Mark Egan
May 7, 2002, 2:42 AM
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Road Conditions: South of Puerto Vallarta
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Hello<p>I am travelling to Puerto Vallarta in June to see the solar eclipse (June 10) <p>The city itself sees a great show (97% of the sun covered) but I plan to travel south of there to get to the main path of the eclipse. (where a ring of sunlight will be visible)<p>I've done some research on the road conditions south of town: many sources describe the condition of Highway 200.<p>But I need to go to the areas right along the coast: I need a perfectly flat horizon to see the sunset eclipse. This is something that I may not get from Hwy 200.<p>The following websites show roads that are south of town and head to the coast:<p>http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/jalisco-state-mexico/jalisco-state-mexico-map-a2.shtml<p>and <p>http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/ASE2002/ASE2002gif/PuertoVallarta3a.jpg<p>Note that the second map shows the path of the eclipse; this is where the ring of sunlight will be visible (if you have a clear, flat horizon; hence my desire to get to the coast) Outside of this path the eclipse will be visible, just not as a ring.<p>There are clearly some roads within the path that head to the coast. <p>Can anyone tell me the condition of any of these roads?<p>What do these roads become like when it rains?<p>I see that these roads cross rivers at different points: are these impassable?<p>I am especially interested in the road that runs from El Tuito to Chimo: can anyone tell me about this road?<p>Thanks so much for your assistance.<p>Mark Egan
astrophoto@yahoo.com<p><p>
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