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Rosarito Tourism Commission says US alert on Mexico travel is all a ploy

[Translated by Fulano from an article in El Sol de Tijuana.] Playas de Rosarito.- The Tourism Commission of the Rosarito ...

Mexicans warned on parasites

At the national level, 7 out of 10 persons in Mexico have parasites, although in the Northern region of Mexico ...

Mexico vacationers swim at highly contaminated beaches

Mexico City - The beaches of Veracruz, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Bahía de Banderas and Compostela are registering elevated levels ...

Security Message For U.S. Citizens on Puerto Peñasco, Sonora

July 31, 2012 This Security Message has been issued to encourage U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Puerto Peñasco ...

200 Taxi drivers march in protest in Rosarito

Wait until you find out why they are protesting. Around 200 transportation workers marched on the main street of Playas ...

The name "Tijuana" is trademarked, says governor of Baja California

[Translated by Fulano from an article in the July 5, 2012 issue of Frontera, a Tijuana newspaper.] Whomever uses the ...

Mexicans living outside of Mexico vote differently

The results of the Mexican presidential elections held yesterday were significantly different than the polls going into the election. The ...

Rancho in Baja California Sur enslaves laborers

[Translated from an article in "La Jornada de Oriente" by Fulano.] Laborers from Veracruz, Mexico reported that they were victims ...

The Precise Location of Desolation Row

Duluth, Minnesota. Desolation Row is in Duluth, Minnesota. On June 15, 1920, Duluth police arrested several young black men accused ...

Burning Jews in Mexico

One quaint Mexican town in the area of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas has an unusual Easter tradition: The Burning of ...

Official corruption surrounds the death of American Val Robichaux in Mexico

On April 11, 2012, while training for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic in Colorado, American Val Robichaux lost his life ...

The Easter - Good Friday - Passover Connection

Today is Good Friday. Good Friday takes its name from a now obsolete English sense, which means pious or great. ...

Foreigners Leaving Scorpion Bay in Baja California Sur

[San Juanico is a small seaside fishing village in Baja California Sur that has become popular with American ex-patriots and ...

The Story of Florence Cassez

Florence Cassez, a 35 year-old Frenchwoman, was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to 60 years in prison in Mexico. She ...

Good Samaritan doctors rousted by Baja cops, so they pack up and fly home

This was published March 12 , 2012 in the Sudcaliforniano, a major Baja California Sur newspaper, and translated by Fulano. ...

The Love Boat has left Puerto Vallarta

The apex of cheesy television during the 1970's and 80's was The Love Boat. It lasted for eight seasons on ...

NOTAMs

NOTAMs are Notices To Airmen. They are issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to warn pilots planning a flight of ...

Mythbusters: Are there 14,000 expatriates living in Rosarito?

One cannot look at any brochure or webpage touting the benefits of living in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico ...

More North American Deaths in Mexico

A few months ago, Fulano wrote about "Crimes against Americans in Baja" Well, the crime wave continues unabated. Here are ...

Feliz Año Nuevo

The Spanish alphabet has more letters than the English alphabet. Just how many more letters is subject to much debate. ...

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