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Baja news & stories
Progamundo
After a five-year hiatus, Baja Prog 2013 will take place from April 3 through 6 in Mexicali.
Caution: Whales at Work
Up close and personal with gray whales in San Ignacio.
Our whale-watching excursion in San Ignacio, Mexico, turned into a close whale encounter in the literal blink of an eye. On the Pacific side of the Baja peninsula, there is a large lagoon where gray ...
Jorge’s Xolos
Border born
Interview with journalist Jorge Aranguré, raised binationally, in Tijuana and southern San Diego County.
Lucha Libre, T.J. Style
The Mexican wrestling spectacle goes off Friday nights in Tijuana.
“Did that really just happen?” A lucha libre wrestler had tried to roll into the ring, miscalculated, and slammed down hard on the concrete. Instantly, the arena erupts in laughter, and the wrestler begins yelling ...
Vamos a Las Gaviotas, Baby
Quality surf, cheap lodging, tequila y más.
Here’s what you will do: head south to the land of Baja California, where tumbleweeds run like wild desperados under the tangerine glow of a nuclear sun. Hard work is commended, yet siestas are encouraged. ...
Prep-school student assassinated in Ensenada
Suspects in car with California plates
A student attending a private prep school in Ensenada was murdered — reportedly shot at least ten times — on the afternoon of January 24. The recent arrival from Durango, Mexico, was reportedly lured from ...
Borderlands: Two Days in Ensenada
We drove through downtown San Diego in a state of anxiety, paranoia and excitement. It’s hard not to be affected by the constant media deluge of horrors from south of the border: decapitated heads, mutilated ...
Heard of the Baja-Med movement?
Ed says “What the heck” and orders the snail pizza
Snail pizza at Tijuana’s El Taller Baja-Mex Restaurant.
Mexican lawmaker urges database to track young border crossers
Over 237,000 adolescents returned by U.S. in 2011
In a December 17 posting on El Sol de Tijuana’s website, it was reported that a member of the PRI political party stated that a reliable database must be created to keep track of children ...
Cheap (Foodie) Thrills in T.J.
Is it worth crossing the border for a salad? Answer: yes.
Less than ten years ago, Tijuana was a cultural mecca for the salty, surf-inspired natives of San Diego. A gateway to the Baja Peninsula touting cheap drinks and cheaper thrills, promising an unforgettable experience with ...
Baja Is Still Baja
A food-centric tour of iconic Rosarito, Puerto Nuevo and Ensenada.
On our first of what will be many journalistic journeys south of the border, we explored the towns of Rosarito, Puerto Nuevo and Ensenada to check out some of the upper Baja’s more renowned spots. ...
Cruising Down to Ensenada
“16 miles! Please tell me you’re kidding?” It’s 12:30 p.m. and I’m at the first break spot along this 50-mile Rosarito–Ensenada Bike Ride. I’ve been on my $40 Craigslist-bought beach cruiser (the title doesn’t lie) ...
Mexican Gas Pumps Updated
The long-term practice in Mexico of charging customers for a liter of fuel when only 900 ml of fuel (or less) is actually dispensed is now prohibited and expected to change starting today, October 26. ...
Bands Across the Border
Tijuana’s All My Friends fest goes international this year, inviting bands from Long Beach, Brooklyn, San Diego...
