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May 2017
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AT#560 - Travel to Baja Sur and the Sea ...

CHRIS CHRISTENSEN
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Hear about travel to Baja Sur in Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to   author and travel writer Stuart Gustafson about his love affair with the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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