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[*] posted on 5-13-2008 at 10:32 AM
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Going to Acapulco soon and want to drive down to Pto. Escondido. Does anyone know how many hours it takes?
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[*] posted on 5-13-2008 at 12:32 PM


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Going to Acapulco soon and want to drive down to Pto. Escondido. Does anyone know how many hours it takes?
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MG,
It is about 250 kms....you do the math;)

How fast do you drive?
How often do you stop?
Which route will you take?




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[*] posted on 5-13-2008 at 12:44 PM


Count on about 7-8 hours as it's a single lane and you will come across trucks just like in Baja. Also, Motoged, it's more like 250-280 miles not kilometers. Careful to drive at night as their were a couple reported holdups I heard about when I was there last month. Daytime is fine though and beautiful.
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[*] posted on 5-13-2008 at 01:17 PM


Ted,
Thanks for the correction re: kms vs miles .

When I drove #200 outside of Zihuatanejo the highway was two lanes, but was not a divided highway like the cuotas.

Between Huatulco and Puerto Escondido it is also two-laned but not divided. I assume that is what you meant by "Single"

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[*] posted on 5-14-2008 at 07:04 AM


This brings back memories. I haven't been there since it got paved. Back in the 60's it was a very rough trail and considered very dangerous for travelers as large stretches were under the complete control of bandidos.



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