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Keri
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Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: La Mision, Baja Norte
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somethings happenin' here
just came through the rosarito toll gate at 1:00 pm. We were going south, on the north side 6 police cars (black and whites and dark blue pje and a
truck) lights on , cops out of their cars stopping people on both sides, checking in cars ,most had rifles drawn. We asked the toll lady what was
going on . She said mucho banditos. . Don't know what it was about, but glad we could get out quick. You never know when you'll be in the middle of a
shoot out and get caught in the crossfire. k 
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elgatoloco
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Location: Yes
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Be very careful!
So hola to Miguel!
MAGA
marooons Are Governing America
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bancoduo
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From my experience living in El Salvador in the sixties there is nothing more scary and dangerous then being confronted by "jittery" cops.
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bajaguy
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Registered: 9-16-2003
Location: Carson City, NV/Ensenada - Baja Country Club
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Apparently found some (new) bodies near Popotla either today or yesterday
[Edited on 1-31-2008 by bajaguy]
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Barry A.
Select Nomad
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Registered: 11-30-2003
Location: Redding, Northern CA
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
From my experience living in El Salvador in the sixties there is nothing more scary and dangerous then being confronted by "jittery" cops.
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General rule: Just do what they tell you to do and you will be fine.
barry
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13050
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Federal Judiciales were stopping sothbound cars at the San Ignacio checkpoint Wednesday afternoon...we were northbound and didn't get even searched.
Road into Asuncion is still in very good shape.
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fdt
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Registered: 9-7-2003
Location: Tijuana, Baja California
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Apparently found some (new) bodies near Popotla either today or yesterday
[Edited on 1-31-2008 by bajaguy] |
I know that some swear by the new Blvd 2000 and goint to Otay but all I can advise"strongly" (again and again) because I like you all is "Do not use
Blvd 2000"
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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DENNIS
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
"Do not use Blvd 2000" |
Ferna.... It seems to be a dumping ground. Isn't it safe for day trips?
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The Gull
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Location: Rancho Descanso, BCN
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Ignorant sensationalism at it grimy worst...
What does the Rosarito Toll gate have to do with the 2000 road? They don't even connect.
Who cares about bodies at Popotla, if there were any, as long as they are not in the middle of the old road (Libre).
I'll bet those bad people had zoomed through the toll booth without trying to pay.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Hook
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Registered: 3-13-2004
Location: Sonora
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Alfred Hitchc-ck said it would be like this. 
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bancoduo
Banned
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Registered: 10-3-2005
Location: el carcel publico mazatlan sin.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Gull
What does the Rosarito Toll gate have to do with the 2000 road? They don't even connect.
Who cares about bodies at Popotla, if there were any, as long as they are not in the middle of the old road (Libre).
I'll bet those bad people had zoomed through the toll booth without trying to pay. |
I see Miss Congeniality
is back.
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Mexray
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: California Delta
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I think...
...I'm going to buy and old Brink's Armored Truck to commute to Baja Sur. I'll install some Safety Deposit Boxes in it to rent out to fellow
travelers that want their Pesos to make it down South, safely...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Aventurera
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Location: California
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I, too, would like to hear more about why not to use Blvd 2000 since I had received several recommendations for using it.
It's like a have to choose the lesser of 3 evils: Highway 3 with twists, turns and mountains, which all give me anxiety; Blvd 2000 with...banditos?;
or Tijuana with the border crossing from hell and possibly rogue policemen looking for mordidas.
I suspect that whichever route I take in driving back from Ensenada to the border (be it SY, Otay or Tecate), I am going to dress like a homeless
person, slouch down as far as I can in my seat, and pass the entire trip praying!
I wish Scotty could just beam me up!
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bajabound2005
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Posts: 2762
Registered: 10-15-2005
Location: Punta Banda, BCN
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Blvd 2000 DURING THE DAY is the only way to go! I think even FDT would agree to that --- depends, of course, on your final destination no matter
which way you are traveling...but we LOVE that road.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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Gypsy Jan
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In Rosarito Today at 2:00 pm
No sign of any police activity at the Rosarito toll booth.
Going up there on the toll road, passed a few camo trucks loaded with soldiers.
Going through town on the main boulevard, saw a couple more camo trucks with soldiers going through town.
Passing Waldo's $1.00 mart, a couple of blocks north, I looked to the right and saw a truck with a machine gun mounted on it parked about twenty feet
back from the intersection.
I continued on to my vet appointment and to the market - everything and everyone seemed to be calm and normal.
[Edited on 2-1-2008 by Gypsy Jan]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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woody with a view
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Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
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the calm before the storm, perhaps!
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DENNIS
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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Machine guns at WaldoMart. What would be unusual about that? Sounds calm and normal to me.
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durrelllrobert
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Posts: 7393
Registered: 11-22-2007
Location: Punta Banda BC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Machine guns at WaldoMart. What would be unusual about that? Sounds calm and normal to me. |
yes, they sell them in the back room
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Hook
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9011
Registered: 3-13-2004
Location: Sonora
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Machine guns at WaldoMart. What would be unusual about that? Sounds calm and normal to me. |
That's the problem. Machine guns have, unfortunately, become the norm.
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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In Mexico, I like machine guns in the hands of the army, not the mafia! If there was more show of force until the mafia is disarmed, then tourist
might feel safer and return to that part of Baja.
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