A Tijuana Jail
This is another vignette of one of my experiences in Mexico. It is not a complaint or criticism, just an account of brief adventure.
A lot of people would be reluctant to admit that they had spent ...
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Baja California - The Wedding
I rented a small house in La Gloria, in the hills between Rosarito Beach and Tijuana. It was a cozy place. I had painted inside and out and landscaped the yard. A willow tree shaded the back patio and ...
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Baja California - Hotel Playas Ensenada
Doors are locked. Lights extinguished. The world belongs to the nocturnal creatures, the ocean, the breeze, and a trickle of night people. Time is irrelevant. The past, the present, and the future assu...
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Oases on the Sea of Cortez
The rugged Baja California peninsula and the Sea of Cortez, or Gulf of California, have been bewitching hardy visitors for decades. Some of the early fans were John Steinbeck and Earl Stanley Gardner, ...
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Did You Know? Mexico in the Guinness world records: part two
An earlier column described several Guinness records and their connection to Mexico and Mexicans. This month's column examines four more very different Guinness records which do not involve quite as mu...
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The Road To El Dorado
From Stephenville, Texas to Baja California, Mexico
March 7, - March 30, 2000 AD
Dodge Minivan 1994 Modified for a wheelchair ramp.
Passengers: Luther Butler...........Backseat...
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Burt's Beach - Explorations Of The Baja
Labor Day weekend is a time when we relax with our friends and families over a barbeque during the broiling September heat. Typically the best way to spend it is at home as the traffic can be as bad as...
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Trailer Tales From La Bufadora, Baja California
Anyone you talk to in Baja with a roof over their head has a story or two to go with the roof. Jack Smith of Los Angeles Times, joyfully chronicled his home building adventures in his book, God and Mr....
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Dia De Las Madres (Mother's Day)
In May of 1992, we were still in process of finishing up the remodel of our trailer/
cabaña, to turn it into a real house. Over the previous six months the trailer had been dismantled, two bedro...
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Las Adventuras De Mi Sombra
When we first met, the attraction was instant and mutual. Her chocolate brown eyes melted into my
gringa blues and we knew we were destined to be the best of friends. I smiled at her shyly and s...
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Sombra In The Tijuana Jail
We had purchased Sombra with an eye to breeding her, and when her time came, we located a fine Golden Retriever named Lombard. A retired couple who settled on the hill above ours at La Bufadora owned h...
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Sombra & The Federales
As our dear Golden Retriever, Mi Sombra, was spending most of her formative years in Baja, we found it prudent that she learn her commands in English and in Spanish. This was never more evident than th...
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Stuffed Clams: Almejas Brujas
Many varieties of clams are to be found in the Sea of Cortez, including the famous chocolates and patas de mula. For this recipe, we used the large, yellow-shelled botijones, which have a long, firm wh...
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Fish "Meatballs": Albondigas de Pescado
A delicious and economical way to use just about any firm, white-fleshed fish, this is a common meal along Mexico's Pacific coast, especially in Baja California and the Puerto Vallarta area. The alb...
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Fish Tacos: Tacos de Pescado
Perhaps the most famous Baja street snack, and certainly one of the most frequent reader requests, fish tacos differ a bit from place to place, but are always served with the same basic selection of ga...
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Cooking on the Sea of Cortez: Culinary Adventures in Baja California
Mexico's Sea of Cortez, also known by the less lyrical name Gulf of California, supports more marine life than any other body of water on earth. It is no surprise, therefore, that divers, fishermen, an...
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Fish Cocktail: Ceviche
Originally from Peru, where it is generally made with corbina, ceviche is a seafood cocktail served anyplace in Mexico where fresh fish is available. It has been "mexicanized" by the addition of ingred...
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Seven Seas Fish: Pescado Siete Mares
This dish is a specialty of La Cenaduría, a lovely old adobe restaurant in San Jose del Cabo. It combines fresh red snapper filets, a mild salsa roja, and just enough manchego cheese to melt over the ...
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Retiring And Living Around Tijuana
RETIRING AND LIVING AROUND TIJUANA
Mexico Connect Forum Discussion Threads
Posted by Mack on Abril 24, 2000
I'm looking for information on living in Tijuana or nearby ...
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Living/Crossing Tijuana/San Diego
Mexico Connect Forum Discussion Threads
Posted by alex in TJ on Mayo 02, 2000
HOUSING: There are two nice areas of Tijuana. Playas de Tijuana is the little strip between the En...
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The Baja Animal Rescue Team
Pets are a billion-dollar industry in the United States, but even for the U.S., homeless cats and dogs are a major problem. There is civic funding to established programs to help control the situation,...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - May 2000
Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - MAY 2000
Mirrored with permission from Lloyd S.A. de C.V.
See their Page on Mexico Connect.
GOOD NEWS
According to the Commerce Secretary, Herminio Bla...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report August 2004
Table of Contents
Income per capita
Petroleum reserves and production
Unemployment reduced
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report June 2005
Table of Contents
Healthy economy
Regional disparities
Dev...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - September 2001
Table of Contents
NEW ECONOMIC INDICATORS
AXTEL COMPETES FOR LOCAL PHONE MARKET
IS MEXICO CITY EXPENSIVE?
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