The Trans-Peninsula Highway is the lifeline of the Baja California Peninsula. Baja is a jagged finger of mountains and desert ripped from the Mexican mainland along the San Andreas fault by millions of years of geologic violence. The highway is 1,059 miles of hard road, mostly two-lane blacktop. Roll with us from the U.S. border at Tijuana, all the way to Cabo San Lucas and Land’s End, at the southern tip of one of the world’s longest, wildest and most spectacular peninsulas!

Today’s travel report for the baja stretch seems clear and easy. There are a few stretches of dirt roads throughout, and construction that may slow you down, but the temporary roads in place should allow easy passage around it. Do keep in mind that dirt and gravel roads may offer some resistance, and should be taken best at low speeds to be as safe as possible.

If You’re traveling south, be sure to convert your dollars to pesos before you leave, as several of the gas stations who offer conversion offer it at a lower conversion rate than is standard, some being as low as 10 pesos to the dollar, while the national exchange is all the way up at 13 pesos a dollar, you’d be losing 33% per transaction if you did that. Something else you may want to prepare for is the heat, remember the closer you get to the equator, the hotter its going to be. So bring lots of drinks to have in the car on your trip, or be prepared to stop at lots of gas stations.

So come prepared with the proper currency, bring lots of fluids, and be sure to take it slow on those unpaved roads and you’ll make it just fine. Just one more thing, don’t forget your Mexico car insurance, because your American or Canadian insurance might not cover third party liability in Mexico.

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