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It may be extremely easy to hitch in mainland Mexico, but in the Baja California peninsula, it's a completely different story! Saying this, it is completely do-able! In Baja California, there is only one road, the HWY 1, which isn't hell to hitchhike on but requires a lot of patience: there are often large distances in between cities (which are barely even cities, rather a few ranches and cactus farms) and even larger distances between petrol stations (example: El Rosario is the last one before Guerrero Negro, about 360 km further down in Baja California Sur). Getting stuck in the middle of the desert is NOT fun, and many people can only take you from town to town as it is local traffic or gringos doing one of the many races down in the Baja. Also, unless you are planning on staying in Baja and going back up towards the USA-Mexico border, you should hitchhike from Mexicali south.
== August 2016 experience: ==
[[User:El Chulito|El Chulito]] and [[User:Shamcore|Shamcore]] hitch-hiked through whole [[Baja California]], staying on the beaches and local people’s homes. Thumbing experience is more than positive. Don’t miss this part of [[Mexico]], it’s people and nature will drive you crazy. Hitch-hiking through this state is highly recommendable and, to tell the truth, not that hard as you may think.
To better understand what does hitch-hiking in this area look like, let’s divide the state in three parts:
- '''The route from [[Tijuana]] to [[El Rosario]].'''
The first part is quite easy to hitch-hike, you won’t probably even notice the difference with thumbing in the mainland. There’s no problem if you want to wild camp and stay safe. Supermarkets like Bodega Aurera and Climax are widespread, you will find them in [[Ensenada]], [[Monadero]] and [[San Quintin]].
Towns and places of the first part:
* [[Ensenada]]
* [[La Bocana]]
* [[La Bufadora]]
* [[Mexicali]]
* [[Monadero]]
* [[San Quintin]]
* [[Santa Maria]]
* [[Santo Tomas]]
* [[Tijuana]]
- '''The route from [[El Rosario]] towards [[Guerrero Negro]] and [[Baja California Sur]]'''
The second part may be a bit more complicated due to low traffic. Expect some longer waiting times. Usually one of 15 cars picks you up, but note that sometimes you’ll have to wait for 10-15 minutes for a car to appear. Bring enough water with you.
Towns and places of the second part:
* [[Bahia de Los Angeles]]
* [[El Rosario]]
* [[Punta Prieta]]
- '''The route from [[Mexicali]] to [[Punta Prieta]] through [[San Felipe]].'''
The third part is an alternative way to get from the north to [[Punta Prieta]]. This is mostly a dirt road, which has less traffic than the main road MEX1.
If you have any experience in hitch-hiking this road, share it here.
Towns and places of the third part:
* [[San Felipe]]
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