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Wilbur4s
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Guerrero Negro
Other than whale watching, why would anyone want to stay over night in Guerrero Negro? Thanks.
Ciao, Will Pizz
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David K
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Because the sun had or is about to set?
Maybe a little history (from Baja Bound) of the place will help?: http://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/guerrero_...
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Lee
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GN is a good town, and I like walking the estuaries. Windy sometimes, foggy, cool to cold. Nice juxtaposition to Santa Rosalia or going
North, to San Quintin. It feels authentic, to me. Don't think many here share it's uniqueness.
Don't believe me. Ask Shari. She knows.
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baja Steve
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Take a tour of the salt mining. It is very interesting.
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willardguy
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its fun to go up to the top of the old lighthouse, did it a few years ago but last year it was lookin pretty shaky (or maybe it was just me that got a
little shakier!) 
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Ateo
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Whaddaya got against Guerrero Negro? =)
I've always dug the place. It has the coolest name for a town ever.
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desertcpl
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and yes I do like the place,,, good food, friendly people
I find it quite nice,, salt flats, and tours , whale watching
town has a lot of charm,,,
I broke down their many years ago,, very helpful and willing to help
I for one give it a thumbs up
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MMc
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We go north along the estuaries for kayak fishing and beach combing. I have never seen another gringo in there. The town is cool and very Mexican.
I have a friend that got ripped off at the gas station and hates the place. Will stop at VJM or Viscaino turn off before he go in to town. He is
missing a lot.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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shari
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Guerrero Negro is far more unique than meets the eye...it takes living there a few years to appreciate the subtleties and find the good in it. One
thing I appreciated was the rather eclectic mix of people living there...many professionals from throughout Mexico live and work there which brings a
sort of cultural variety not common in many Mexican pueblos which made for perhaps not cosmopolitan but at least a more sophisticated social life. It
is one of the few places other than the tourist resort areas where one can go watch live Mexican rock and roll music at a bar and it has a wide
variety of places to eat...seafood, mexican, chinese, japanese, sushi etc.
There are several beautiful places to walk, swim, treed parks to sit in and beaches close by. Soooo....why not stay in GN...pity most folks just stay
the night road weary and leave early to get to their destination. Like anything...hard to judge a book by it's cover.
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Alm
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Stopped there a few times. If you like the scenery around lagoon, with salt flats and old port (where that crumbling lighthouse is), then you like it.
The town itself looks pretty dull, but so are most towns in "sanitized" Mexican culture of Baja. Though I stopped in the day, can't say about
restaurants and music. Shari is probably right, there are subtleties there but you have to look hard.
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dirtbikr
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Mood: start slow....then taper off!
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[Edited on 5-21-2014 by dirtbikr]
If you\'re not living on the EDGE... You\'re taking up too much room! Its never too late for a darkside.
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dirtbikr
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Mood: start slow....then taper off!
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I would stop alone for those fish tacos along the road .
Forget the name of the truck-van selling them.probably the best around.
If you\'re not living on the EDGE... You\'re taking up too much room! Its never too late for a darkside.
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shari
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Toni's tacos are delicious and have been a GN institution for over 20 years! He is also a very cool guy as is his gorgeous, smart wife!
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windgrrl
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I really like GN. The light is softer by the salty breezes. It is great to be able to get up in the morning, travel across the salt works to the
lagoon before heading north to SQ. There is so much natural beauty to observe in this part of Baja. But then, I'm a prairie girl and used to looking
closer to find it.
We have stayed at Cowboys twice with good experiences and have stopped at Mario's for a sublime dining experience on the way through other times. The
food and service was great every time.
Once, while waiting for my husband at the bank and walking our dog down the street, an older lady approached me and asked if she could practice
English with me. She was so appreciative and we had a few laughs while I practiced Spanish in return. Another time, we drove through town and found a
pretty park with old trees.
A face value, GN may not seem like a place that's worth a stop, but it has a kind of wild beauty that keeps drawing me in.
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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David K
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Santa Rosalia is to copper as Guerrero Negro is to salt
There seems to be something unique about the once only mining company towns of Baja that helps them stand out from other Mexican towns... In their
beginnings, they are generally called 'ugly' and easy to avoid. However, in later years or perhaps in the past 20 or so years both Santa Rosalia and
Guerrero Negro have blossomed out of being cookie-cutter, dusty, corporate creations into places that have become inviting and bacon tourists to stay
and explore.
El Triunfo is also becoming an interesting place to check out, albeit much smaller now than when it was the largest city in southern Baja California
during the silver mining days in the mid to late 1800's.
If it wasn't for the mines we wouldn't have these towns to enjoy today. 
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BornFisher
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Wilbur4s
Other than whale watching, why would anyone want to stay over night in Guerrero Negro? Thanks. |
Camp out on the Sea Of Cortez in June, July, August or September, anywhere from San Felipe to Cabo. You will understand why someone would want to stay
over night in Guerrero Negro.
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MulegeAL
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Go out to El Arco.
GN will look pretty good coming back!
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Alm
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
... in later years or perhaps in the past 20 or so years both Santa Rosalia and Guerrero Negro have blossomed out of being cookie-cutter, dusty,
corporate creations into places that have become inviting and bacon tourists to stay and explore. |
St Rosalia? "Inviting", no kidding?
Formerly a quiet midsize town since the demise of the old mine.
Now narrow streets are crowded with traffic to the limit and beyond. Can't find a parking in town after 10 am. Takes half an hour to go 10 blocks up
the main drag or a parallel street from Hwy to the street end up-hill. Line of locals and mainland workers to the ATM is permanent. Drugs, pimps,
occasional stabbing. Huge cloud of dust around the new mine site. c-ckroaches on the camp where there wasn't any in the past. And all this in return
for natural resources being shipped out and away, for China and Korea to consume, and rest assure they will consume it in no time.
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bajajudy
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Don't forget to walk along the bird sanctuary which is kinda behind the company grocery store. We saw a flock of white pelicans there. Quite
spectacular in flight!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Alm
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
... in later years or perhaps in the past 20 or so years both Santa Rosalia and Guerrero Negro have blossomed out of being cookie-cutter, dusty,
corporate creations into places that have become inviting and bacon tourists to stay and explore. |
St Rosalia? "Inviting", no kidding?
Formerly a quiet midsize town since the demise of the old mine.
Now narrow streets are crowded with traffic to the limit and beyond. Can't find a parking in town after 10 am. Takes half an hour to go 10 blocks up
the main drag or a parallel street from Hwy to the street end up-hill. Line of locals and mainland workers to the ATM is permanent. Drugs, pimps,
occasional stabbing. Huge cloud of dust around the new mine site. c-ckroaches on the camp where there wasn't any in the past. And all this in return
for natural resources being shipped out and away, for China and Korea to consume, and rest assure they will consume it in no time.
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Compared to the Santa Rosalia I saw in 1966 and again in 1973, 74, 76, 85, yes it is quite a bit more inviting to check out. Now, maybe they still
have a ways to go to be more hospitable to tourist visitors?
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