kilometers per hour), and it is highly recommended that you do
not exceed this speed. Mexico 1 is about as dangerous as it is beautiful,
so don't plan on setting any speed records. It is also strongly recommended
that you break up the 1,000 mile trip into at least three days of travel and
DO NOT DRIVE MEXICO 1 AFTER DARK! Please see: Driving
in Mexico Safety Tips, Mexico
Fuel, Baja
Driving Distances, Military
Checkpoints, Topes,
for further information.
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