ACR GETS CLRNC TO FLY OVER TOWN FOR SIGHTSEEING. THE QUESTIONED ABOUT L TURNOUT AND POS.

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HAD CLRNC FROM SAN JOSE DEL CABO TO SAN DIEGO; CA 20000 FT RPT PASSING 9000 FT. ON TAXI OUT REQUESTED SHORE LINK TO PUNTA GORDO. THEN CLB ON COURSE. WE RECEIVED CLRED AS REQUESTED. WE TOOK OFF; CLBED TO ONLY 1500 FT AT POINT A R OVER PUNTA GORDA TWR CALLED AND ASKED OUR POS. I TOLD THEM OVER PUNTA GORDA (14 MI E OF ARPT). TWR THEN SAID I SHOULD HAVE MADE R TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. ABOUT THIS TIME TWR ASKED ACR B THEIR ALT IN SPANISH; ACR B SAID 3500 FT. TWR THEN TOLD ME A TIME GROUP. THIS TIME GROUP WORRIES ME AND STILL DOES AND WILL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WAS NOW ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO CLB. THEY GAVE PERMISSION TO CLB. SO I CLBED TO JOIN AIRWAY AND HEAD NORTH TO SAN DIEGO. I WAITED A WHILE UNTIL 6000 FT AND ASKED 'ANY PROBLEM?' I WAS TRYING TO SMOOTH THINGS OVER. HE SAID TFC COMPROMISED AT XXXXZ AND SOMETHING ABOUT L TURN AND R TURN. I'M WORRIED! WHAT I THINK HAPPENED; HE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO TURN R CLRED TO 20000 FT. AND ACR B 2-3 MIN BEHIND US WILL TURN L. BOTH OF US CLRED TO A HIGH ALT. I DO NOT THINK THE 2 ACFT WERE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. DUE TO STAYING AT 1500 FT AND NOT GOING ABOVE UNTIL CLRED TO; AND ALSO THE 2-3 MIN DIFFERENCE IN TKOF TIMES. I NEVER SAW B ACFT. I THINK THEY WERE AT A MUCH HIGHER ALT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES LANGUAGE BARRIER PART OF PROBLEM. HE WAS TAKING PAX ON SIGHTSEEING TOUR; BUT WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. HE WORRIED FOR 2 MONTHS AFTER EVENT. CONCERNED THAT THE TIME GIVEN WAS BEING WRITTEN DOWN FOR A POSSIBLE RPT. HE WAS AWARE SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT; SO HE DID NOT CLB. OTHER ACFT WAS WELL ABOVE BY THAT TIME. HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER.