La Paz (“The Peace”) is the capital city of Baja California Sur* (Lower California South). It was given this name by Sebastián Vizcaíno when he arrived in 1596. La Paz is located on the Sea of Cortez, just 90 miles from Cabo San Lucas. Like Cabo, La Paz has great deep-sea fishing and a desert…
My mom, dad, sister and I used to go to “TJ” pretty often. We drove over and the traffic just wasn’t that bad then. We went right away to the shops! That’s us in the picture with the painted donkey, ‘zebra’ or zonkey, back in 1967. We loved to look at the colorful clothes and…
In the United States Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) has taken on a significance beyond that in Mexico. The date is perhaps best recognized in the United States as a date to celebrate the culture and experiences of Americans of Mexican ancestry, much as St. Patrick’s Day, Oktoberfest, and the Chinese New Year are…
Have you ever heard of a “moveable holiday’? Well Easter, Holy Week (Santa Semana), Spring Break … this holiday moves! I was reminded recently that one year ago, on Easter Sunday, there was a 7.2 earthquake here in Southern California (originating in Baja, Mexico). I was googling around and was surprised that the date was…
What are our Top Ten Tips for driving in Mexico? Take a look at this video….
Tijuana Innovadora 2010 an exciting even held October 7-21, 2010 in Tijuana. A first class event with a list of top-notch speakers.
In the coming weeks we may see that the Mexican Federal Government take steps to unify some 2,200 local police departments under a federal command. The reasoning behind this is to establish a core set of training guidelines, practices, and processes that will assist the federal government in its fight against cartels. Tijuana claims some…
San Diego man Mike Younghusband to walk from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas with a burro “Don Kay” and his two dogs.
Buying Prescription Drugs: The U.S. Embassy recommends that U.S. citizens not travel to Mexico for the sole purpose of buying prescription drugs. U.S. citizens have been arrested and their medicines confiscated by Mexican authorities when their prescriptions were written by a licensed American physician and filled by a licensed Mexican pharmacist. There have been cases…
Dirty, dangerous, and destitute. This is Mexico in the 2000′s. Right? I remember hearing about that very dirty, dangerous, destitute city back in the mid-70′s. I heard about the garbage piling up due to the collectors strike, the notorious muggings, the sleazy subways, the horrific traffic conditions, the oppressive muggy summers, the unethical taxi cab…