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Fuel prices for August, 2006.

BajaCactus - 8-10-2006 at 03:09 PM

Hi everyone, these are the fuel prices for the current month (only after 20km south of border with the US):

Magna.............$ 6.35 pesos per liter
Premium..........$ 7.50 pesos per liter
Diesel..............$ 5.21 pesos per liter

These prices are in liters, and 1 gallon = 3.7854 liters.

Today (August 10, 2006) 1 dollar = $ 10.80 pesos (+/-)

Using the previous information, this is what we have....

Magna............$ 2.225 dollars per gallon.
Premium.........$ 2.628 dollars per gallon.
Diesel.............$ 1.826 dollars per gallon.

Remember that the fuel prices 20 km along the US border are being locally matched to those in the States, therefore, they are higher than further in Baja.

Safe Travel...!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Antonio M.
BajaCactus
"Where the Baja is so much more than a dream..."

Bob H - 8-10-2006 at 03:13 PM

WOW! Great prices. Thanks for the information Antonio!
Bob H

Taco de Baja - 8-10-2006 at 03:19 PM

Thanks Antonio.
I will be filling up at your station on my way south on the 19th.
Definitely worth waiting to fill up the 5 gallon cans at that time too :bounce:

thebajarunner - 8-10-2006 at 03:57 PM

And he is definitely correct about the border prices.
We spent two days in Guadalupe, then headed North with an empty tank so we could fill up in Tecate just before crossing.
Dumb!!! Very Dumbbbbb!!!!!
Same price as Norte California.

bajalou - 8-10-2006 at 05:59 PM

Diesel is the same price inland or at the border. Only the gasolines are marked up in the border areas. I filled up in Mexicali yesterday 5.21 ppl Same as the day before in San Felipe.

Ken Cooke - 8-13-2006 at 01:19 PM

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Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Thanks Antonio.
I will be filling up at your station on my way south on the 19th.
Definitely worth waiting to fill up the 5 gallon cans at that time too :bounce:


Where are you going?

Bruce R Leech - 8-13-2006 at 02:51 PM

Hay Antonio whats with the restrooms? you used to have the nicest cleanest restrooms now my wife wont even let me stop there. most of the stations have up graded there restrooms now . do you have any plans to do the same? I really like to stop there. every thing else about your place is the best.

Restrooms...

BajaCactus - 8-13-2006 at 03:33 PM

Hi Bruce... you are right. Our current facilities are very old and they were never designed for the number of people using them now.

A little more than a year ago, we designed new, bigger, nicer restrooms... and I think everyone will be amazed with what we came up because we put a lot of effort to make them really GREAT.

Unfortunately, because of our Pemex franchise, even though they put no money at all, we are obligated to have our blueprints authorized by Pemex. So, we presented our restrooms project back then, and we are still waiting for the green light...:(

In the meantime we are just waiting... and doing our best with what we have... which I believe it is not enough.

Antonio M.
BajaCactus
"Where the Baja is so much more than a dream..."

[Edited on 8-13-2006 by BajaCactus]

thebajarunner - 8-13-2006 at 04:54 PM

Bruce had the courage to say what the rest of us have been thinking.
Yes, it has been a frustration to continually recommend your place, Antonio, knowing that the restrooms do not measure up.
The sooner the better, for sure.
They do not represent the integrity of your operation.

Ken Cooke - 8-13-2006 at 07:58 PM

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Originally posted by Taco de Baja
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Originally posted by Ken Cooke
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Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Thanks Antonio.
I will be filling up at your station on my way south on the 19th.
Definitely worth waiting to fill up the 5 gallon cans at that time too :bounce:


Where are you going?


A spot on the pacific coast between Faro San Jose' and Punta Blanca. Usually guaranteed some Halibut and sometimes White Sea Bass. If the fishermen stop by we get longosta too!

We set up camp for a week to 10 days and just soak up the good Baja vibes :D. It's 60 miles off the pavement, so we hardley see another moving vehicle the entire time.


I just pulled that up on the map, and it looks wonderfully desolate. Have a great time and enjoy those Adventure trailers.

Al G - 8-13-2006 at 09:08 PM

Ken I cannot find it. Two names I v'e never heard of.

Due East is a long long way

thebajarunner - 8-14-2006 at 09:53 AM

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Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Find Bahia de Los Angeles on the Gulf.
Go due east to the Pacific. (remembering that most Baja maps do not have north straight up.)
That's approximately where it is ;)

[Edited on 8-14-2006 by Taco de Baja]


By my map that would make it about 24,000 miles, plus or minus...:lol::lol::lol: