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Marty Mateo
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Quote: Originally posted by travelfar  | I won't be camping in Baja this year but I have an idea. Flights to Cabo are reasonable and so are rental cars. I am thinking about flying to Cabo and
driving a few hours to a town with a nice beach, good food cheap and a more authentic Mexican feel. I thought I might drive to La Paz for 2 or 3 days
and then the rest of the week back in Cabo del San Jose which sounds like fun.
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Sounds like a good plan , lots of beach options all the way to Todos via highway 19 and a good range of accommodation options. My wife and I are
staying in Todos at the moment and even thought the town is busy the beaches north and south have been fairly empty . If you like live music there is
usually something most nights of the week in restaurants around town.
Cerritos is a good beach if you want a beach with lots of vendors renting chairs,umbrellas, surfboards etc and food and drink options
La Paz is a good city with lots of food and entertainment options and beaches north and east of the city.
I would plan to do the loop and come back to San Jose via highway 1 .El Triunfo is an interesting town to have a walk around and the drive down
through San Antonio, San Bartolo and out to the Sea of Cortez at Los Barriles is very beautiful. We drove from San Jose to Todos that way last week
and it’s very lush and green right now. Lots of hiking options on both sides of the Sierra de la Laguna and the various waterfalls will be flowing
well right now.
Not too hard to find authentic Mexican throughout that loop if you look for it but obviously Baja is very influenced by it’s neighbour to the north.
Pretty nice that you can fly in , grab a car and explore the area so easily .
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El Cardonal, Boca Del Alamo, Punta Arena, Tecolote, El Conejo, etc...
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“Authentic Mexican”!
As a European Country Mexico is about twice as old as the US. Mexico also has a far longer history as a non-European country. Mexico is one of the
first places where the far east met the west as a result of the overland connection to Veracruz used by the Spanish.
The result is a hybrid of people, foods and lifestyles. Rice, served in most Mexican meals comes from the far east. Corn traveled around the world
after being a staple in Mexico for thousands of years. Wheat Flour came with the Spanish and stayed as tortillas.
Even now it’s not at all uncommon to see “Oriental featured” Mexicans and others who probably resemble the people who first greeted the Spanish.
Most visitors to BSC probably think the marina area in Cabo is “Authentic Mexican”!
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | | Quote: Originally posted by Cliffy |
Also make sure your phone works on maps so it can guide you around town.
Lots of food drink and music on the melcon. |
A phone or GPS is great for telling you what street you are on, but don't trust them to know which streets are "one way"! |
YUP Right ON!!!
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If you are near Todos Santos just north of town on each side of the highway is a restaurant opposite each other run by the same family. Lots of cars
are always there and the food is good!
You can.t miss them Just drive north of town a little way.
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I used the term "more authentic Mexican" as comparative. I imagine Cabos as being quite similar to the US. I suspect places like La Paz or Todos
Santos are less so, more similar to non-tourist oriented towns and cities across Mexico would be. I am sure American influence is significant but less
than in Cabos or Cancun, for example.
At least, that's what I was asking.
Thanks for all who answered.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Cliffy | If you are near Todos Santos just north of town on each side of the highway is a restaurant opposite each other run by the same family. Lots of cars
are always there and the food is good!
You can.t miss them Just drive north of town a little way. |
La garita is the name... About 12 miles north of TS.
Good recommendation
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| Quote: Originally posted by travelfar | I used the term "more authentic Mexican" as comparative. I imagine Cabos as being quite similar to the US. I suspect places like La Paz or Todos
Santos are less so, more similar to non-tourist oriented towns and cities across Mexico would be. I am sure American influence is significant but less
than in Cabos or Cancun, for example.
At least, that's what I was asking.
Thanks for all who answered. |
I think your suspicions are quite correct, and the travel between them will provide lots of opportunities to check out interesting stops along the
way as well. Have a great trip! We enjoyed the hstory behind El Triunfo, if you are lucky you might catch the museum open, we unfortunately missed it.
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