Cover Photo Puerto Escondido - Bill Bell

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1 Pacific Coast Road Log From Nogales to Tapachula Includes Sublogs Lukeville to Santa Anna Navojoa to Alamos San Blas to Las Varas Arriaga to Palenque San Cristóbal de las Casas to Tapachula Cover Photo Puerto Escondido - Bill Bell

2 2 "Valuable, up-to-date information that saves headaches on the road and makes sense to drivers and their navigators. Great work." Welcome - Bienvenidos Ken Stokes Thank you for purchasing our Mexico Road Logs and Driving Guides. We are confident that it will "This is the second year we have make your driving experience just that much used Bill and Dots 'On the Road In" better and easier. Mexican logs for travel on the coast Regardless of whether you are driving an RV or a and interior of Mexico. suburban, a bike or a pick-up, the Mexico Road They are easy to use, save a lot of Logs and Driving Guides will assist your journey. indecision and more than a lot of Even 20 year veterans of the route have benefited arguments as to where one should from the information. turn or where there is a Pemex large The KM markings are the markings that you will enough for a large rig with a tow. see as you drive. It doesn't matter if your vehicle We appreciate all the work they have reads in miles or kilometers. You just read the done to make traveling in Mexico a signs on the road to get your bearings. great and easy adventure." Sometimes one highway combines with another Bill and Char Wilkerson and old kilometer signs are left up. Not to worry, just continue to read the guide. "We were thrilled to be able to Some of the best navigation points are the Pemex contemplate our next stops and fill- Station numbers clearly marked on all gas station ups along the way. It was like we signs. Topes (Mexican speed bumps) are marked in were driving with experienced guides the in the guide just to remind you to go slow. every step of the way." We have included Military and Agriculture check "Bravo" points even though we know these can change Pat and John Briar frequently. (Generally they are on one side of the border or another between the Mexican states.) Warning & Disclosure This is the fourth edition. We hope to continually The authors have done their best to improve the guides to ensure road conditions are ensure the accuracy of the well noted before you hit the border. Conditions information provided in the Mexico change, new roads are built, construction starts, Road Logs and Driving Guides at the ends and old "landmarks" are torn down. time of publishing. They do not Please write us at editor@ontheroadin.com if you assume and thereby disclaim any have found some new information or problems liability to any party for any loss or with the log. damages caused by omissions or Adios and Happy Trails, errors. Please contact the authors with any oversights or mistakes. Contact: editor@ontheroadin.com Please Don't Copy the Road Logs Any unauthorized reproduction; electronic, mechanical or otherwise will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This includes photocopying sharing via the net. Photographs by Bill & Dot Bell. All Rights Reserved. Bell & Bell 2013

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4 Pacific Coast to Tapachula 4 Table of Contents How to use the Pacific Coast Road Log 5 Distance Chart Kilometers 6 Distance Chart Miles 7 Documents Required 8 Highway and Traffic Signs 9 The Journey Begins Nogales 14 Magdalena, Santa Ana 15 Hermosillo 17 San Carlos & Guaymas 19 Ciudad Obregon 20 Navojoa 21 Los Mochis 23 Culiacán 26 Mazatlán 28 Tepic 32 Las Varas 34 Puerto Vallarta 36 Melaque, Barra de Navidad 41 Manzanillo 42 Tecoman 43 Lázaro Cardenas 48 Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo 50 Acapulco 55 Puerto Escondido 62 Puerto Angel 63 Bahias de Huatulco 64 Salinas Cruz 66 Arriaga 69 Tapachula 74 Page Sublogs Lukeville to Santa Anna 75 Navojoa to Alamos 78 HWY 15 to San Blas, Las Varas 80 Arriaga to San Christobal to Palenque 83 Tapachula to San Christobal 94 Notes Nogales Immigration / Border 102 Other Border Crossings 102 Tourist Cards (FMM) 104 Mexico Vehicle Import Permit 105 Documentation for Pets 105

5 How to Use the Pacific Coast Road Log 5 Pedestrian Overpass Indicates 4 lane highway with lateral lanes Indicates 4 lanes with shoulder Mexican KM Markers KM 175 Gas Station with ID Number PEMEX 5083 State Border S O N O R A S I N A L O A Indicates 2 lanes with shoulder Indicates 2 lanes Speed Bump ~~Topes~~ Various Warnings MILITARY HWY 15 NOTE: Military and Agriculture checkpoints can change often Indicates a local road RD to Tualac GPS: N20* Toll Toll. Get out your wallet! Note the latest fee and GPS W088* Car 124 Pesos Highway Sign and Number. "D" indicates a Toll or "Cuota" Highway Bridge Puente Cibuta Indicates town or city TURN LEFT TO XCOB AFTER TURN TURN TO BELLVILLE (RED Instructions means a critical direction) Overpass

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8 READ THE RED 14 INSTRUCTIONS on this side if you are driving SOUTH DO NOT turn right. Stay Straight. KEEP IN RIGHT LANE as the Height Restrictions are extremely low as you pass the Customs Inspection Booths. MARIPOSA ROAD U S A M E X I C O Puente Ensueño Overpass Nogales Arizona USA US Customs Inspection Nogales Sonora Mexico KM 10 Overpass Overpass Puente El Carpentero KM 5 Overpass Open 6-10 Check Mexican Border Prepare for Inspection Car 37pesos Toll 3 Axels 75pesos KM 4 Proceed Straight to ~~Topes~~ Immigration and HWY 15 to Hermosillo TURN TOWARDS KM 263 TRUCK CROSSING Nogales Go Straight to Frontera USA Black Walnut Trees RD to Nogales Airport RD to Nogales Airport Located 60 KMs south of Tucson. MILITARY Inspection Europeans visited the area in the PEMEX 6305 mid-1600, Father Kino put down PEMEX 7438 roots through establishing a chain KM 258 of missions in both Sonora and PEMEX 3771 Arizona. Nogales was officially ~~Topes~~ founded in 1882, after the establish- MEXICAN Immigration ment of a US/Mexico rail line. Nogales is one of the fastest HWY 15 growing border cities in Mexico. Mexicans flock to the area to secure Get Tourist Card & work through the maquiladora; Vehicle Permits Here programs which allow the import of L material and equipment duty free. Nogales current population hovers at Car Permit Returns Here 194,000, up from 160,000 in KM 255 Housing and social services have Puente Cibuta not kept up with the rapid increase PEMEX 8316 in population. ~~Topes~~ Nogales, like many border cities, KM 242 has many bars, strip clubs, hotels, Flashing Light restaurants, pharmacies, trinket and PEMEX Cibuta craft stores. Goods are brought to KM 236 the border from all over Mexico.