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Baja’s Big Game

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/11/41548/ An abundance of great angling opportunities exist around the entire Baja peninsula, but a few of them can be ...

The Magical Islands of La Paz

Over the centuries, Baja Sur’s capitol city of La Paz has been a virtual magnet for missionaries, pearl divers, pirates, ...

SAVORY SAUSAGE SOUTH OF THE BORDER

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/18/26397/ Before I go any further, let me assure you that I truly believe chorizo, when made with the best ...

Baja Wine Country

And a gringo's success story at Bodegas Marilena.

When he was growing up in coastal Southern California back in the mid '50s, Jay Dworsky had absolutely no idea that he might end up becoming involved in the farming of grapes, let alone in ...

GRINGO GRABS BAJA GOLD MEDAL

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/09/31169/ Jay Dworsky, an American ex-pat living in the Ensenada, is a fledgling winemaker who’s dense and velvety smooth 2010 ...

Baja’s Tantalizing Taste of Tuscany

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/18/26397/ Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe and San Antonio de las Minas lie only a few miles north of the city ...

The Haunting Desert Coast of Baja Norte

The eastern coastline of northern Baja California is situated on the Sea of Cortez, and supports an entirely different type ...

A TALE OF TWO LEGENDS

A legendary annual tradition that literally connects two prominent cities in Baja and southern California takes place again on April ...

Rosarito Beach Sportfishing, Alive and Well

From the standpoint of “petro-tourism,” it very well could be that nearby Baja California peninsula, with its Mediterranean-like coastal climate and uncrowded beaches, is one of the best draws for Southern Californians looking for a ...

La Bufadora, Baja – Escape from SoCal Sprawl

Punta Banda is a narrow, mostly barren finger of land that pokes out into the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Bahía Todos Santos near Ensenada. Near the very tip, busloads of bug-eyed tourists ...

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