Salsipuedes

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Salsipuedes is a small town in Baja California. Its name is translated from the Spanish language as "get out if you can" or alternatively "leave if you can". This has two accepted meanings: 1)In reference to the town in Baja California, local wisdom takes this to mean leave the highway if you can on account of the beauty of Salsipuedes. 2)Salsipuedes lies at the bottom of treacherous dirt road and a top a supersteep cliff; getting in and out after a rain can be a daunting exercise even with 4wd (hence the name) 3)Additionally, there's historic reference to the bay (Bahia Salsipuedes) - the name was coined by Spanish seamen who were aware of the swift currents that made it difficult for sailing ships to leave its waters. It was common for the bay to be used as an overnight anchorage, or as shelter from Pacific storms. Attempts to sail out to open ocean were thwarted by the bay's swirling currents... thus, "get out if you can".

Salsipuedes is also an infamous location in Uruguay, as it is where the last Charrúa amerindians were exterminated in an ambush.

Famous flea market in Panama city, Panama: "It is Panama's bazaar, a street so narrow and filled with vendors that it is dark at noon."

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