The marine industry in La Paz will take another big step in modernization this fall as Navales Servicos La Paz S.A. de CV brings into service their 200 ton Travel Lift. The new facilities will...
The policy of banning Dogs on the Malecon has been tabled for the time being. The Mayor's edict that dogs should be banned on the boardwalk area on November 12 was referred to commitee for...
Several times over the 15 years of the BajaInsider's history I have looked at what has changed since I arrived in Baja to live, now 18 years ago. Here is part one of my reflections on the changes...
Traveling through the Sea of Cortez by small ship is a whole new experience of a place you thought you knew. It’s close to home for North American travelers, and the experts at AdventureSmith...
Puerto Escondido is the gateway for boaters to the central Sea of Cortez. With dramatic mountain backdrops, great fishing, islands to explore and an abundance of anchorages to discover, the region has...
Just in time to host the 2018-2019 Sea of Cortez Cruising season, Marina Puerto Escondido will hold a Grand Opening Ceremony on November 3, 2018. The event will showcase the new 100+ slips,...
There are those in the USA that are questioning Mexico's efforts in halting Migrant caravans. Mexico has this thing called Constitutional Law, and in it are clear restrictions on the...
In 2018-2019 the Bank of Mexico will be introducing into circulation of the new family of banknotes, the first of which was the denomination of 500 pesos, and will be available through the...
The headlines read the Mexico is moving toward the legalization of marijuana for not only medical use, but for recreational use as well. A milestone(d) in this direction came on October 30,...
On July 1, 2018 the Morena - Party Movimiento Regeneración Nacional and its allied partners, left leaning Partido del Trabajo - Labor Party and right leaning Social Encounter Party - Partido...
The Mushroom Rock in Bahia Balandra has long been the symbol of La Paz Appearing in postcards and countless photos. Sometime in the winter of 2005 the rock was discovered toppled from...
The Robert Ross Fishing Tournament Now Open for Registration - Loreto, Baja California SurOffering a Grand Prize of USD $20K+, the Robert Ross Fishing Tournament is open for registration. The...
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Updated April 8, 2019 The mosquito season has passed the winter low point and we're starting to see the first mosquitos in any numbers now with the spring in Baja. This week there was only one...
Information for the Gulf of California Islands Flora and Fauna Protected Area Marine Zone of Espiritu Santo Archipelago National Park.The Gulf of California Islands Flora and Fauna Protected...
There are some adventures or vacations that are burnt into the cerebral cortex forever. Many others, probably most, are enjoyed and soon forgotten. Whale watching in San Ignacio...
The 2018 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season officially wrapped up December 1, but the basin has been quiet since Xavier fizzled out on November 5. The statistics for the season are in and the...
Leaving on October 14th, 2018 the route I planned was from Mexicali south to San Felipe on Mex 5 to Laguna Chapala to join with Transpenisular Highway 1 south to Los Cabos. I had driven north on this...
The year 2016 saw a dramatic drop in the number of US citizens murdered in Mexico nationwide, despite the growing number of Americans living and vacationing here. According to the US Department of...
As of Monday, October 30, 2017 the third phase of gradual flexibilization of fuels in the country was completed, which on this occasion includes the states of Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Durango...
The polls closed in Mexico at 6PM Pacific Time on July 1, 2018 and it was very quickly clear who had won the presidency - leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. (AMLO) Obrador gained a landslide...
Here is an original recipe for Tropical Breakfast Rellenos from Cooking with Baja Magic Dos, by Ann HazardBrad and Diane from Washington, who are friends of Nina and John, spent a week at the...
Each year the City of La Paz, Baja California Sur, celebrates its founding by the famous (or infamous) explorer Hernan Cortez on May 3, 1535. But La Paz hasn't always been the capital of Baja...
Uber has been operating in Mexico for five years and has extended its presence to La Paz, Baja California Sur in 2017/ Uber's arrival in the state, as always, had legal challenges limiting services,...
Tijuana, BC, September 11, 2018 - The Consul General of the United States in Tijuana, Sue Saarnio visited and gave a tour yesterday for the USS SCOUT vessel that will be in Ensenada, Baja California...
This was my first visit to Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos in Baja California Sur. Puerto Lopez Mateo is one of the major winter calving sites of the California Grey whales and a part of a larger...
October 17 marks the statistical end of the Baja Tropical Cyclone Season, but we can never count on Mother Nature to be aware of the statistics. No named level system has made landfall on the...
