Christmas, Thanksgiving and other festivities are coming, and some travelers are already planning where to celebrate them. Many take the chance to spend these special days in Baja, visiting places as Valle de Guadalupe or just to have a good time; well, apparently, theres something they should be careful about the road there.
Researchers at the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education in Ensenada (CICESE) warned of new cracks on the Tijuana-Ensenada scenic road that could cause a landslide, such as the one occurred in 2013.
Previously, the seismologist and researcher of CICESE, Luis Mendoza, mentioned that there are at least eight areas where studies and measurements are being made.
Faced with this, the investigator recommends paying attention to this particular area (kilometer 91), since it is registering movements similar to the ones that kilometer 93 had before the landslide of Dec. 28, 2013.
Garcilazo said that this point of kilometer 91 is on private property, and that he has seen some machinery moving around as if they were doing a tourist development in a site that is cracking.
The crack of kilometer 91 has the geometry propitious for the weakening of the land, but it is impossible to take the measurement and monitor its behavior because this area is private property.
It is difficult to predict when a landslide such as the one on Km 93 would happen, but the researcher stressed that if there was a significant earthquake, this area would be at risk for further landslides.
"Rainy season is coming and rain is a promoter of this phenomenon because the site is all cracked, it absorbs water and affects the passage of vehicles," he added.
That said, its necessary for tourists to be more careful if theyre planning to go to Ensenada or some near area during these next months; theres nothing wrong with being careful and keep the speed at a reasonable limit while keeping alert on news on the matter.
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[p]Translated by: cristina.mora@sandiegored.com
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