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San Felipe Tourist Information |
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San Felipe is in the PacificTime Zone (the same as California). |
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The Baja Tourism Board is available 7 days a week. If you are planning a trip to Baja these tourism sites offer information such as attractions, maps, driving tips etc. If for any reason you encounter a problem while you are traveling in Baja, please contact them by dialing 078 from any public or private phone in Baja California. |
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Contact: Rolando Ortiz Gomez de Silva
300 Mar de Cortés Av. and Manzanillo St.
Phone (686) 577-1865 Fax 577-1155
sanfelipetur@baja.gob.mx |
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The closest airports in the area are the San Felipe airport (SFH) located right in San Felipe and the San Quintin Southeast airport (SNQ) located approximately 73 miles (118 km) southwest of San Felipe in San Quintin, Mexico. This airport only accommodate small aircrafts not internation flights fly into San Felipe, 011-52-686-577-1858 (Phone and Fax) - 011-52-686-577-1368 (Phone) |
If you are driving, you need to get to Calexico, California. You can get there via San Diego on Interstate 8 East or from Yuma, AZ take Interstate 8 West to Hwy. 111 exit. Take Hwy. 111 South to Calexico and the Mexican border. There are two crossing points into Mexico from here. See the following instructions. Driving time from the border to San Felipe is approximately 2 hours.
From El Centro: Go east on Interstate 8 to Highway 111 exit. Go South on Highway 111 to the border. Go through the border, and bear right. After approximately 500 feet turn right for San Felipe. Go straight on this road through Mexicali (major intersections will have signs for San Felipe.) This turns into Highway 5. Stay on Highway 5 until you reach San Felipe.
From El Centro: Go East on Interstate 8 to Highway 111 exit. Go South on Highway 111 to the third light (Hwy. 98 or Truck Route 7). Go East on Highway 98 for about 7 miles where the sign shows the border crossing. Make a right and proceed up and over the cloverleaf and into the border crossing (this is clearly marked). RV's are to follow the signs for passenger cars.
Take Highway 8 West and exit at Highway 98. Go West on Highway 98 for about 16 miles. At the traffic light, make a left and proceed up and over the cloverleaf and into the border crossing (this is clearly marked).
Once through the new border crossing you will come to a "T" crossing. Make a right and proceed west along the border boundary to the first stop sign where you will make a left onto Calzado Manuel Gomez Morin (MORIN BLVD). Continue South on MORIN through 7 traffic lights, passing the Sony plant. Turn left onto Highway 5 going south. Just stay on Highway 5 until you reach San Felipe.
Your U.S. insurance is not valid in Mexico, for this reason it is wise that you purchase Mexico Insurance. You can buy insurance online form Mexbound.com |
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Taxis - are affordable and government-regulated, but it is wise to ask the taxi driver before getting into a cab what the charge will be as rates are not listed on the outside of the cab. In Mexico City, taxis (except for a hotel's shuttle taxi) are the most tightly regulated - and they are required by law to have a working meter.
Rental Cars - are available from the major rental companies. To rent a car, you must be at least 25 years of age, hold a valid driver's license, and a major credit card. In order to get the lowest rates, and to ensure that a car is available, we highly recommend that you reserve your vehicle and rate before leaving home. Call your travel agent or the rental car company in your country direct.
Buses - Buses are an important mode of travel in Mexico and the country has a number of excellent long-distance bus lines with service between major cities as well as many smaller local bus lines that will take you into the smallest and remotest communities. |
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| Mexico has one of the most modern and efficient telephone systems in the country. Prepaid long distance calling cards are available and can be purchased at the airport and at many commercial establishments. If you are calling from the US you will have to dial 011 for an international line, then dial country code of 52 followed by the seven digit local Mexicali phone number. The area code for San Felipe is 661 |
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| The currency in Mexico is the Mexican peso. U.S. dollars are widely accepted. Canadian currency and traveller's cheques are not widely accepted worldwide. and credit cards are taken at most major restaurants, shops and hotels. There are also ATM machines in most towns. They accept Visa and Mastercard and dispense bills in pesos. If you prefer to use pesos during your stay, you'll also find several banks and money-exchange houses in the area where you can make money exchanges. |
Restaurant hours vary depending on the type of restaurant, but generally, they are open from Noon to Half Past Midnight, except for those serving breakfast, which open at 7 in the morning.
Most stores are open from 10 in the morning to 9 at night, and almost all are open on Sundays. |
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Shopping is a major reason why some people travel to Mexico. Haggling is a common practice in Mexico, and in most cases, if you offer to pay about 40% less than the asking price, you'll end up paying somewhere between the initial amount and your counter offer. The only rule of the game is to maintain mutual respect while wavering between impulse and indifference. If you go to an upscale department store the prices will be set and haggling will be frowned upon. |
The electrical system in Mexico is 110 volts, 60 cycles, as in the United States and Canada. Normally, the electrical outlets are designed to accept two prongs plugs, so you´ll need an adaptor for using any modern electrical apparatus that has an enlarged end on one prong or plugs with 3 prongs. You can find the three-holed outlets in some places but it´s always better to carry your own adaptor. |
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The best way to get everything home safely is to use a shipping companyThe cheapest way to transport your goods is to have them packed securely so that you can check them as extra baggage on your flight home. Another way is to ship them. Many stores will pack and ship their own merchandise but not other stores' goods. |
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As opposed to mainland Mexico, Baja's water is from wells and has been considered safe for years. In addition, there is a Mexican federal law stating that restaurants must serve purified, "drinkable" water, tested free of contaminants both for drinking and for ice. Use common sense, drink bootled waterunless it is an emergency. Remember unless it is bagged ice most likely it is just frozen tap water, and it could make you sick. |
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