vgabndo
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Need Advice...getting visas at Otay
I've never crossed there southbound.
[Edited on 12-19-2010 by vgabndo]
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Bob and Susan
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you park in secondary...way over on the side
you walk back past the tire things toward the usa...
then to the bank in the aduna office
then back to get it stamped
doesn't open till late
not a 24/7 office
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woody with a view
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why otay? tj is sooooo much easier and direct.....
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
I've never crossed there southbound.
[Edited on 12-19-2010 by vgabndo] |
Check your u2u
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vgabndo
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A big thanks to generous Nomad BajaGuy, I printed-out the clear instructions and have them in the clipboard.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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David K
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BajaGuy, are you writing a book?
If not, can you show the rest of us... ?
Maybe I can improve the photo guides from Otay to Corredor 2000 to Ensenada I have posted on Nomad that are not being noticed by some here...?
Thank you!
Here was my trip report part 1 posted 9-21-10:
Part 1, Friday 9-17-10
A quick weekend adventure was in order from my birthday, so we headed south to Baja! Our destination for the evening was El Rosario's Baja Cactus
Motel.
We left California at the Otay Border about 6:30 pm, Friday afternoon...
The line going into Mexico moved quickly, and we did get a red light and pulled up to the customs officer standing between lanes, who quickly had us
continue on (only an ice chest in the truck bed).
Ahead from the border, 1.1 miles is Blvd. Industrial where a left turn is made to get to the Corredor 2000 (formerly Blvd. 2000) which is a fast, easy
freeway to the Ensenada highway, just south of Rosarito.
This is also the route to the Tecate Toll (Cuota) highway (Mex. 2-D).
About 5 miles down Blvd. Industrial is where the Corredor 2000 (to the right) and the Tecate Toll Highway (to the left) begin.
The sun was setting as we neared the end of the Corredor 2000 on the Pacific Coast.
The Corredor 2000 ends on the Free (Libre) Ensenada highway at Popotla, about 32 miles from the Otay Border. We went home via the Corredor 2000 and
the Tecate Free Highway (Mex. 2) to the Tecate Border (38 miles from Mex. 1 at Popotla).
South of Ensenada at Maneadero, we enjoyed some yummy carne asada tacos at Los Poblanos (red taco shop on the east side of the road). From Maneadero
to almost Ejido Uruapan (12 miles) they are widening the highway and there are a few miles of dirt and paved detours. The military checkpoint just
beyond Uruapan (north of Santo Tomas) and again just north of El Rosario both waved us through southbound, but did an inspection northbound.
We arrived in El Rosario at 11:30 pm Friday night and enjoyed a great night's sleep at Baja Cactus...
To Be Continued...
[Edited on 12-20-2010 by David K]
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zforbes
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So, Vagabundo...when can we expect to see you in Asuncion? Inquiring minds want to know!
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boe4fun
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We crossed at Otay last September. I went in the day before via the pedestrian bridge and got my visa. While there I spoke with one of the Aduana
officers and told him that my wife would need to get her visa when we crossed with our 5th wheel the next day. They said no problem, and when we
crossed we were waived into secondary where they inspected my trailer. They allowed plenty of time for me to stay parked while my wife got her visa,
went to the bank and paid ($262 pesos), and then back to IMM for the final stamp. A very good crew at Otay, very professional and courteous.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by boe4fun
We crossed at Otay last September. I went in the day before via the pedestrian bridge and got my visa. While there I spoke with one of the Aduana
officers and told him that my wife would need to get her visa when we crossed with our 5th wheel the next day. They said no problem, and when we
crossed we were waived into secondary where they inspected my trailer. They allowed plenty of time for me to stay parked while my wife got her visa,
went to the bank and paid ($262 pesos), and then back to IMM for the final stamp. A very good crew at Otay, very professional and courteous.
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Did you note the days and hours of operation for the bank at the Otay border? Others have posted it is not 24/7 like the one at Tijuana.
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vgabndo
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Thanks DK, I'm curious about the bank hours too.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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