Monthly Archives: September 2009

Monarch butterfly migration each fall and spring – a mystery, a wonder, a threatened annual Canada-to-Mexico trek.

Back in May these butterflies were still in Canada. As of last week, Kansas! They are on their way to Mexico! Every year, like clockwork, or like the swallows to Capistrano! This is a pretty neat site that lets you track the migration…  http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/ I have seen a few early birds in my own back…

Mexico has 4 spots in agents' top 10 travel list despite swine flu

According to ABC News: Mexico took four of the top 10 spots on a list of international destinations booked by agents, managers and agency owners from the Travel Leaders company (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates). http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=8632009 Check them out!

Eleven "do not's" of Baja travel ~

DON’Ts: 1 Do not drink and drive (or drink and walk either). Public drunkenness is a fine-able offense. 2 Do not make an ‘infield payment’ of any fines if you do get a ticket. Fines are payable at the local police station and it is a crime to offer or accept a bribe. 3 Do…

Fifteen "do's" of visiting Baja ~

According to our friends at the former New Port Beach Hotel in Baja, Mexico – DO’s: Do buy Mexican Auto Insurance before crossing the border and obey traffic laws including wearing your seat belt. *www.MexInsurance Do fill your gas tank long before you are running on empty. Do carry photo ID on you at all…

#Friends of El Faro – Jennifer Anniston, on Chelsea Lately, plugged this Tijuana charity event

2009 Fundraiser Join us again this year for an evening of entertainment, beverages and treats! September 24, 2009 @Boulevard 3 Click HERE to buy tickets  http://www.friendsofelfaro.com/

Tortilla chips are considered to be a Mexican food, however…

The tortilla chip was popularized by Rebecca Webb Carranza as a way to make use of misshapen tortillas rejected from the automated tortilla manufacturing machine that she and her husband used at their Mexican delicatessen and tortilla factory in southwest Los Angeles. Carranza found that the discarded tortillas, cut into triangles and fried, were a…

SEP 19 – 21: Fall Equinox at Kukulcan (Equinoccio de Kukulcan) — Chichen Itza, Yucatan

Twice a year, March 21st and September 22nd, on the spring and fall equinoxes (when day and night hours are equal, 12 hours each) you can witness a spectacular shadow effect that resembles a serpent slithering down to the bottom of the staircase. Sunlight bathes the western balustrade of the pyramid’s main stairway. This causes…

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Step by step instruction videos to help acquaint you with the process, and to demonstrate how easy it is to obtain a policy from us for your Mexico insurance! Please check them out! http://www.mexinsurance.com/videos/ How To Reset Mexinsurance.com Password Mexican Insurance Quote Purchase Instant Mexico Insurance at Mexinsurance.com How To Purchase Rental Car Insurance for…

SEP 15 – 16: Mexican Independence Day (Dia de la Independencia Mexicana) — Nationwide

Indisputably Mexico’s most important and most revered National Holiday is Independence Day – Dia de la Patria. During this time, Fiestas Patrias take place nationwide. From the evening of September 15th, parties begin. At 11pm, the President of the Republic shouts the Cry (El Grito) of “Viva Mexico” from the balcony of the National Palace…

Department of Homeland Security and Seneca Nation of Indians Announce Agreement to Develop Enhanced Tribal Card

The Department of Homeland Security and the Seneca Nation of Indians today formalized an agreement to develop a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) For complete notification release by The Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1252601775704.shtm