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Oh for crying out loud! This guy is Facebooking while his irrigation is running amuck, making puddles! Hey buddy, you know there’s
a water shortage going on! This issue we’ve got a good story for you on our pretty dire water shortage.
Immigration Officials
To Start Inspecting
Southbound Visitors
To quote a famous American Statesman, “We
don’t gotta show you no stinkin paperwork”.
BY TOMMY CHONG
Mexican immigration officials
are taking a closer look at us as
we enter the country, preparing
to ramp up inspection of us as
we arrive on foot. Soon we’re going to be asked to show ID in the
form of a passport or passport
card.
They say they’re goin gto get
serious about this next fall when
the new digs for Mexican immigration officials opens at the TJ
foot entry.
They promise they will sneak
this up on us slowly, and if traffic
gets jammed up, they’ll open the
flood gates.
Officials claim this shouldn’t
be a burden, as we’re going to
have to pack those pesky documents anyway, just to get back in
the United States, so what’s the
big damn deal?
This has been tried before
but south bound immigration
inspections have met with stiff
resistance from businesses and
the tourist industry. Particularly
poorly received was a requirement that anyone planning to
stay in Mexico for more a week
would need to pay a fee of about
$21.
Immigration officials stepped
up document checks last fall at
Otay Mesa but that was quickly
bagged when Governor Kiki Vega
took the immigration officials to
the woodshed. But now, immigration is going to try it again,
and local officials say they have
the full backing of supervisors in
Mexico City, so there.
When their whiz bang new
building is completed, immigration authorities plan to open two
lanes for pedestrians entering
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So What’s Our Gov’t
Done For Us Lately?
Plenty, and we’re ever so grateful
BY REN DRAKE HILL
This month Mayor Abarca
made good on his promise to the
people of FRAO, (the Foreign
Residents Attention Office), by
providing a bus trip to many of
Rosarito’s newest city and state
projects, and explaining what
our government is doing for us.
Guides Carlos and Reynaldo provided information at the four sites
visited, and we are passing along
to you what we learned.
We are nearing completion of
the Benny Juarez Boulevard renovation. (I can I hear
an
“A l l e l u i a ! ” )
This is what we are getting for
our trouble and $2.2 million US
dollars.
The concrete used is rated
MR 30-42 which means it can accommodate heavy trucks without
cracking, which leads to potholes,
which leads to more road shutdowns. Previous makeovers were
asphalt
which
is an
incredibly bad
choice.
The project started at the
Rosarito Beach
Hotel and has
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Que Pasa in Baja?
July 27th, 2015
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BY OLIVER QUINTERO
Tijuana floods. Around 100
houses were damaged by the
rains last Sunday when the city
sewage system clogged up because all the trash on the streets
was swept into the sewers by the
rushing water. Some parts of the
city were under as much as three
feet of icky water. Most of the
affected areas were low income
neighborhoods, were people
habitually toss their trash on the
street. Add to that the crappy
street cleaning services the city
provides and presto, we’re under
water
Guys cut through border.
Two guys riding motorbikes,
cut through the international
border fence to sneak into the US
with their bikes. But U.S. bor-
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der patrol officers were Johnny
on the spot and fixed the fence
after the fence cutters were long
gone. Well, guess the border guys
weren’t that Johnny on the spot.
Why didn’t anyone think of this
already? Just torch through the
steel. A flame throwing torch,
that could double duty as protection in case of hot pursuit.
Lyme disease on the rise. The
state health department reported
that 18 people have died because
of Lyme disease just in the state
of Baja alone this year. Ticks
have been reproducing rapidly
as heat has turned up, leaving
cozy conditions for the little
bastards. The health department
recommends to have your pets
clean and preferably keep them
inside and to inspect them every
once in a while. Like with a lot
of other diseases, the biggest
problem with Lyme disease is
people don’t get treatment fast
enough because its symptoms are
very commonly confused with
other bad stuff. If you have fever
above 102 F, headaches, muscle
aches and general discomfort
get yourself to a doctor. Course
that could be just another bad
hangover, but it never hurts to
be cautious.
More pesos for your dollars.
The dollar keeps rising, breaking once again the historical
record with a selling price of
16.44 pesos for each dollar. The
peso has seen a big depreciation
against the dollar in the last few
months going from an average
of 12.80 to 16.44 in less than a
year. This 30% increase in the
value of the dollar has pushed
of jail. We have no reason to
doubt his 5% recidivism rate, but
we think there might be other
reasons involved: could it be
that they just don’t catch them
again? They just learn to be better
criminals? That and on second
thought, we do doubt those figures. They’re lying their asses off.
In a country were the impunity rate is 75.7%, they have no
business crowing about their so
called recidivism rate. Yup, liars,
liars, pants on fires.
State promotes medical tour-
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border tourists to visit Mexico
more frequently as everything
is cheaper for them. Not in all
places of course because some
businesses, especially the ones
that cater to tourists, charge
dollars to their clientele. If you
want to save a ton of money, try
spending your money in places
that charge pesos.
The power of stats. Recently
Jesus Grijalva, head of the Baja
California state prison system,
stated very proudly that only 5%
of ex-prisoners commit crimes
again and go back to jail. He
boasted about the success of the
educational and work programs
in the prison system and how
they work to keep people out
ism. Baja recently became the
first state in Mexico to come
up with a strategic plan to pitch
the profitable medical tourism
industry. State governor, Kiko
Vega, said in a press conference
that around 1 million foreign
patients spend a little over $500
million USD every year in medical procedures and related expenses here. The governor gave
a check for $65,000, earmarked
for the improvement of the urban
image of the industry in Mexicali. Well, for starters, we could
stop kill people who comes here
for a butt lift. That happened last
month in TJ. Killed by a butt lift.
Makes for a rather unattractive
obituary.
Baja by the sea. The state
government, in a joint effort
with municipal authorities, are
participating in the Baja by the
sea event this August first in
Park North, San Diego. The event
focuses on promoting what Baja
has to offer to potential tourists.
“It’s like bringing a little taste
of Baja to the US” said one of
the organizers. Wineries, craft
breweries, and restaurants bring
their samples to share. The event
also promotes the calendar of the
many events in Baja.
“Baja by the sea has historically has had three audience:
intermediaries like meeting
planners, concierges and media;
tourism companies and tourists.”
Said the Public Relations director
Angel Flores.
No more roaming. All the
major cell phone players offer
roaming-free programs between
Mexico and the US. Now. Mexican cell phone calls used to cost
more than a dollar a minute
in the US and sky high data
charges. This move was most
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July 27th, 2015
We Have Plenty Of
Water Here, Right?
No! Where have you been, in a coma?
BY GUNGA DIN
Our local farmers receive
most of their water from the
Colorado River, but shortages
are chronic. At a recent meeting
of the International Boundary
and Water Commission, farmers looked to authorities for
answers they don’t have.
Water managers in the region have developed contingency for stretching the state’s
dwindling water supply such as
desalination plants, wells and
reservoirs, canal lining projects,
and novel irrigation techniques
to try to solve the region’s water
plight. “There practically has
not been one day since I became
secretary that the main topic
has not been water,” said Manuel Valladolid, Baja California’s agriculture secretary. The
coastal regions from Tijuana to
Ensenada represent the most
severely affected, according to
Conagua, the National Water
Commission.
Tijuana is dependent upon
the Colorado River for 98% of
its water, while Ensenada is the
only municipality in Baja California not currently using water
from the river. It relies on aquifers, but they’re not enough: the
city began implementing water
rationing measures last year. But
while California has adopted a
mandatory cut in urban water
use, which has been received
very well, Baja California has
not turned to such conservation
measures.
The first desalination plant
in Baja California is set to begin
operating in 2017 in Ensenada.
The reverse-osmosis facility,
a $48 million plant, will supply 5.7 million gallons daily
to Ensenada, the nearby San
Quintín export-oriented agricultural region, and the wineproducing Valle de Guadalupe.
Mexico’s National Infrastructure Fund contributed
US $14 million to the desal
plant, and a $22 million loan
was procured from the North
American Development Bank.
A South Korean company was
contracted by the state to build
the facility. Ensenada has relied
historically on its over-burdened aquifers for both municipal and agricultural purposes.
Those sources are running out
of water, with the water table
dropping so much that salt water is seeping in.
Governor Kiki Vega recently
Ask a Mexican
1. Yesica Avila. Living
in Cabo for 20 years.
Housekeeper. I would like
to live in the 1800’s since I
have been reading history
books and watching
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movies. That was the
time when there was
better education, better
manners, and a more
decent way of dressing,
l i v i n g , a n d e at i n g .
Women were much more
discreet, even if their
thoughts were sinful, they
did not show it. Men used
to be more respectful in
society. Men had more
spirit and courage, so the
family could trust them.
Even though the women
at that time could not
study with men or get
an education in school,
wome n we re mu ch ,
much more feminine.
They stayed at home
and dedicated 100% to
their family. They sewed
children’s clothes and
their own. They spent
time cooking for the
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family, and they were really
tranquil and happy, every
one doing their jobs with
joy. Compared with the
present time, when every
home is a real mess. You
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can see it for yourself, not
just in books or TV. Every
member of the family does
what they want, no matter
if they hurt the rest of the
family. The old times were
better.
2. Rosy Lisama. Living
in Cabo for 17 years.
General decorator. I do
like rock and roll. So, yes
I would like to go back to
the past and live in the ‘60s.
The way the young people
used to dress, the girls so
feminine with skirts, and
the dancing parties in the
evenings which started
at 4:00 p.m. and ended
at the latest, at 8:00 p.m.
Those were really beautiful
times, with sandwiches and
Coca-Cola. And the love
letters, the boys and girls
starting a romance, waiting
for the expected answer,
Happy Hour
Mon-Friday
2-6 PM
Dinner Special $9.00
Chicken w/ oporto wine
sauce & potatoe risotto
announced plans for another
desalination plant south of
Ensenada in San Quintín. The
hard hit farmers in this region
have been using privately-operated desalinations plants for
years to avoid using the well water, which is not to their liking.
It is unreliable and brackish. The
state’s agricultural secretariat
estimates the number of private
desal plants in the area at 52. “By
instructions of the governor, we
are turning toward the Pacific,
through public-private investments,” said Germán Lizola,
director of the Baja California
State Water Commission (CEA).
Not only will the ocean supply water to Ensenada through
desalinization, but the Colorado
On the old
Splash location
KM 52 Free Road
Rosarito-Ensenada
River will also be used to pick
up some of the slack. By the end
of summer, Ensenada will begin
receiving approximately 6.8
million gallons each day from
Tijuana through re-purposed
infrastructure, which will carry
water from the river to Ensenada for the first time.
Our precious Valle de Guadalupe, known worldwide for
its wineries, has been one area
that has been studied closely,
with projects such as piping in
treated wastewater from Tijuana weighed as a solution. Well,
TJ is a big city, and certainly
not lacking for sewage, so all
we have to do is treat the stuff
really, really carefully and then
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This Week’s Question is, If you had a choice, would you like to
live in the past or the future?
the little awkward kisses
hidden from the grownups. Oh, that was delicious!
Compared to the present
times, where the kids do
not respect anything, not
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even themselves. You can
see a beautiful young girl
well dressed with high
heels, walking like a model,
and suddenly saying to her
companion, “Hey stupid,
do not &%#& with me, son
of a #&%$#!” Yes I would
like to be back in the old
days.
3. Carlos Lopez. Living
in Cabo for four years.
Grocery deliveries’ driver.
I would love to live in the
future. Let’s say, 2080.
That would be so exciting!
Watching the technology
advance in vehicles
where you may even fly
converting your 2080 Ford
to a helicopter. Batman
would be my partner, and
he would envy me; I could
travel to my mother’s home
and have dinner with her
and eat my favorite food,
and come back to my work.
That would be awesome.
And money would be
no obstacle. I think that
everything would be very
easy.
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4. Hugo García. Living
in Cabo for 27 years. Book
and magazine seller. I
think that living in the
future would be magic.
At that time, we will not
need a language to speak
with the people around
the world. We all would
be much closer. At the
present time we have a
lot of technologies for
communication; even so we
use different idioms. But,
in the future, there could
be only one language and
only one type of money.
I think it is time to stop
being a separate country
on every continent. We
need to be close. So I think
that we also are going to
have only one president.
And then, the entire world
could be really a democratic
society. We would all give
our ideas to a committee
that would express them to
the president. The president
would study them and
make the changes that are
needed for a better life.
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5. Rosa Maria Figueroa.
Living in Cabo for 19 years.
Laundress. The past is only
good memories. The future,
we must not worry about.
The time will come no
matter what! I am a widow.
I have five children to feed,
not only with food, but
with education and love
and respect for God. If
you are born a woman,
be a woman. If you are
born a man, live like a
man. Human beings are
beautiful creatures. Just
respect yourselves, and
stop dreaming about the
impossible life. You are
who you are. If you would
like to be better, then pray
for it, and the Lord will
change your life for the
better. If you are a boss,
be a good one. Do not use
your employees. Do not
abuse them. Treat them
the way you would like
to be treated. If you are
an employee, be loyal
to your boss. I am not a
moralist. Life has made
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me the way I am now. Be
happy. I am happy in the
present time.
6. Jose Maria
Riquelme. Living
in Cabo for 30 years. Fisherman. Well, yes I
would like to live in the
past, 20 years ago, and
live here in Cabo San
Lucas. Such a gorgeous
time in the past. We the
people who lived here
spent such a nice time
without so many visitors.
We were free to go to the
beaches and have picnics,
to play with our kids on
the shore, fishing and
swimming during the
weekend all together.
We locals shared the
same life. We were really
happy. Now we hardly see
each other. I would like to
go back 20 years ago. ,
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July 27th, 2015
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Fourth Annual Baja
Blues Fest Comming
Here’s the lineup, the dates, the cost
BY REN DRAKE HILL
Open your pocketbooks!
Late summer is all about the
children – uniform drives,
school supply drives, and that
standby cultural event on
which we wind-up summer:
The Baja Blues Fest.
For three days,
August 21 – 23, all
of Rosarito will be
jammin’ at the Rosarito Beach Hotel. Tickets are $35
for the three day
event, purchased
in advance; $20 for
Saturday only; $10
for either Friday
night’s meet-andgreet, or Sunday’s
informal jam session.
Keeping with the
tradition of Helping Kids With The
Blues, and increasing public
awareness of the needs of our
local children, this 501(c)3
nonprofit will donate funds
to organizations that offer food, shelter, clothing
,education, and medical care,
rather than to a set number
of institutions as in the past.
This year’s sponsorship includes several southwestern
television stations including
KSWT 13, KYMA 11, and
Estrella 13.3.
The first event of the
weekend
Scene from last year’s BluesFest
to participate in this event.
The lineup of bands iis
phenomenal this year.
Headlining is Tommy Castro and the
Painkillers, a contemporary blues/rock
band known for their
hard biting and gritty
sound. They were the
house band for three
seasons on NBC’s late
night Comedy Showcase, and Castro has
opened for B.B. King
during his summer concert tours.
The Backwater Blues Band
is back for its third year as
the host band. They are well
known in the San Diego area
for their original and classic arrangements, and have
performed all over the world
and are a key reason the Baja
Blues Fest iis able to acquire
such great blues musicians.
Dianna Bogart, a contemporary blues artist who has
coined the term blusion to
describe her sound of integrating boogie-woogie with
country/jazz. This multi faceted performer is the winner
of many music awards.
Missy Andersen, known
in the San Diego area for her
soul and blues renditions, has
Sometimes the first
step to forgiveness is
realizing that the other
person is batshit crazy
is the ever popular Meetand-Greet on Friday night,
7:00 – 11:00 pm, or whenever
the musicians peter out. The
gates open on Saturday at
10:30 and again, the music
will carry on until 8:00pm
or whenever the musicians
peter out. Sunday’s informal
jam session will rock 1:00 –
4:00 pm. All are encouraged
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received several awards and
was nominated in 2015 for
BMA soul female blues artist.
Hola Soy Lola of Tijuana
is known for their joyful rock
and classic blues. Fairly new
to the scene, they have shared
the stage with many of the
blues greats. They lead the
cultural movement known as
Border and Blues Jam, which
she’s been nominated for Best
Blues in the San Diego Music
Awards multiple times.
The BBF will also feature
many local artists and artisans displaying their wares
on Saturday. Food venders
will include popular local
eateries including Susanna’s, Bobby’s By the Sea, the
Mongolian Grill, and Santa
betty’s
Authentic American Burgers
“Simply stated - the real deal“
KM 28 on the Free Road. Almost across the street of the
purple motel. Ph. (661) 116 6120. Closed Mondays
promotes the blues in reviving the Tijuana music scene.
The Bayou Brothers offer
a unique blend of the Zydeco
and Cajun tunes of the Louisiana dance clubs. Enthusiastic performers, they bring
the rousing, heart-thumpin’
musical gumbo.
Michelle Lundeen, the
Queen of Steam, blends R&B
with swing in her dazzling
vocals and soulful performances. Well known in the
San Diego Gaslamp District,
Brigida Cheeses.
Tickets are available online at www.bajabluesfest.org
or at Click-On.com (KM 44.4
on the free road), or at the
Rosarito Beach Hotel.
For more information:
w w w. b a j a b l u e s f e s t . o r g ;
email: admin@bajabluesfest.
oirg; phone: US: 1-800-5205471; MX: 01-661-614-0513.
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renovations going on at the former Rene’s bar/restaurant, which is becoming a casino.
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Well, it’s about damn time.
The star crossed Boleo mine in
Santa Rosalia half way up the
Baja has finally produced some
copper. They just shipped the
first 2,000 tons of copper since
the troubled mine finally began
production last January, after
years of strife.
El Boleo is a copper-cobaltzinc-manganese deposit. First
exploited in 1885, the mine
Santa Rosalia is a cool town,
all built with wood, like no other
town in all of Baja. The wood
was brought down here when
the mine was first worked, more
than 100 years ago as ballast in
the empty ships that returned
from delivering copper. How that
town has stood all these years is
a miracle, as one careless match
and poof! The whole town will
go up in smoke.
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produced rich ore within a decade. By 1900 Santa Rosalia had
become a world class copper
producer, but deposits eventually
petered out. The mine closed in
1954 and the smelter shut down
in 1985. Now, the mine is being
re worked with new technology.
A Canadian firm took a shot at it,
finally bailing out, and now the
majority owner is a consortium of
Korean companies led by Korea
Resources. They finally got the
thing started again last January.
They hope to cash in for the next
23 years, taking 2,000 metric
tons of cobalt, 25,000 tons of zinc
sulfate, and 50,000 tons of copper.
Copper, like gold, has recently
shot up in value.
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There is a very cool wooden
hotel that was built in the late
1800’s by a Frenchie. It’s
still in service and is
fun to stay in, (note the
fire escapes before retiring) It’s on the tippy
top of the only hill, you
can’t miss it. Up there,
too, is a famous bakery,
the best in Baja.
Soft drink tax takes
the fizz out of soda industry. The cost of all
sodas and other sugary drinks in Mexico
increased by about 1 peso
per liter, effective last
January, in the interest
of so called national health. Since
then, consumption has gone
down. And, according to the
National Association of Producers of Soft Drinks, so have jobs in
the Mexican soft drink industry,
whine, whine. The organization’s
honcho claims 1,700 jobs have
been eliminated, due to a 2.5
percent drop in sales.
Mexico is one of only a few
countries in the world that have
managed to pass such a tax.
France has done it, and Chile is
working on it and the Peoples’
Republic of Berkeley, California
has slapped a 1% tax on pop, but
we all know that town is full
of goofy left wing zealots,
if not downright commies.
New app watches gas
stations. In response to
increased, uh, anomalies
found at gas stations in
Mexico, three young guys
from Yucatan developed the
Zenzzer application that verifies how much gas you’re getting.
“We do not seek to discredit
any gas station,” says Randy Cruz,
marketer and creator of this ap-
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application is connected to your
phone via Bluetooth. “You
can actually see in real
time how the fuel is
falling into the tank.
Once the fill up is complete, you can rate the
service and supply a
map with the best and
worst stations,” he adds.
Now, that’s the crux
of it. You will be able
to quickly determine
which stations near you
are ripping you off if you
download the app, even if
you don’t buy the sensor yourself. And why hasn’t PROFECO
already done this? Thanks to this
technology the stations can no
longer bribe PEOFECO agents,
because citizens are going to
expose those stations. And we
intend to print a list of them right
here on these pages.
The project was assisted by an
engineering student, and a student of engineering physics, both
from the University of Yucatan.
All three entrepreneurs are less
than 30 years old.
The trio’s plan is to offer this
service for free, and they are now
If you are agitated
and confused my
work here is done
Undercover investigative journalist at Rene’s mail room
cleverly disguised as a cat.
plication. “This is just a measuring instrument that serves to
recommend to people which gas
stations are doing things right.”
According to data provided by
the Federal Consumer Protection
Agency (PROFECO), 58 percent
of the stations they checked in
the first quarter of 2014 were
found to be ripping us off. They
are afraid to discredit? Screw
that pussy footing around, these
station owners are thieves. Is that
discredit enough for you?
Randy says the Zenzzer app
works with a sensor that is installed in the fuel tank and the
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company’s website.
More livers for Mexicans.
Hold the onions. President, Peña
Nieto made a deal to send our national health guys, (the IMSS system), to study how to transplant
a liver. France is a global pioneer
in this type of transplant surgery.
The Frogs have also helped us
treat heart attacks better. Our
president and the president of
France, Francois Gérard Georges
Nicolas Hollande, (just Nick to
his friends), agreed to achieve
greater integration between the
two nations. Translation: better
pals. But we’re not taking any
of his overload of Muslims off
his hands! They can stay right
where they are and shoot up that
country.
Greek tragedy affects Mexico.
The debt crisis in Greece may
affect Mexico’s exports to that
country, which is about $8 million. Greece’s financial and
political disaster, wherein the
Greeks refuse to tighten their
belts and continue to overspend
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So What’s The Deal On
Those 14 Foot Horses?
Harder to pack than a picuture of Guadalupe
painted in day glo on black velvet, but just as
good a conversation starter in the living room
BY TOM EMANUEL
In a dusty industrial yard on
the south end of Rosarito, 30
Mexican men are creating magic
for over 20 years. Founded in 1994
by Arturo Castellanos, The Metal
Corral produces replicas of large
animals such as horses, bulls, giraffes, dragons, dinosaurs, winged
mythical creatures, and anything
their world wide clientele can
dream up and want.
These men are wizards in
Each of these
critters takes
one man three
days to create
and wholesales
for around
$1200
mostly wrought iron, but they
also work in bronze and copper.
The last two metals are melted on
the surface of the iron to give it
a sheen and to change the color
and pattern of the critter they’re
fabricating. This technique is
mainly used on smaller pieces, often hung as art work for the walls
of residences. These are items like
turtles, moons, suns, birds, cactus,
sleeping Mexicans in sombreros,
and other kitch. ‘Scuse, art
All of their work is handmade
and is special ordered by their clients. Over 75% of their clients are
wholesaleers who resell it. They
have such customers from all over
the United States as well as from
Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and
across the European continent.
These customers sometimes
want large shipments of large
animals which are sent by airfreight or packed into containers
and stacked on ships. It may take
some time to fulfill an order like
that because a big animal, for
instance a horse, rearing 12 feet
in the air and measuring 14 feet
in length takes at least three days
to create. And if the customer has
ordered a dozen of them in different configurations it can take
them more than a month working
night and day to satisfy the order.
Animal representations of this size
are surprisingly cheap, running
about $1,200 USD at the wholesale
level. This allows their customers
to make handsome profits when
they sell it retail.
The smaller art works, used in
residences, have a beautiful patina
to them, which is produced by the
use of copper and bronze layered
on the surface and covered with
a clear coat to keep it all from
tarnishing over time. The Metal
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Corral wholesales these items to
shops all over Mexico. They are
very popular both with expats and
with Mexicans. Many of the items
that you see in the store fronts in
south Rosarito all the way down
to Popotla were fabricated right
here by The Metal Corral. These
items wholesale for as little as $25
to as much as $100 depending on
what material was used and the
intricacy and size of the work. A
little secret: you do not have to buy
them from a retailer because you
can have your decorative work
custom designed directly by The
Metal Corral.
Of course they construct more
serious work there as well. They
can make anything you can name
that looks great in wrought iron
work. Common requests are
gates, balconies, staircases and
railings, chandeliers, security
screen doors and huge solid doors.
Typically prices for these items
are a quarter to a fifth of what
you would be expected to pay in
the States. A woman who owns a
multi million dollar home in Orange County purchased an elegant
curving staircase railing in a leaf
pattern to set off the marble stairs
leading to her second story. She
was quoted over $11,000 for the
construction and installation in
the States, but she was able to get it
produced, delivered and installed
from here for less than $2,500.
She was thrilled and her referals
have already produced three more
customers.
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Fish Report
Coronado Islands
Clean warm water loaded
with yellowtail is pushing up
from the South. The Rockpile
was the first to see this change
and now the South Kelp Ridge
Porque todos
necesitamos
opciones
KM. 22 Ens-Tij Toll Road
Baja, Mexico
and the South Kelp are in better
water and have yellows again.
Current is running uphill so the
spots in the lee of South Island,
like the Ribbon Kelp, should
already be in good shape or they
will be very soon. The Middle
Grounds will follow shortly.
Recent storm seems to have
turned conditions upside down
but should recover quickly as
the ocean settles down.
Ensenada
Got a call this morning and
the word was the same — nothing has changed and the fishing
is excellent.
The local yellowtail and barracuda fishing is excellent and
steady. The fish are pretty much
everywhere from Salsipuedes
to Todos Santos Island to Punta
Banda. A great way to locate the
fish is to troll an X-Rap or Rapala and be ready with a surface
Fish Killers Of The Week
BY GARY GRAHAM
iron once you get a hook up.
Bluefin are running around
inside the bay. Remember
though, bluefin are not legal in
Mexican waters. If you catch
one, you have to release it back
alive!
San Quintin
While yellowfin frolic offshore, most boats can’t resist
the extraordinary white seabass
bite that’s happening right now.
In addition the yellowtail bite
remains strong for the anglers
seeking them, as well as the
usual suspects that are found in
deeper water, including lingcod
and rock cod.
Bahia Los Angeles
Dorado numbers continue to
climb as the yellowtail and white
seabass catches remain strong.
Cedros Island
Cranky weather resulting
from Dolores failed to slow the
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progressed northward one mile.
Yes, the project is only one mile
long. Stepping through it felt way
longer didn’t it?
In addition to the sturdy lanes
are the decorative dividers with
much improved street lighting,
plants, and colorful stamped concrete. Two additional cross walks,
corner planters, and monuments
were added, which makes the
central area much more inviting.
Underneath it all are massive
storm drains which will divert
rainwater away from the main
boulevard to the beach. We are
told that the inclusion of theses
drains is what has taken so much
of the time and resources. Apparently storm drains don’t come
cheap.
Zona Rosarito, the “esplanade”
(looks like just a street to us), that
runs from the restaurant El Nido
to the beach, past Papas and Beer
and party central, is nearing its
first stage of four stages of completion, and includes Calle Coronado, and crosses the boulevard
running in front of the Catholic
church. The complete project is
slated to cost about $10 million.
Michael
Ciarametero
of San Diego
caught this nice
white seabass
with Garcia’s
pangas at San
Quintin.
Pretty junked
up boat you got
there, Mike, we’d
hate to see the
bottom of your
car. How do you
find the fish you
caught earlier in
the day or last
week? By the
smell? Yeah, that
would work.
The wide sidewalks promoting
walking instead of driving will
accommodate many and provide
a pleasant place to walk. Benches
and mounted trash receptacles
are provided. There is a single
lane for cars (our bus nearly didn’t
make it). Beach goers have a direct
path to the sand, but there is little
parking.
calico bass bite. We made the
run to Punta Norte Saturday and
Sunday. The weather was rough
on the way, but the fishing was
off the charts and calm once we
got there. 100 fish days per per-
son was the norm and the kelp
is making a huge comeback so
if you are into the calico fishing,
the kelp is there to fish.
Gary Graham, [email protected]. ,
The second phase includes
Calle Rosarito between Don Porifino Cantina and Playita Mariscos
(behind El Nido). The area will be
known as a cultural corridor and
provide outdoor spaces to many
artisans.
Phase three includes the rebuilding of sidewalks between
the boulevard, the beach and the
main city park.
Work will be done to the east
side of the boulevard, alongside
the Catholic church and connect
to the phase one esplanade.
A l l i mprove m e nt s
include colore d
stamped concrete,
plants, benches
and trash cans.
Every state
in Mexico has a
state sponsored
art center and Baja’s
is being constructed
at the south end of
Rosarito. There are
several
phases to this complex which was
started two months ago on the
east side of the toll road. Turn
inland at Ave. Lienzo Charro
(that’s the blinking signal south of
Pemex), a little way up the hill; just
follow the signs for La Cascadas
condos. The main building, built
first, will include galleries for art
and photos primarily by artists
from our state and should be completed by year’s end. Operative
word being should. Later, this will
include national and international
art. The cost of this part of the
project is $1.1 million. There will
also be an outdoor theatre. This
art and cultural center will be on
a par with the greatest centers of
Mexico, and is free to the public.
Well, our guides promised it
will be as good as any center in
Mexico, even better than what
those hicks in Mexico City have.
Maybe not.
Up in the hills due east of the
Rosarito Beach Hotel and near
the Baja California University at
Rosarito, is the new city park and
the new charro (rodeo) arena. The
park is in a quiet glen just below
the arena. There is plenty of grass,
children’s play areas, shaded tables
and benches, BBQs, and
restroom facilities.
The arena seats
4500 spectators
and has already
hosted several
events, with the
next large one
scheduled for
October. The arena
is open year round
with free use by the public.
Those looking for a little more
activity in their lives will appreciate the Punta Azul Tennis Center.
Located (again) on the east side
of the toll road at KM 28, one
can see the bright white and blue
walls stenciled with silhouettes
of tennis players that surround
the center. This is a professional
tennis center offering 13 courts
including one center court with
stadium seating for 1200 spectators; grass and hard courts; locker
and restroom facilities. There is
no dues structure and court use
is open to the public, and almost
free; just enough is charged to
pay for facility maintenance and
cleaning. There are instructors
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Whisky
Tango Foxtrot
It is what
it is
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July 27th, 2015
Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
ROSARITO BEACH
Every Sunday 4pm. Cultural Sundays in the park,
featuring local Mexican and American dancers and musicians. At the IMAC in Abelardo L. Rodriguez park, west
of Banamex. Different themes every Sunday. Sometimes
food booths, other times vendors with food carts. Facebook IMAC Rosarito. Free.
Every Second Wednesday (except December). 2pm.
Friends of the Library meeting at main library of IMAC
building next to Abelardo Rodríguez Park. Promotes
reading and literacy in Rosarito. www.friendsofthelibrary.
com.mx. Carmen Dominguez, 661-612-3659. [email protected]
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 10am.
Flying Samaritans meeting at Villas del Mar clubhouse
on free road 2 miles south of Rosarito. Volunteers provide
free health services and clinics. www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org. Susan Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. 858-2402360. [email protected]
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 2-4pm.
Bingo at Oceana Grill & Cafe, Blvd. Benito Juárez #90724. Great prizes, 6 different games. Benefits Flying
Samaritans. www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org. Susan
Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. 858-240-2360. susansmithz@
hotmail.comEvery Second Thursday. 10am. Cruz Roja
volunteers general meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel.
Provides assistance in case of accidents or disasters. www.
cruzrojarosarito.org.mx. Rosie Pena, 664-976-0613, U.S.
619-621-0292. [email protected]
Every Third Thursday. 9am. General Meeting for
FRAO, Foreign Residents Assistance Office. Open to the
public. Usually held at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, with
parking validated. Sometimes held at other local sites.
Breakfast occasionally provided, but always available. Different speakers brought in to inform or address issues of
concern to foreigners living in Mexico. [email protected]
Every First Saturday. 10am. United Society of Baja
California (USBC) general meeting at Casa Blanca Restaurant, Rosarito Beach Hotel. Good info for the English
speaking community of charitable, community service
and social organizations. www.unitedsocietyofbaja.org.
Judy Westphal, 661-614-1113. [email protected]
Every First Saturday. Noon-sundown. Open Studio
Art Walk, a free tour of galleries in Rosarito Beach Hotel
commercial center. Meet artists at work in their studios.
[email protected]
Every Third Saturday. 1pm. USBC, United Society
of Baja California, monthly Potluck dinner, held at La
Maroma Sports Bar, across from Burger King. Different
theme evey month. 50/50 raffle. Live entertainment at
most events. Free for members and guests. Membership
only $15 USD per year. Beverages ordered from the Bar
at reduced Club prices.
Every single day. AA “Grupo Gringo” meets daily in
their meeting hall, #16 Mar Meditteraneo (two blocks
behind Hotel Brisas del Mar). Meetings: Saturday, 3:00;
Sunday, Monday, Thursday: 10:00 am; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00 pm. Additional meetings in Cantamar
(just south of the footbridge) Tuesday and Friday, 10:00
am.. For more information, 661-614-1678.
July 20-27. Monday-Monday. Discover the Baja
Peninsula week-long bus tour stops in Guerreo Negro,
San Ignacio, Mulege, Loreto and LaPaz $580 USD 664381-9046 and 664-202-2647July 23, Thursday, 11:00 am.
Friends of the Library no Limit Texas hold ‘em. Doors
open at 10:00 am. Club Marena Clubhouse. Buy-in: $30/
Seat reservations are required; 48 player max. Rules and
Information: www.friendsofthelibrary.com.mx. 40 mile
race and 20 mile fun ride. Info www.rutadelvinobikeride.
com
July 20-22. Monday-Wednesday. Premios de Los
Calles. Mexican Music Awards, various styles. Bombay
Club AND Rosarito Beach Hotel. First time outside of Los
Angeles. Red-carpet event. 20 nominees will be performing. Tickets available for $10, $20 and $35 US available
at Roma Farmacias. Info on groups appearing, contact
Gina Rosales vía e-mail ginarosales@premiosdelacalle.
mx or call 619 248 4428.
July 23. Thursday. 3pm. Las Rocas Hotel, Km 35.5 on
free road. Presentation on emergency response watch.
Push a button and get a paramedic. Free snacks! RSVP
01-800-030-0070 or 661-612-9090.July 25. Saturday.
830am. 12Km Family Hike — Meseta El Palmar 661850-1614 Approximately 4 hours. $50 pesos for parking
and bathroom use.
July 24. Friday. 6pm. Papas and Beer 32nd Anniversary w/ Space Theme — Rosarito. Table reservations
[email protected]. Cel. (661)110-3246
July 25. Saturday. 2pm. 7th Annual Opera by the Sea
— Parque Abelardo Rodriguez, by the Library, behind the
BanaMex FREE admission
July 25. Saturday. 6pm. San Diego presents 43 artists
and musicians for the missing 43 protestors in Ayotzinapa.
Casa de la Raza, Balboa Park, San Diego. Music by: Cruz
Radical (Tijuana), Jahlan (Mexicali), Angel Lita (San
Diego), Cumbia Machin (San Diego).
July 30. Thursday. 5-10pm. Volunteer organizational
meeting for Baja Sand at Paradise Cove, Km 36, Organizers of the 2015 Baja Sand Festival invite you to hear
about volunteer opportunities for the Big Event. Food
and entertainment at this meeting.
July 25. Saturday. 5pm. Baja Cowboys Rockin’ Summer Concert Under the Stars — Ruben’s Palm Grill, Primo
Tapia. Dinner: 5-7pm (sold separately at venue). Concert:
7:00 to 9:30pm After Party Jam: 9:30 to 11pm. Tickets
with a variety of packages. A portion of this concert’s
proceeds goes to benefit All the Pretty Horses.
July 26. Sunday. 7am. Tijuana International Marathon
and Half-Marathon
August 1. Saturday. 11am. Annual Chili Cook-off —
La Salina Beach Cantina
7th chili cookoff. Sign up sheets will be at the Cantina
after June 1st. $20.00 team entry fee. Cooking starts at
11:00 & judging @ 3:00. Sign up sheets are at the Cantina.
$20.00 team entry fee. Cooking starts at 11:00 & judging @
3:00. Raffle to benefit the local food bank and La Mision
Children’s Fund.
August 1-2. Saturday-Sunday Baja International Short
Course Race, held at Estero Beach Hotel. Tickets and info
at lucasoiloffroad.com
August 1, Saturday, 12:00 – 5:00 pm; Baja Glass Art
Studio and Gallery at Calafia Hotel is hosting a literary art
event featuring readings by Alice Donenfeld Vernoux and
Winfred Morice. Free. Information: Jose: 661-613-2244
or Lee: 661-613-2146.
August 1. Saturday. 12-6pm. The Best of Baja at the
Big Bay — Embarcadero Park North, San Diego. Promotion from 5 Baja cities showcasing Baja culture. Baja food,
entertainment, ourism attractions and infrastructure will
be highlighted. Free food and drink. Presented by the
Baja California Tourism Authority and the Port of San
Diego. Contact Martha Ofelia, [email protected].
[email protected] 664 628 6125
August 6. Thursday. 5-10 pm. Wateke Fiesta and
Fundraiser #3 for Baja Sand. Location pending. Hear
about opportunities to get involved, enjoy great food and
great performers
August 7, Friday noon – 4:00 PM. Cruz Roja 40th Anniversary Fashion Show. Calafia ballroom. $20 donation,
advance tickets. Mary Moreno, miquerdomx@yahoo.
com. August 26, Saturday, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Sabor de
Baja White Attire Party and Culinary Competition at
the Rosarito Beach Hotel garden. Showcasing Baja’s top
chefs paired with fine Mexican wines and craft beers.
$65. Tickets are limited, and all guests must wear white.
Price includes all food and drink pairings, entertainment
by Maryam Malak, and a commemorative wine glass.
Available at Extreme Hair Salon (cash only), Rosarito
Beach Hotel (cash or credit card), and the Mi Casa Supper Club, (cash, check or credit card), or through PayPal
at [email protected]. Must be 21. www.facebook.
com/SaborDeBaja, 664-609-3459.
August 9, 12:00 – 7:00 PM. Rosarito Sea Food Festival
at Rosarito Beach Hotel. 15+ Rosarito area sea food restaurants represented. Live music, folk dancers, singers,
raffle. [email protected]; www.rosarito.
org. phone: 661-612-0396 or 612-0700.
August 15. Saturday. 4pm. Cruz Roja Voluntarios
Fundraising Dinner — San Antonio Del Mar. Maryam
Malak and Ed Jones in their 1st joint appearance, Raffle,
craft beers, more.
August 15. Saturday. Placido Domingo at Vinedos
San Gabriel, Valle de Guadalupe
August 15. Saturday. 12pm-12am. Food Truck and
Beer Fest Rosarito 2015 — Hotel Festival Plaza. Gourmet
food trucks, craft beers and live music. August 15-16.
Saturday-Sunday. Rosarito Surf and Music Festival 2015
— by the pier. Need sponsors, need bands, need exhibitors
and vendors of products. Free entry. Contact 619-5817121 or 661-106-4812 or [email protected].
August 15-16. Saturday-Sunday. 11am-3pm. Latin
Food Fest Broadway Pier, San Diego. The 3rd annual
Latin Food Fest grande tasting is an all-inclusive Latin
food, wine and spirits tasting journey to the Caribbean,
Central and South America, Mexico, Portugal and Spain.
Must be over 21
August 21-23. Friday - Sunday. Baja Blues Fest — Rosarito Beach Hotel. Help support local charities. Beachfront gardens of Rosarito Beach Hotel. Ticket packages
available, or single day tickets. Friday night and Sunday
afternoon jams. Full line-up on Saturday. Outdoors, bring
sunscreen, hat, jacket, etc.
August 21 – 23, Friday - Sunday; Baja Blues Fest.
Friday, 7:00 – 11:00 pm; Saturday, 10:15 am – 8:00 pm;
Sunday jam session. Six blues bands featuring Tommy
Castro; vendors, food and drinks. 3 day ticket $35 in advance; Saturday only: $30 in advance or $25 at gate. Friday
or Sunday tickets, $10 each day. Tickets online at www.
bluesfest.org, or at Click-On.Com after June 1. Contact
Jackie Alameda for more information or to volunteer.
[email protected]; phone: 1-800-520-5471 (US)
OR 001-880-520-5471 (MX).
August 22. Saturday. Baja Reggae Camping — Papas
& Beer
August 26, Wednesday, 5:00 – 9:00 pm. Sabor de
Baja White Attire Party and Culinary Competition at
the Rosarito Beach Hotel garden. Showcasing Baja’s top
chefs paired with Mexican wines and craft beers. $65,
tickets are limited, and all guests MUST wear white.
Price includes all food and drink pairings. entertainment
by Maryam Malak. Tickets at Extreme Hair Salon (cash
only), Rosarito Beach Hotel (cash or credit card), and
the Mi Casa Supper Club during business hours (cash,
check or credit card), or through PayPal at Sabordebaja@
gmail.com. Must be 21 years of age. Information: www.
facebook.com/SaborDeBaja, 664-609-3459.
August 26 Wednesday The culinary event of the year
is always Sabor de Baja, held at the beachfront gardens of
the Rosarito Beach Hotel. This annual event always sells
out, so get you tickets early. (661) 100 6066 or (858) 240
2360. $65. www.sabordebaja.com
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August 27, Thursday all day. A day at Del Mar horse
track. Bus leaves from Rene’s parking lot. $42, includes
reserved seating in shade. Required to make $15 in refreshment purchases. Money must be to Dorothy Southern by July 11. Information: email: [email protected];
phone: 1-619-370-6285.
Aug 29. Saturday. 1pm. Arts and Trees 2015 — Revolution Ave., between 9th and 10th, Tijuana. An Urban
Festival of music and art, with a focus on DIY (Do It
Yourself) creations being displayed and sold. Family
friendly and Pet friendly. No cover.
Aug 29. Saturday. 1pm. Arts and Trees 2015 — Revolution Ave., between 9th and 10th, Tijuana. An Urban
Festival of music and art, with a focus on DIY (do it yourself) creations being displayed and sold. Family friendly
and pet friendly. No cover.
August 29-30 Saturday and Sunday. Baja Sand. Build
sand castles to raise money for local charities. Sand
sculptures, food, entertainment.Rosarito Beach, north of
the Pier.Also beach games: soccer, basketball, volleyball,
ENSENADA
Every Monday. 7pm. Ceart Cine Club. Films about
dance with “Billy Elliot” April 13, “Five Dances” April
20, “Desert Dancer” April 27. English with Spanish subtitles. Foro Experimental of Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEART) on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free. CEART, 646-173-4307.
Every First & Third Wednesday. 10:30am. Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte, A.C. general meeting at
clubhouse on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco,
1 mile south of Ensenada. Lunch $6 donation. Multicultural, multilingual, nonprofit service and social
club. Nancy McKee, 646-174-5011, U.S. 619-207-4325.
[email protected] Fourth Thursday. Red Hat
Society lunch at various local restaurants. Tillie Foster, cell
646-171-5292. [email protected] Friday.
7:30-9:30pm. Live world and cultural music at El Callejón
Colectivo Culinario, Floresta #320 near southern Blvd.
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Mexico, one for Mexican citizens
and the other for everyone else.
“If we don’t have enough
agents to review everyone, we’ll
review everyone we can,” the P.R.
flack for immigration explained
in the announcement. What’s up
with that? Either this new procedure is important enough to
stop everyone, or it doesn’t matter, in which case, why stop and
harass anyone? And just what are
they looking for, anyway? People
entering Mexico with too much
money? “I’m sorry, but you can’t
bring that much money to spend
here, we can’t use it, don’t want
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surfing and a bike fun ride. Nighttime entertainment.
50 pesos. www.facebook.com/Wateke Baja Sand. www.
flysams4thjulybbq.com or [email protected]
Reserve a table to guarantee seating in the shade.
August 30, Sunday, 9:00 am. “Wateke” Baja Sand and
Social. At Rosarito Beach Hotel. Culmination of the sand
castle contest and beach games: futbol, basketball, volleyball, surfing and a bike fun ride. Nighttime entertainment,
5:00 pm– 10:00 pm. Donation 50 pesos. www.facebook.
com/Wateke Baja Sand.
September 25. Friday. San Diego Padres Fiesta at the
Park at Petco Park, San Diego. Presentation of Mexican
culture with mariachis, folklorico and flamenco dancers,
Lucha Libre Exhibition (yes Luche Libre!!!), Live DJ, and
food & drink. Watch the presentation and then stay for
the Padres game.
September 26. Saturday. 10 am. Rosarito to Ensenada
Bicycle Ride starts on Benito Juarez Blvd, in front of Rosarito Beach Hotel. This family-friendly bike ride is held
twice a year. Some ride to compete, but most ride for fun.
Big end-of-ride-party in Ensenada.
September 30 to October 3. Wednesday to Saturday.
6th Annual Mariachi & Ballet Folklorico Festival, people’s
choice competition and workshops, held at the Rosarito
Beach Hotel. The two time Grammy Award winning
mariachi divas, workshops, and cocktails with the stars.
October 1-3. 8am. Mariachi y Ballet Folklorico Festival/Workshops. Rosarito Beach Hotel. 6th Annual
October 2-4. Friday-Sunday. EnTijuanaArte Art
Event — Cecut, Tijuana and competitions between U.S.
and Mexican mariachis, singing and dancing. (661) 100
6066 or (858) 240 2360 or Facebook it again.
Oct 8-12 Baja Culinary Fest — Tijuana, stay tuned
for more info.
Oct 14-18 Tijuana Tequila Expo Festival — Tijuana,
stay tuned for more info.
Oct 31 October-1 November. Saturday-Sunday.
KatrinaFest — IMAC Park, Rosarito,
Costero extension, Fracc. Acapulco, 1 1/2 miles south of
Ensenada. Free. Performer schedule with Alex O., cell
646-101-0812. [email protected]
Every Friday 7:30 pm. Live music at El Callejon Colectivo Culinario; Floresta #320, Fracc. Acapulco, Ensenada.
Alex Orendain, [email protected], 646-120-8004; www.
elcallejoncolectivoculinario.com.
July 22. Wednesday. 7pm. Jazz and Blues Afternoon
Concerts Series, featuring Mj’s Trio, Free. ICBC Ensenada
(CEARTE) (686) 553-5044
July 23. Thursday. 7pm. Concert, Noches Sonicos.
ICBC Ensenada (CEARTE) (686) 553-5044
July 24. Friday. 8pm. Music Recital featuring Camara.
Free. ICBC Ensenada (CEARTE) (686) 553-5044
July 24. Friday. Papas and Beer 32nd anniversary
celebration, they’re shutting down the street again.
July 24. Friday. 8pm. Music Recital featuring “Ca-
mara”, FREE Admission — ICBC Ensenada (CEARTE)
(686) 553-5044July 25. Saturday. 8pm. Concert, featuring
Padma Khandro — ICBC Ensenada (CEARTE) (686)
553-5044
July 29. Wednesday. 7pm. Jazz and Blues Afternoon
Concert Series, featuring Amaretto Blues. Free. ICBC
Ensenada (CEARTE) (686) 553-5044
August 1 & 2 Saturday & Sunday Baja International
short course go cart race, held at Estero Beach Hotel.
Tickets and info at lucasoiloffroad.com.
August 1. Saturday. 12-9pm. Museo de la Vid y el
Vino, Valle de Guadalupe. Art, Music, Wine, Food and
Workshops, all for $250 pesos. Kids under 12 free. (664)
681-2735 Tijuana (619) 591-8889 San Diego [email protected] 2. Sunday. 9am. Run With
Color Ensenada 2015 5K run to support Kids with Cancer.
Explanada Playa Hermosa, Ensenada (646) 205-3720 Cost
$200 pesos. ,
it, turn back now and take your
stinkin money with you”
They’re also making noises
about stopping those in cars coming across the border, but that,
according to the public relations
guy, “is way, way into the future.”
Yeah, because he knows the stink
that’s going to send up. ,
QUE PASA IN BAJA?...
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likely motivated by the acquisition of Nextel Mexico by AT&T,
soon after the acquisition AT&T
announced they planned to offer
free roaming services and they
are investing around $3 billion
USD on improving their network
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in Mexico.
Hacking Baja. Our state government got caught mixing it up
with some professional hacker
bad guys when the hackers calling themselves Anonymous released private information from
the Hacking Team company and
its clients worldwide. The company states on its website that it
provides cyber intelligence and
data acquisition service. (Read:
cyber espionage.)
Turns out a couple of Mexican state government officials
were on their client list along
with the federal police. The state
government rushed to say they
have hired no espionage services,
explaining that what they got
from them was, cough cough,
“tactical equipment” for the
police. Oh well, it’s no surprise
that countries spy. But the cops
are spying on our own people?
They should have been spying on
El Chapo when he was calling for
tunnel diggers.
Boof still struggling. Things
have not been sorted out in the
land dispute near the Bufadora,
where the Ejido Esteban Cantú
is reclaiming the land from the
trinket vendors there. In an effort
to make themselves heard, the
Ejido people, armed with rocks
and machetes, blocked the road
that goes to the Boof, turning
back all tourists to Ensenada. The
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Ejido has won the case a couple
times in a couple of courts, but
they haven’t been able to evict
the squatters as the squatters
fight back. Let’s see how long
this goes on, our best guess is 15
years unless the squatters hire
some big guns. No kidding. 15
years. And, as the squatters well
know, the poor land owners, the
rightful owners of the land, don’t
have the finances to hire anyone
to help them. The last Mexican
Revolution was all about giving
the land back to the people, but
the constitution was written so
poorly, the new laws do more
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It’s Stingray
Season!
Better Listen up to our Boyscout lesson, as you
may need it
BY JACK CROUTON
Stingrays have been plentiful
this year, so watch where you’re
walking. Shuffle your feet to scare
them off if you’re wading in the
ocean, don’t step down on one,
that pisses them off and they will
sting. And that will be painful, in
the extreme. But, although they are
alarming and quite painful, stingray wounds are rarely fatal, unless
you’re stung in a vital place. (I don’t
know about you, but we’re thinking
all our places are vital to us.) Other
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reasons for dying from a sing ray is
if you’ve bled too much, (try not to
bleed), allergic reaction, (try not to
be allergic), or secondary infection.
(Keep it clean).
Stingrays have a flat body with
one or two barbed stingers located
midway on the tail. They are extremely hard to see against the sand
when water is washing over them,
so it is understandable if you get
stung. These guys normally live
scoot right to a doctor. Of course,
how do we know what constitutes
“excess” bleeding? We’re kind of
partial to retaining all our blood,
and any loss is excess to us.
Allergic reaction is a bad
sign and includes swelling
of tongue, lips, head,
neck, or other body
parts;
difficulty breathing,
shortness of breath, or wheezing;
red and/or itchy rash; fainting or
loss of consciousness.
Venom intoxication is also a
bad sign and includes headache,
dizziness, light-headedness, palpitations, muscle cramps, and
seizures
Now for some practical advise,
we figure we’ve scared you enough.
Irrigate the wound with sea water, removing all debris and foreign
stuff from the wound. Use tweezers
from first-aid kit if necessary. (You
didn’t bring a first aid kit? What
were you thinking?) Once the
area is thoroughly irrigated and all
foreign bodies are removed, even
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he hasn’t dug himself into the sand like they often do.
Blvd. Benito Juarez #16-A, Rosarito
Either shuffle your feet or toss a rock into water you’re
Across from Bonanova Hospital
going to be wading in. This is stingray lingo for, “please
if you have to pick those foreign find another beach because I’m coming in.”
in coastal tropical and subtropical
bodies out with your fingers, come
marine waters, (like ours), and
sometimes seem to lurk there just
waiting to be stepped on so they can
get pissy about it.
Here’s what to do about a sting
and a rundown on just how much
trouble you’re in.
You will experience: Pain, swelling, bleeding, weakness, headache,
muscle cramps, nausea/vomiting/
diarrhea, dizziness/light-headedness, heart palpitations, difficulty
breathing, and sometimes fainting.
Altogether, no day at the beach.
First, you want to prioritize the
severity of your symptoms. Medically speaking, certain symptoms
are more serious than others.
Determine if you are developing
an allergic reaction, suffering from
excess blood loss, or experiencing
venom intoxication. If you have
any of these symptoms you should
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out of the water and dry the area off
with a clean towel, taking care not
to injure yourself further. You do
still have a somewhat clean towel,
don’t you? Well, use a somewhat
clean T shirt.
Do not remove any penetrating debris if it’s in your neck, chest,
or abdomen. Now we’re talking
a higher level of triage, and now
would be a good time for that doctor run.
Control your bleeding. Bleeding is common after a sting. As
always, the best way to stop bleeding is by applying direct pressure
at the source or slightly above the
source with one finger for a few
minutes. The longer the pressure
is held, the more likely the bleeding
will subside.
Try using hydrogen peroxide
in conjunction with holding pressure to help stop bleeding if you
cannot control it with direct pressure alone. You came to the beach
without your bottle of hydrogen
peroxide? Don’t you think at all??
The hydrogen peroxide is going to
sting even more, deal with it.
Soak the wound in hot water.
You can combine this step with
the previous step of applying direct
pressure to control bleeding. Soaking the wound in hot water helps
alleviate the pain by denaturing the
venom protein complex. A good
temperature is 45°C (113 °F), but
be certain not to cause any burns.
You have enough problems without
burns. Leave the wound soaking for
30 to 90 minutes, or until the pain
has subsided.
Monitor the wound for signs
of infection. Proper wound care
includes keeping the area clean
by applying soap and rinsing with
water as well as keeping the wound
dry at all times. Keep the wound
uncovered and apply antibiotic
ointment daily.
Over the next several days, if
the area becomes red, tender, itchy,
sore, or begins to swell or develop
a cloudy discharge, scoot yourself
to a doctor because you may need
antibiotics and/or drainage of an
abscess.
One last thing: Don’t pee on the
wound. That’s an old wives’ tale, it’s
not good doctoring. Come to think
of it, have you ever seen a good
doctor take a whiz on any wound?
No, we haven’t, so why would you
do that with a ray attack? Because
your grandpa told you to? He was
screwing with you. Or he was just
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throw it onto the grape vines,
right? Of course we all trust the
Mexican infrastructure to do a
good job of that. Right? Well,
if they screw this up, maybe
it will be OK, as alcohol is a
disinfectant.
Some reprieve for our water woes is in the forecast, as
predictions are showing a 96%
chance for continued El Niño
conditions from next September to November, with a 94%
chance of them carrying on
through January. If that happens, wetter weather is coming
our way. Until then, you might
not want to eat any grapes off
the vine. Wait until they’re fermented and can deal with the
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program through August 23 to
provide additional security for
tourists in Mulege. Various Naval
units of surface, air and ground
services and maritime patrol will
monitor the beaches, and provide
emergency rescue services. The
program also establishes three
aid stations to assist domestic
and foreign vacationers. If you
need help, the Navy has made
these phone numbers available:
(615)111-5059; (615)152-3352.
The lines are open every day, all
year.
Not that there has been any
insecurity in Mulege. The boys
are just trying to keep busy, what
with very few Naval battles going on.
Customs changes. Mexico
and United States customs officers will begin working together
under one roof at three border
crossings as a means to streamline import and export procedures. The initiative came about
through the work of the high level
economic dialogue established by
Presidents Peña Nieto and Barack
Obama. They will try customs
pre-clearance, which means one
single procedure will be used to
authorize exports and imports.
The first border crossing to
see the new system will be Laredo, Texas, which will be dedicated
to the movement of electronics
parts and components used by
the automotive and aerospace
industries. Then, next up will be
Tijuana for the export of Mexican
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agricultural products, followed
by Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua
for the export of electronics and
computer products.
The finance secretary observed that the current administration is investing more than
$590 million in 33 projects designed to modernize Mexican
customs. That figure is just half of
what will be spent on the six year
customs infrastructure modernization plan.
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like drunken sailors on shore
leave, has global implications.
The main products Mexico
exports to Greece include: octopus (13%); chickpea (12.9%);
malt beer (12.9%); extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee
(12.6%); and tequila (7.5%). Well,
when they run out of tequila,
maybe they will wake up, because
they have crappy credit and we’re
not going to extend any to them.
It’s cash on the barrel head or
nada.
We all know Bachoco. We’ve
seen their packages of chicken
in all the grocery stores. They’re
a big operation with a lotta,
lotta, lotta chickens. Now they’ve
acquired more. Although they
mostly sell dead chickens, the
national leader in the production and processing of chicken
in Mexico announced this week
the company is going to acquire
the breeding bird assets of Morris Hatchery, a U.S. company in
Georgia. That includes chickens
and equipment with about one
million laying hens. So, now Bachoco will be hawking eggs, too.
More tourists, please! Loreto
is ready to welcome domestic and
foreign tourists for the summer
holidays. One of the 83 towns
designated as a Pueblo Mágico,
Loreto’s tourism service expects
a major influx of tourists drawn
by the natural attractions, not to
mention fishing for dorado, sailfish and marlin, as well as trips to
the islands, and clean beautiful
beaches. Also not to mention is
it’s hotter than hell there at this
time of the year. Their tourist
bureau is dressing up the season
a whole lot. But, you can’t sell em
if you don’t dress em up, so we’re
passing along their press release.
We’re here to help.
Helpful sailors. The Navy is
implementing what they’re calling the Lifesaver Summer 2015
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Many of the men who produce
these marvels have been with the
company for many years. They
typically work five and a half
days a week and are always piled
up with more work than they can
get to. The master fabricators are
called chiefs and they must pass
a test to get to that level. For instance they may be told to produce
six chandeliers of their own design
in a certain period of time, say a
little more than a week. If the work
produced is of very fine quality
and was executed on time, they are
then promoted to the chief position. This means that they are assigned orders and allowed to fulfill
them through their own ingenuity
and workmanship. They also head
up a team of other fabricators.
The bosses that we met with
were Jonathon Castellanos, the
son of the founder, along with
the sole salesperson, Ray Avilla
(who is also the only person who
speaks English in the entire business). They are both pretty savvy
business people and very personable. Just before we sat down to
talk to Ray, he was working with
an American driving a Mercedes,
parked in the entrance to the yard.
As the car owner drove off Ray let
out a ringing whoop and yelled
a congratulations in Spanish to
Jonathon. Another great sale on
the books. They were happy that
day.
Americans can pick up their
orders at a number of places in
the southwest, where they arrive
without charge. They have locations in Lake Elsinore, Fresno,
Banning, San Diego, Santa Barbara, as well as in Phoenix, Tucson
and Flagstaff.
For a fascinating tour, visit
The Metal Corral at Km 28.5
on the west side of the road or
order something from them at
661-613-1894 or 619-520-5698.
They also are on Facebook under
The Metal Corral and they have
a website showing some of their
work at themetalcorral.wix.com/
themetalcorral. ,
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and ball-pitching machines available for an additional charge. This
summer the center is providing
tennis classes for children.
Cautionary note: there are
no accessibility ramps and stairs
are involved, even for stadium
spectators; and guardrails are
nonexistent. The stairs are up
(down?) to Mexican building
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code, which means each step is
a different height. But for those
healthy enough for tennis, you will
figure out the hardships, and the
ocean view can‘t be beat. ,
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What these changes might
mean for the “border lottery” —
get a green light when you press
the button and you’re good to go
— is anybody’s guess.
Amaz on is here. July 1
brought Mexico into online shopper’s Nirvana. Amazon (www.
amazon.com.mx) is available
to Mexican residents, offering
everything from electronics and
household appliances to diapers.
There are several pages dedicated
to the avocado; keepers, carri-
ers, preppers. What more could
anyone want? Many favorite
U.S. items are also available. The
Amazon Marketplace will also
be available, offering items from
3rd-party retailers.
Mexican based competitors,
(Linio and MercadoLibre), don’t
see Amazon as a rival, but as a
catalyst which will propel more
people into online shopping. According to a study by the Mexican
Internet Association, online sales
were up 34% in 2014. . Amazon
encompasses 20% of all online
shopping sales in the US.
Delivery times offered are
the same as in the US: one-day
express, 2-3 days, 3-5 day standard but good luck with that
here. We bought something from
MercadoLibre and it took no less
than six months and many phone
calls to get it. ,
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