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

Begins (outhbound) Notes Piedras Negras 8 Monclova 12 altillo 15 Zacatecas 20 Aguascalientes 24 Guadalajara 29 Compostela 36 Rincon de

3 directly to a place for more information. Table of Contents Page How to Use the Mexico Road Logs 1 Documents Required 2 Highway and Traffic igns 3 Distance Chart 7 The Journey Begins (outhbound) Notes Piedras Negras 8 Monclova 12 altillo 15 Zacatecas 20 Aguascalientes 24 Guadalajara 29 Compostela 36 Rincon de Guayabitos 37 Puerto Vallarta 39 Detour along Jal 307 from Highway 80D to 45D 41 Piedras Negras Immigration / Border 42 Other Border Crossings 42 Tourist Cards (FMM) 44 Mexico Vehicle Import Permit 44 Documentation for Pets 45

4 How to Use the Road Log 1 outhbound Indicates 4 lane highway with lateral lanes Indicates 4 lanes with shoulder Mexican KM Markers KM 175 Gas tation with ID Number PEMEX 5083 tate Border O N O R A I N A L O A Indicates 2 lanes with shoulder Indicates 2 lanes peed Bump ~~Topes~~ Various Warnings MILITARY HWY 15 NOTE: Military and Agriculture checkpoints can change often Indicates a local road RD to Tualac GP: N20* Toll Toll. Get out your wallet! Note the latest fee and GP W088* Car 124 Pesos Highway ign 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 Northbound

N 8 Trucks in Left Lane Bridge Over Rail Tracks Del Rio Highway 277 Border Open 24 Hours Trucks and RV's go here Toll Driving to Mexico 250 or 40 pesos Toll Mexican Customs Aduana L 2 Lane Bridge U A

AFTER TURN Piedras Negras TURN LEFT on EXTRA Mateos / Matamoros "Black tones" Calle Galeana Originally named Nueva Villa de Merges on Coligio AFTER TURN Herrera in 1850, it was later on it

5 N 8 Trucks in Left Lane Bridge Over Rail Tracks Del Rio Highway 277 Border Open 24 Hours Trucks and RV's go here Toll Driving to Mexico 250 or 40 pesos Toll Mexican Customs Aduana L 2 Lane Bridge U A M E X I C O Toll Adam t Toll Driving to U Go straight Plaza TURN LEFT at RD End to ign Piedras Negras OXXO Puente International Calle Padre de Las Casas Eagle Pass UA Calle Ixcotencatl DRIVE 8 Blocks AFTER TURN Piedras Negras TURN LEFT on EXTRA Mateos / Matamoros "Black tones" Calle Galeana Originally named Nueva Villa de Merges on Coligio AFTER TURN Herrera in 1850, it was later on it Periodistas TURN RIGHT on Periodistas would be renamed Villa de Piedras Vitromex Turn Negras. Waldos Coal was discovered in the region in OXXO PEMEX and a railway soon followed. Porcelanite Guadalajara Pharmacy The city was renamed Ciudad Porfirio OXXO Calle an Luis cotia Bank Díaz. After Diaz fell, the city reverted to Piedras Negras. Office Depot Piedras Negras has over 200,000 Calle Tepic McDonalds RD to CD Atun TURN LEFT to Mexico altillo people and is quickly growing into one of the largest cities in the state. The economy is fueled by exports to the U from local factories. Capital of the tate of Coahuila, the AFTER TURN Calle R. Cepeda modern city of altilo boasts a population of 650,000. OXXO Follow igns for JV International Crossing Ave Lopez Mateo RD to Centro Moviestar Papas Tacos PEMEX 2231 OXXO TURN LEFT to altillo Ave Emiliano AFTER TURN Follow igns for International Crossing U Abroad in Mexico Bannorte U citizens in Mexico represent Bancomer 1% of the Mexican population. It is Nissan home to the largest number of U

N Calle anto Tomas Auto Zone 9 Holiday Inn Express PEMEX 2227 orrianas OXXO PEMEX 3512 Magna Only Home Depot Puente RD Divides AVE Industrial BVLD Laura Benivedes Bodega HWY 2 La Voz PEMEX 10705 OXXO

It was top initiated in the 1990s in the United RR Crossing tates and Mexico to commemorate top the invention of nachos by Ignacio Turns to International Nacho Anaya in 1943 at El Moderno RD Turns &

6 N Calle anto Tomas Auto Zone 9 Holiday Inn Express PEMEX 2227 orrianas OXXO PEMEX 3512 Magna Only Home Depot Puente RD Divides AVE Industrial BVLD Laura Benivedes Bodega HWY 2 La Voz PEMEX OXXO Church JV Calle Carranza Mexico 2 RD Merges Nachos PEMEX OXXO The International Day of the Nacho takes place every October 21. It was top initiated in the 1990s in the United RR Crossing tates and Mexico to commemorate top the invention of nachos by Ignacio Turns to International Nacho Anaya in 1943 at El Moderno RD Turns & Eagle Pass Restaurant in the border town of PEMEX 3232 OXXO Piedras Negras, Coahuila. RD to CD Acuña L RD to Nuevo Laredo A festival is also held between OXXO PEXEX 4302 PEMEX 4280 October 13 and 15 and holds the Puente La Mota biggest nacho of the world contest EXTRA and is recorded of course with the Puente Casa Hogar Guinness Book of World Records. Yonke Puente Guadaramara Railway Crossings uper Gas Madisa RR Puente Rio Escondido 2 Corona KM 234 It is probably good advice to tell you Puente Rio Escondido 1 to stop solidly at each Railway Rio Escondido Crossings. Yes we know...the Over RR Mexicans don't stop. PEMEX 3450 You should. RD to Rio Escondido H If there is a crooked cop anywhere in Yonke & Tower RR the vicinity, you can bet that they are Waterslides staking out the Railway crossing Coal Offloading from RR waiting for a tourist to pass by and KM 222 ignore the stop signs like the rest of Official Mine Office the traffic does. RD to Minas BUT NO. RD to Plant To avoid a hassle, mordita or at the Big Electric Generation Plant very least a fine, make sure you stop.

Photo Mexico City - / Bill Bell. Drive MEXICO Using Mexican KM Posts

Photo Mexico City - / Bill Bell. Drive MEXICO Using Mexican KM Posts Drive MEXICO Using Mexican KM Posts Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey & Saltillo, Matehuala, Sab Luis Potosi, Querétaro, Mexico City, Puebla, Oaxaca, Tehuantepec, Arriaga and Tapachula. Includes PEMEX Gas Stations,