Pacific Coast
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Baja Sur is really
cool, but hot! There are gigantic waves
on the Pacific ocean side, long stretches of lonely beaches and a nice town
Todos Santos. The Cabo San Lucas - San Jose de Cabo is the area with fancy resorts, but the beaches are still great (Playa la Amore). In the evenings it's better to avoid party-hardy teenage-alcohol-soaked-norte-americanos, who fly there for weekends. In La Paz we bought tickets for the ferry to Los Mochis and for the first time we tasted the spirit of a big Mexican metropolis. |
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| In Los Mochis we hopped on
Primera train to get to
Creel and explore the great canyon
Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon),
which
is deeper and wider than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The train climbed the height of
2,500m, passed through beautiful scenery, 86 tunnels and it crossed 39 bridges. But
travelers
should be warned that lengthy delays sometimes may occur. It usually takes 8 hours to get from Los Mochis to Creel. Although we spent 11 hours on the train, it was OK, considering the train runs uphill most of the time. If the hill is too steep for the train to make it, the train backs up a little and tries again. There are some 15 minute stops on the way. On one of them, I was taking pictures, the train left sooner and I had to run very fast to catch the train. They wouldn't stop, they couldn't care less. When I caught up with the train, the conductor grabbed my hand and pulled me back on the board. Creel is a cute mountain town, temperatures are comfy colder - it feels like in Colorado or Arizona highlands. The return trip to Los Mochis took 18 and a half hours to beat the distance of 165 km. On the Primera train, which supposed to be express. The ride back was a pain. |
| From Los Mochis we moved south, exploring the Pacific coast - Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta and the tiny village of Sayulita for a few days. It's a picturesque place to spend a summer vacation or the rest of the life. No Coca-cola signs, no tourists. In Sayulita lonely doggy Perro was our faithful compaņero everywhere we moved and he looked after us. When the time came and we had to move south towards Acapulco, our Perro didn't want to let us go without him. He jumped through the open window and sat right between us in the car. We had a good time together and it was sad, we had to leave him behind. |
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A new hair style deserved a
celebration and
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Acapulco is
not a town we would fall in love with, but it definitely has a rich history and it's very
interesting.
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The Pacific has a few spots, which are heaven for surfers.
Nice waves, |
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