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| Originally posted by David K The first stop in Tijuana is at CECUT (Baja California Museum) which has a pay parking lot (only 20 pesos for all day) for those joining the tour bus there... After dinner, the bus will return to drop off those whose car is there. 32-31.86', 117-01.39' The next tour stop is the L.A. Cetto wine bottling facility and gift shop. 32-31.46', 117-02.22' The next stop is The Cerveza Tijuana brewery and tavern. 32-30.85', 117-01.86' The final destination is the LOS ARCOS RESTAURANT (La Mesa, east Tijuana). 32-29.57', 116-57.29' Antonio has emailed me directions for Los Arcos for those without GPS... Note the web site for Los Arcos (all over Mexico... click on Baja Norte then the La Mesa restaurant. Restaurant Los Arcos has a website with info, menus, addresses an locations... check it out and pass it along please: http://www.restaurantlosarcos.com.mx/engish/index.htm Now, directions... --- Coming from Ensenada, once you pass the Rosarito toll road, take the exit on the right that says "Tijuana Libre"... drive for about 10 miles until you arrive to a road cross that takes you either to "Downtown" or "La Mesa"... take the exit to the right that says "La Mesa" (this exit is just past a big furniture company that is on the road, to the right, called "Muebles Dico"). Once you take "La Mesa" exit, drive for about 5 miles... until you realize you are driving down a long hill. That area is locally called "5 y 10"... you will see a big tire company on the right, yellow painted, called "Llantera Jaramillo". Once you pass "Llantera Jaramillo", after about 800 meters, you will see walking bridges... take a right there. That is Blvd. Diaz Ordaz... drive for about 3 miles and you will see the Restaurant to the left (after passing a big shopping mall on the left called "Plaza Carrousel". (note from David: It is not 3 miles, according to my GPS it's just under 1 mile) --- Coming from "Playas de Tijuana"... go to the border and drive as if you were going to cross to the States...Once you arrive to downtown at the traffic light, take a left, but instead of driving up the bridge that goes to the border on the right, take the left road there, that is called "Via Rapida Poniente". Directions continue below. --- Coming from the US... cross the border and, instead of taking the exit to the right towards "Playas de Tijuana", keep driving as if you were going to "Plaza Rio"... before entering "Plaza Rio", there will be an exit to the left that says "Via Rapida Poniente"... take it (watch out because the traffic is kind of fast there and the exit space is small and brief). If you pass the exit, keep driving to "Cecut" and in the traffic circle infront of it, take a left, do not go over the bridge, instead go on the side road to the right... that will take you to "Via Rapida Poniente". ---From "Via Rapida Poniente"... drive for about 5 miles... you will see a "Price Costco" and a "Home Depot" on the right... soon after, you will see a bridge going over the "Via Rapida"... pass under it and drive for a mile or so... until you see another bridge over... there take the exit to the right just on the side of that bridge, that is Ave. Benton (there is a motel on that corner, you will also see a big Candy Store just before the Motel called "Megadulces La Tapatia"). Once you exit, drive and once you pass over the railroad tracks (Blvd. Benitez), drive 4 or 5 more blocks until the next traffic light, there take a right and the Restaurant will be soon after, on the right, about 200 meters or so. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DK note: A quick way is to cross at Otay Mesa, and follow the signs for Rosarito and Ensenada (passing by Home Depot and Costco) to the intersection with the overhead bridges mentioned in Antonio's letter... turn left and Los Arcos is almost a mile away, on the left. See you there NEXT SATURDAY! [Edited on 10-28-2006 by David K] |
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