BajaNomad

Road between Cabo and La Paz ?

fishmugger - 9-17-2014 at 09:59 AM

Anyone know if road is passable between La Paz and San Jose del Cabo . Have I boat down there and need to see if its on top of the water or below.
Heard there are some flights to La Paz a Cabo airport will be closed for some time

EdwardTeach - 9-17-2014 at 10:29 AM

I've heard the bridge at Elias Calles on the new highway is out. I've heard nothing about the old highway though, though I'm betting it has its share of washouts and mudslides.

apple - 9-17-2014 at 01:32 PM

do yourself a favor and wait till everything until clean up is actually underway before going down there.
The last thing anyone needs is a bunch of extra foreigners down there to feed and shelter

jackdan - 9-17-2014 at 07:05 PM

news reports one lane open between la paz and cabo on the new highway. tourists are being evacuated from la paz international and from san jose by military aircraft. heavy property damage throughout the south cape region. electricity is out, mostly, as is phone service. fresh water is scarce, food supplies limited. two persons dead at santa roasalia. no information from loreto, mulege, san ignacio or vizacaino. no details on road conditions.

Jonno_aus - 9-18-2014 at 02:24 PM

*..tourists are being evacuated from la paz international..*


As of yesterday, that was totally false.

Road La Paz/CSL

Correcamino - 9-18-2014 at 05:44 PM

I follow a blog by a resident of La Ventana (on the Cortez side 40 min south of La Paz). He gave a brief update on conditions today at noon (BCS time) for the first time in a few days:

"...LaPaz on the second day had about 5 gas stations open that had generators, third day about 20+. The grocery stores here and LaPaz were open the day after. The airports are closed as of yesterday because no power to control plans. Military was taking people to the mainland via their military 747s. Cannot drive to Cabo either way, though the road is open todos side one lane but police stop you because they may not have water electric till after the next storm but you can leave and go north from Cabo. Google cabo airport as it is a wreck. They will not allow anyone in it because all the glass is all over. There is no phone all baja sur including cell. We had it for one day after. LaPaz should have full electricity in a week..."

NOTE: this is info as it is known to him. La Ventana is a long way from anyplace, so I assume he knows this from speaking to others around La Ventana/El Sargento. As he states in the blog, cell/land phone service and internet are still down most places.

Maron - 9-18-2014 at 09:08 PM

The boat is what it is or isn't. Be safe, don't rush down.