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| Driving
to San Jose del Cabo, Baja Sur, Mexico
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.
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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