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Bajatripper
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Some Interesting Facts About the Baja Peninsula
Came across this website that has "10 Curious Facts..." Unfortunately, it's in Spanish so there's that. Among the facts mentioned are these:
The second-longest straightaway (road with no curves) in the world is the stretch of highway that runs from north of La Paz through Ciudad
Constitucion and up to La Purisima--the longest being in Saudi Arabia.
Mexico has around 200 naturally-occurring oases, 184 of which are in the peninsula, and 171 of those 184 are in Baja California Sur.
Both states share the title of having the least number of municipios at five each. Ensenada is the largest municipio in Mexico and Mulege is the
second-largest. In contrast, Oaxaca--the state with the most municipios--has over 500.
I was sorry to find out that BCS in no longer the least-densely populated state in Mexico, having been supplanted by Colima.
For more such interesting tidbits, here's the webside:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDKHDTRA858#t=391.979913
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I love that straightaway... at about 100mph or so. And then it's still long. And I've been passed there doing a 100.
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chippy
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Funny the claim of 2nd longest staight highway in the world doesn`t make any list I`ve seen.
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willardguy
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how about the most discussed 23 miles of dirt road in the world?
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Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck  | | I love that straightaway... at about 100mph or so. And then it's still long. And I've been passed there doing a 100. |
I was going south of Constitucion on it at 70mph and a highway patrol car passed me and keep going. 4 suits in it. I didn't see it until too late,
thought I had a ticket for sure.
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. . .Willard nailed it!. . .
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Here is an intersting fact about Baja
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| Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | | I love that straightaway... at about 100mph or so. And then it's still long. And I've been passed there doing a 100. |
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| Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | | I love that straightaway... at about 100mph or so. And then it's still long. And I've been passed there doing a 100. |
But, but, you miss so much at that speed. to me the charm of Baja CA can only be really seen at very slow speeds, like on the old dirt tracks, but
then that's just me. 
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | | Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | | I love that straightaway... at about 100mph or so. And then it's still long. And I've been passed there doing a 100. |
But, but, you miss so much at that speed. to me the charm of Baja CA can only be really seen at very slow speeds, like on the old dirt tracks, but
then that's just me. |
Totally agree that the old road was a much more interesting speed to see the peninsula. That said, that stretch of highway north of La Paz really,
really sucks and 100 MPH still ain't fast enough, in my opinion.
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What's the rush?
I've been passed a million times doing 45mph in my land boat through that straightaway. It's true :-)
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bajatripper | Came across this website that has "10 Curious Facts..." Unfortunately, it's in Spanish so there's that. Among the facts mentioned are these:
The second-longest straightaway (road with no curves) in the world is the stretch of highway that runs from north of La Paz through Ciudad
Constitucion and up to La Purisima--the longest being in Saudi Arabia.
Hey David, could you please post a map of that stretch of highway in Saudi Arabia?
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was stopped by the federales there just outside town headed toward la paz....just shook his finger at me..nice guy.
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I hope to test that theory some day soon.
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http://jalopnik.com/5963917/the-longest-straight-roads-in-th...
The desert is pretty boring. So why not drive straight across? The stretch on Highway 10 in Saudi Arabia from Haradh to the border is 162 miles.
Congratulations for building the most boring road in the world Saudi Arabia!
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It is a verified and undisputable fact that there are many, many facts about baja. Some say that the number of facts about baja is infinite.
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That long road was built in the mid 1950s... Pavement was to quickly follow! The same was true of the road south of Ensenada to San Quintin.
In each case, the money (and asphalt) ended long before the straight graded roadbed. In the 1960s, the pavement northbound from La Paz had barely
reached 100 miles and southbound from Ensenada, ended in 72 miles.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | | Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | | I love that straightaway... at about 100mph or so. And then it's still long. And I've been passed there doing a 100. |
But, but, you miss so much at that speed. to me the charm of Baja CA can only be really seen at very slow speeds, like on the old dirt tracks, but
then that's just me. |
And me.
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Great info! Thanks for sharing
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