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| With
an international airport, La Paz is only two hours
away from Los Angeles or Mexico City, from where
Aeromexico and Aerocalifornia have direct flights,
as well as other major cities, such as Tijuana
and Guadalajara. From Los Cabos airport it takes
three hours by road, and as several other carriers
fly from Denver, Houston, Dallas, etc. It is a
good alternative. Ferry boats arrive daily from
Topolobampo and Mazatlan to the ferry station
at Pichilingue Bay. |
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Non
Mexican citizens must fill out a Tourist card
upon entering the country. It costs about US$
15 and can be obtained at mexican consulates,
embassies, border crossings, automobile clubs
and airlines flying from foreign countries.
It is valid for 90 - 180 days and it is not a
working permit. |
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| Peso
is the legal currency, although, US dollars are
commonly accepted in most places. Major credit
cards, such as Master Card, Visa, Amex, as well
as traveler's checks are also honored in most
places, but ATM machines are available 24 hours
per day. Money exchange places are located in
downtown and the banks, but not at the airport.
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| Baja
California Sur is located in a time zone one hour
later than Califonia, which is the same so called
Mountain Time, in the USA. |
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| Very
desertic, with more than 300 sunny days per year,
and less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain, it makes
hot summers (42C, 105F), but the evening sea breeze
drop the heat to nice and tolerable levels. Chubasco
season with the occasional visit of a hurricane,
goes from mid August to mid October. Winter time,
with an average 20C, 70F, attracts many visitors
from colder countries, who find this area very
warm and hospitalable. |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Air
(º C) |
18 |
20 |
23 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
32 |
34 |
35 |
30 |
24 |
22 |
| Water
(º C) |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
22 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
25 |
20 |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Air
(º F) |
65 |
68 |
73 |
80 |
81 |
86 |
90 |
93 |
95 |
86 |
75 |
72 |
| Water
(º F) |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
65 |
65 |
72 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
77 |
68 |
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| La
Paz has one of the best qualities of life in Mexico,
with several private hospitals and health clinics,
as well as public hospitals and emergency rooms.
Tap water comes from deep wells, and it is much
cleaner than other cities where water comes from
rivers and dams, however, drinking bottled water
is advised, and sea food must be consumed only
in restaurants during summer months. |
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| Spanish
is the mother language, but english is widely
spoken in touristic areas, where it is not uncommon
to find mutilingual guides, including german,
japanese, italian and french. |
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| Traditional
food is mainly sea food, where stuffed chocolata
clams are famous. Damiana is a medium alcohol
sweet beverage, made out of the wild herb where
it takes its name, Damiana. The legend says it
has aphrodisiac powers. |
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| 120V
/ 60 hertz outlets are American style so please
bring an adaptor. 220V European style outlets
are available in most rooms. |
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| International
telephone system from booths on the street, but
it is required the use of a mexican telephone
card that you can buy from many small shops with
$ 20, $ 50 or $100 Pesos calling time. Telegraph
and post office, and internet cafes every where
can make your life very easy. |
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| Most
shops open from 10 AM to 8 PM, with lunch break
from 1 to 3 PM. Local markets are open normally
from 6:30 AM to 2 PM, and giant supermarkets from
7 AM to 10 PM. |
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