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VOL. 3 ED. 03 • APRIL 4TH, 2016 • NO BAD NEWS
ATM Scam Alert!
Here’s one you might not have heard before.
Listen up and be aware
BY ASHLIGH MADISON
It was a bright sunny Saturday morning, crisp but refreshing, when she decided to go to
the bank to get some cash. The
team was waiting for her: five
guys, two dressed in business
casual, two in jeans, T-shirts,
and scuffed tennies, one in the
car at the curb. She didn’t know
them but they knew her. She was
the mark.
When she drove into the
parking lot beside Banorte in
downtown Rosarito in her two
year old Lexus the guy in casual
slacks and a sweater waiting in
the parking lot gave the signal.
The game was on. The two guys
in T-shirts went to the ATMs on
the right leaving the last one on
the left open. The other nicely
dressed man waited to give her
directions. As she approached
the ATMs inside the outer doors
she saw him. She thought he
was waiting to use the ATM and
hesitated. He turned and said
politely, “Please go ahead.” She
pulled her debit card from her
purse and went to the only machine open. Suddenly the guy behind her grabbed her card from
her hand as the man on the immediately right exited the bank.
“That one doesn’t work”, he said
as he stuck her card in the empty
machine. She was stunned. What
was happening?
He started almost yelling at
her, “Lady, Lady! Put your pin
in this machine!” She hesitated
confused as to what to do. She
looked at the other guy still at the
machine and he just shrugged.
He repeated, “Lady! Put your pin
in this machine! That one doesn’t
work!” So she moved over and
covered her hand and put her pin
in. She didn’t realize he had taken
her card out and had pocketed it.
Then something really weird
happened. Her pin number,
“7829” came up on the screen in
big numbers. Wait! What? That
had never happened before! It
had always showed **** before..
While she was looking at it with
a stunned expression on her face,
the car at the curb started up.
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Gringos Seeking
Asylum In Mexico
Some Mexicans are expecting a flood if
Trump is elected
BY DIXIE NORMUS
The possibility of a Donald
Trump presidency is already
causing people to consider fleeing the United States.
According to Google, searches for “How Do I Move To
Canada” spiked after the Republican frontrunner won seven
states on Super Tuesday. But
Mexico is also getting inquiries,
as Mexico is already home to
about 1 million U.S. citizens
(mostly retirees), and thousands
of other expats from all over the
world. It’s also home to a growing population of international
refugees.
Mexico has had a long history as an asylum country. This
country was a safe haven for
thousands of Spaniards fleeing
the Franco dictatorship in the
1930s, and became an adoptive
country for more than a thousand European Jews escaping
the Nazis during WWII. Further
back in time, Mexico took in
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Que Pasa in Baja?
BY OLIVER QUINTERO
Midget hot air balloons.
Playas de Tijuana has banned
the deployment of little paper
hot air balloons (also known as
sky lanterns) as of two weeks
ago because of mayhem some
of them have created. These are
paper socks, with a little candle
suspended at the bottom. Light
the candle and the air heats up,
expands, and your toy hot air
balloon is up, up, and away. And
sometimes down, down, and a
fire hazard.
In one case in February the
thing landed on a palm tree
catching it on fire, and in another more recent incident it landed
on a truck which also went up in
flames. The fire brigade had to
be called to extinguish that one.
These toys have been popularized lately by vendors who
sell them on street corners for
about a buck a piece. Although
people tend to light them up on
the beach, the problem remains
that with an off shore breeze,
they zoom out of control, back
onshore, and into populated
areas.
The Playas fire chief stated
that anyone deploying these toys
must have a permit and liability
insurance in order to legally fly
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them. Oh, good luck with that.
Although authorities in Rosarito and Ensenada have not
said anything about this, it is
thought that they will follow
Tijuana in banning them, as
property has also been attacked
in these beach towns.
Baja in the Fred Hall Show.
Our fishing honcho, Matias
Arjona, was seen in the famous
Fred Hall fishing show in San
Diego. He was there promoting
sport fishing in northern Baja
and telling all these sportsmen
how cool we are. He was specifically touting the Pesca La
Baja fishing tournament which
is organized by the state fishing
office.
The tournament drags on
from May to September in 5
different places: San Felipe (May
13-14), San Luis Gonzaga (June
10-11), Bahia de Los Angeles
(July 15-16), San Quintin (August 19-20) and the final which
will be held in Ensenada on
September 23 and 24.
About $60,000 USD will be
distributed between the first five
places of each town. The biggest
prize is about 2,000 bucks and
a 23 feet sport fishing boat to
boot. Well it’s not the Bisbee but
at least the entrance fee is pretty
modest too, at $3 for adults and
$12 for kids. For more information, visit www.pescalabaja.
com, what do you know! They
do have an English page on their
website.
Kiko tours Asia. Our state
governor Kiko Vega, just went
on a tour through several Asian
countries and has already
brought $31million worth of
and sent it to China. But now
Chinese wages have gone up so
much, and manufacturers are
tired of all the problems with
labor and travel and communication, that many have brought
the work back to Mexico. And
now even the Chinese are sending work here.
The governor said his tour
was also to promote tourism in
our state but at press time no
advances have been reported
on that subject. We haven’t seen
an influx in Chinamen. Anyone
else seen any Chinamen? Nope.
Maybe they caught the slow boat
from China and they’ll show up
soon.
Rosarito ex-mayor wanted.
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of $6 million to open a factory
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about 82 job openings.
In Tijunana Quansheen, a
sports gear manufacturer, announced the expansion of their
factor y with an investment
the State Justice department requested the court issue an arrest
warrant against Javier Robles,
the predecessor of the current
mayor. The warrant is states he
took the money for health insurance coverage from the checks
of city workers but never passed
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pocket the money as they think,
but that the money was short in
the first place. “We just didn’t
have enough money, we inherited a lot of debt from the previous
administration”, said Robles. He
went on to say that this warrant
is politically motivated by the
current mayor just to undermine
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What’s Going On
In This Country?
U.S. Cops now checking
registration. Many foreigners
here in Baja bitch about how
the Mexican police ticket them
for driving a U.S. plated car with
expired registration. They either
don’t want to pay the cost of
annual registration back home
or don’t want to take the car
back to get the smog inspection.
But now the town of Patagonia
Officials believe, maybe optimistically, that Mexico can attract
40 million tourists in 2018 and
maybe 50 million by 2030. They
stress the need for policies that
will result in more hotels, additional air routes, new attractions, and packages designed for
niche markets including health,
religion, and seniors-based
tourism.
Did they not
see the news
over Easter
that played
in the U.S.
in an endless loop? It
was about
the shooting
in a girly bar
in Acapulco.
May be they
should be putting their marketing dollars in
cleaning up their resort towns. If
it’s judged safe here, the people
will automatically come, because
Mexico is so nice it sells itself.
Cancún International Airport has opened a new terminal. The airport is the nation’s
busiest for international traffic
and second only to Mexico City
for national traffic. The airport
served more than 19 million
passengers in 2015, 11% more
than the previous year. According to federal officials, airport
investments in the first three
years of the current administration have exceeded $1.8 billion
dollars. This has triggered the
addition of 260 national and
186 international air routes.
Passenger movements in the
past three years have risen 33%
(to 73 million), while air freight
has grown 17%.
The new 60 million dollar,
state of the art Terminal 3 is
exclusively for international passengers, and increases operating
capacity by 4 million passenger
movements a year. An additional
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terminal is scheduled to open
in 2017.
You Cant’s Make This Stuff
Up. About 30 farmers turned
up outside the Altiplano prison
to protest against the treatment
of drug lord El Chapo. But they
were only there for the tacos.
One of the drug lord’s lawyers bribed the 30 hungry men
with 25 pounds of 10 kilograms
of BBQ, tortillas, salsa and soft
drinks. After the tasty lunch
the farmers spent 10 minutes
milling about with picket signs
they were given that protested
bad treatment given Shorty. The
signs read, “I Love You Chapo”
and “Free Chapo.” Chapo means
Shorty in English.
When asked, one of the farmers said he had no idea who had
taken them to the prison, nor
who had provided such tasty
tacos.
No homeless here. Starter
homes have taken on a whole
Arizona is ticketnew meaning in the capital of
ing Mexicans driving
Nayarit, where the municipality
Mexican cars with expired
has built 14 new dwellings for
Mexican plates.
desperate people. They measure
But the mayor wants it
just 177 square feet. For this
stopped. He said the practice
reason the municipality of Tepic
hurts the reputation among
is now embroiled in a public
Mexican nationals of Santa
relations scandal over the posCruz County as a place to visit.
sibly well-intentioned but illThey come over the border to
devised housing development
buy stuff.
for a group of Wixáritari and
More tourists. Tourism acCora indigenous peoples who
counts for about 9% of Mexico’s
had been squatting in a park
GNI and provides almost 4 milsince 2012.
lion direct jobs. In 2015, Mexico
Of the 34 families, 20 owned
welcomed a record 32.1 million
land so they were given the mainternational tourists, making it
terials necessary to build homes.
the 10th most popular internaFor the remaining 14, municipal
tional destination in the world.
authorities purchased a $33,500
They spent a combined $17.5
plot of land. This would be $2400
billion in the country. Almost
for the land for each home. Even
50% of these overseas visitors
for starter homes, they are small
arrived by air; they accounted
by any measure. They consist of
for 80% of total foreign tourist
one room 12 feet by 9 feet and
expenditures.
an outside bathroom of 3 feet by
This year, tourism officials
3.5 feet. The Tepic government
are predicting that 35 million
invested a total of about $1,000
international foreign visitors
per home, half the total cost of
will holiday in Mexico, spend$7,600 each, and claims they
ing a total of 19 billion dollars.
were built in accordance with
standards set by Sedatu,
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The Tepic Mayor has said to
back off, Bucko, the houses were
built as an emergency measure
in response to the poor conditions the indigenous people
were living in, and it’s the best
they can expect for free. But
the state representative for Sedatu says the buildings “can’t be
called homes” and the project
is the result of a planning error.
Planning error? As in reading
the tape measure wrong and
building them too small, or as in
about it, she dug in her purse and
yanked out her cell. She called
her husband at home and told
him the story. He said to hang
up and call the police at 066, the
Mexican equivalent of 911 in the
U.S. In the meantime he would
call their bank in the States
and try to cancel the card even
though it was a Saturday. They
had a few minutes of discussion
trying to remember what her
card number was. But then he
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it could be spent on the poor
people?
“At the beginning of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration, it was established
that starter homes (pie de casa)
should at least have two rooms,
a multiple use room, kitchen and
bathroom facilities. The flooring
should be concrete slab and the
surrounding terrain at least flattened. It’s a mistake to call them
homes,” said Gerardo Aguirre.
Under federal regulations they
should be a minimum of 475
square feet.
The families had been squatting in the Plaza del Músico, a
square within the larger Mololoa
Park in the historic center of
Tepic. Their makeshift homes,
made out of wood and cardboard, also served as a location
for selling their handicrafts.
Meanwhile, the mayor is
reported to be building a new
home worth 30 million pesos
(US $1.7 million) in the Lindavista neighborhood of the
city. ,
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They were all gone. And so was
her card.
After a couple of minutes
trying to figure out what had
just happened, and what to do
paperwork from the bank with
the card number on it in a file.
After about ten minutes of
scrambling, he found the file
and called the bank. After finally getting a live operator, he
told her the story and asked her
to check the balance. They had
a daily limit with the bank of
$1,000 and sure enough it was
gone. Their balance was down
exactly $1,000 in less than half
an hour. He cancelled the card
but the damage was done. It took
until Tuesday for them to finish
talking with the police: useless.
They then talked with their bank
again after they realized they had
fraud protection. They filed a
fraud report with the bank and
believe they will eventually get
their money back.
But it was a shaky, frustrating,
and a little frightening experience for both of them. They are
not getting any younger and now
they go to the bank together and
never use an ATM while anybody else is present or waiting.
They change their pin number
about once a month and they
never let anybody touch their
debit cards. It is just a little inconvenient but worth the effort.
Is this an unusual experience? Far from it. But how did
the thieves get her ATM pin to
come up on the screen? They
re-programmed the bank’s computer to do it for them. They had
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Who Needs Starbucks
With The Coffee
Choices We Have?
Nobody. Nobody should. Buy local, we say.
Here’s the run down
BY REN DRAKE HILL
There’s been a lot of excitement
about the arrival of the oh so famous Starbucks invading Rosarito.
WTF, people, wake up! You don’t
need your Starbucks fix down here
to pry those pretty peepers open.
Rosarito has an abundance of
coffee houses to satisfy your habit
for artisanal coffee. The bonus:
they’re about half the cost of the
big foreigner..
Most cafes offer the same core
selection of coffees: Espresso: This
is coffee brewed by super-hot water
being forced through finely ground
coffee. It’s generally thicker than
coffee brewed by other methods,
has a higher concentration of
suspended and dissolved solids,
and has foam on top. Cappuccino:
shot of espresso topped with lots
of foamed milk; aka a cup of hot
milk with coffee flavoring. Latte:
Espresso mixed with steamed milk
with just a little foam. Americano:
Espresso made with filtered hot
water; no froth, no steamy milk.
Macchiato: Foamed milk with
shots of espresso. Mocha: Espresso,
chocolate syrup, steamed milk,
topped with foam. Choco: Coffee
with chocolate added. (Depending
on the café, verify with your barista
that this is a coffee product, and not
merely hot cocoa.
Most of the cafes I visited offered two sizes of coffee, sometimes
three. And cafes will offer you a
ceramic cup if you alert them you
will be “drinking in,” which I recommend for many of the cafes I
visited. Most shops offered good to
excellent peso-to-dollar exchange
rates. Nearly every coffee shop
offered their coffees at 20 pesos
for a regular size, regular coffee,
and topped out at 50 to 55 pesos
for larger and specialty coffees. In
establishments offering smoothies
and frappes, prices were generally
40 to 55 pesos with few exceptions.
Coffee houses in town (McDonalds to Rosarito Beach Hotel)
East/Inland side of Benito Juarez
Blvd.
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the street from Ortega’s Restaurant, with a distinctive ceramic
tile façade. Open daily 10 to 10.
Cash only; Wi-Fi, good parking.
Coffee is offered in three sizes; all
the normal plus 12 Toriani fla-
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They offer two sizes of coffee,
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also frappes and fruit smoothies.
I can recommend the caramel
frappe, but the hot chai tea was
a bit weak. And the cajeta nieve
(caramel) crepe was tasty. Also
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(45 to 55 pesos). I’ve heard the
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Art Festival
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Now taking reservations for showing
BY ASHLEIGH MADISON
Rosarito has the largest
number of artists per capita in
Northern Baja, maybe because
the art market is basically composed of foreigners and foreign
residents who find the colorful
Mexican themes decorative.
There are also gallery owners
who come from nearby cities in
the United States such as Scottsdale Arizona and Los Angeles
who come here to buy art for
their galleries back home,” explained Benito de Aguila, president of the Rosarito Art Fest.
Del Aguila explained that
the Rosarito Art Fest to be held
this year on May 28 and 29 is
inviting artists for the seventh
annual showing of fine art,
painting, ceramics, drawing,
sculpture, photography, and
printmaking.
T h e y a re e x p e c t i n g
14,000 visitors to view the
works of the approximately 100 artists from México,
United States, France, Cuba,
Argentina, Singapore, Tibet
and Nepal. This event will also
host live music, food, crafts, and
popular art.
“Compared to other festivals
I believe we have made ourselves stand out for taking care
in the selection of artists and
the various elements that make
up the festival, with the aim of
generating a proper ambiance,”
concludes Benito del Aguila.
To sign up to exhibit your
works, go to www.main.rosaritoartfest.com/RAF/artistas/ and
if you would like more information about Rosarito Art Fest
go to Facebook: https://www.
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A nine foot by nine foot booth
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an ordinary looking credit card
which they stuck into the middle
machine and with a code typed
into the pin pad they over-rode
the the bank’s computer code. An
ATM is just a specialized computer to control access to cash
and a limited number of other
customer functions. They reprogrammed the display panel to
show in large numbers whatever
was punched into the pin pad.
Then they waited for the mark.
That sounds sophisticated
but it is not even close to what
is happening at bank ATMs in
other countries. Interpol has
been investigating bank fraud
in Latin American countries
where malware named Ploutus
rebooted the ATM and allowed
thieves to attach a keyboard and
dispense cash on demand. In
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Middle East and the States were
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is going to be in daycare.
2
To enroll cost $34, weekly
it is $137 which includes
food at the school. It is a
huge sacrifice, but my sons
deserve it.
2. Maria Guadalupe
Santos. Living in Baja for
eight years. Cook. Sells
tamales on the street. Yes
I have three children ages:
one, three and five years
old. I do not have money
to send them to kindergarten. But I cannot complain
because my sister is helping
me with their care while
I am working. I am sure
that God will help me in
the future to give my sons
a good education.
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3. Hugo Villaseñor.
Living in Baja for 11 years.
Construction worker. My
son is a teenager who is
going to be a senior in high
school. My childhood was
a wonderful time for me;
I had a group of friends at
school that have been my
friends till today. We all
studied at a public school.
It was good enough for
my parents and that is
why I have my son in that
school too. I paid $27 for
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a pin code, or a mark. They just and the financial institutions
go up to the ATM – usually in are all taking precautions to
the middle of the night – and protect their assets and still
stick in their card and make off allow customers the convewith many thousands of dol- nience of access to their cash.
lars. No more backing up a
Among these measures
heavy duty truck and
are stronger encrypyanking the entire
tion, installation
What
machine out into
of firewalls, and
disease did
the street with
of alarms which
a winch. And
activate when
cured ham
they completethe ATM shell is
ly disable the
tampered with.
actually
have?
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Ab out the
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only t hing you
ATM at the same
can do as a consumer
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the previous day, making it ap- you use, never let anyone touch
pear as if no activity has taken your debit card, and use ATMs
place for more than 24 hours.
only when others are not present
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protect yourself and your mon- not. You could also get cash only
ey? Well, the banks are not lay- from tellers and change your
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This Week’s Question is:
How much do you pay for your child’s education?
enrollment. The cost for
the uniform, including the
gym ones, was $135. Also
$60 for a book, and that did
not include the package of
4
books that the government
provides.
4. Jessica Montoya. Living in Baja for seven years.
Employee at a stationery
store. My son will be in
junior high school, eighth
grade. Last year I got him
into a private school. I have
to confess that it was really
a very expensive one. So
this year, I’m hoping that
this public school will be
all right, according to what
our president promises. He
is going to stop the strikes,
and the educational system
is going to be watched very
closely. I hope my son, who
is really a good student,
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does not lose his enthusiasm. So I spent, including
notebooks, pencils, pens,
rulers, cases, backpack, and
a book; $61. This is half of
what I paid last year. For
the uniform, including the
gym uniform, $77. So I am
happy.
5. Benito Gonzalez.
Living in Baja for five
years. Car penter. My
daughter is going to a public school. She is going to be
in junior high, eighth grade
just like Jessica Montoya’s son (my neighbor’s
wife). We spent the same
amount of money as she
did. I hope they both, my
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daughter and her son,
will have a good year in
school.
6. Yolanda Vega. Living in Baja for three
months. Accountant. I
just arrived here from
the mainland, so I am
not sure. I am still trying
to get my sons in school.
So at this moment I have
no idea how much I will
spend. Maybe next year
you can interview me
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Fish Report
Coronado Islands
Unstable conditions persist and
intermittent windy weather continues. While there are a few yellowtail
at the stock spots in the middle
grounds lee of north and south islands, the bait and the fish seem to
be congregating northeast of South
Island down to the Ribbon Kelp,
near the bottom in 80- to 180-feet
of water but more are beginning to
come up closer to the surface. Recently, slow trolling live sardines or
mackerel with 2- to 6-ounce of lead
seemed to be the best option. Farther
down on the Rock Pile or south at
the Finger Bank, there is plenty of
bait and red crab with birds chasing
them as the yellows, barracuda and
Fish Killer Of
The Week
Drew Kodl,from San
Diego, tricked a yellow
or two on the surface
with iron at San Quintin.
bonito push them to the surface.
Ensenada
Again bird schools feeding on
red crab are the key to where to fish
around the San Miguel Reef for yellowtail, cabrilla and calicos according to local sportfishing charters. On
one recent trip to Isla Todos Santos,
six happy anglers found favorable
sea temps in the low 60s producing 3 calico bass, 4 lingcod, 21 red
snapper, 34 rock cod and 11salmon
grouper.
Rock fishing is good on the
edges of the high spot with whitefish, lingcod, and sheepshead mixed
in – along with a few white seabass
on plastic lures or live bait. With
the water temp being 64 degrees,
it’s only a matter of time before yellowtail move in. Punta Banda had
good calico fishing for 2- to 3-pound
fish with a few sand bass chewing
artificials. Surface iron and 53 – 73
plastic are both good producers.
Colonet
Depending on the weather, excellent fishing for up to 30-pound
yellowtail is the story. Several boats’
scores exceeded the 100-fish mark. It
was all yoyo iron fish to begin with.
Then the fish rose to the surface
later in the morning and many were
caught on the fly-lined sardine and
on the surface iron. In spite of the
wind and grumpy seas which didn’t
seem to affect the bite.
San Quintin
A recent storm left cold water at
Isla but lots of calico, sheepshead,
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white seabass and a halibut. Saw
lots of small white sea bass in the
cove . . . and small sea trout with a
few up to 20 pounds. Farther out on
the seamounts water was roiled up
and off color. At San Martin Island,
there were some birds working on
the backside. Surface iron produced
a few yellowtail before the bait sunk
out and the bite faded.
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his sister’s campaign for a seat in
congress.
Silvano Abarca, the current
mayor of Rosarito, and Javier
Robles have been known to be
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Abarca comes from the PAN
party and Robles is from the PRI,
parties that have had an historic
rivalry since their beginnings.
We keep going up! This past
week of spring break we increased, once again, our occupancy rates state wide. The
state tourism office reported an
increase (compared to last year),
of about 23%, this during the
holy week. The occupancy was
reported as follows: Tecate 75%,
Tijuana 77%, Mexicali 50%, San
Quintin 84% and San Felipe,
Rosarito and Ensenada where
all the winners with a whopping
100% occupancy.
Rosarito tourism shot up
65% over last year. Good thing
they’re building the new City
Express hotel in the Pabellon
mall, it looks like we will need
it for next year. Maybe they
could afford to hire an architect?
Not to whine, but my god, their
properties are ugly.
About $28 million was said
to have been spent in our state
by tourists, both national and
international.
An interesting figure was
that this time 56% of tourists
were nationals and 43% were
foreigners. We’re almost reaching the half point people! The
good times seem to be coming
back. It’s always a good sign
to see Mexicans enjoying their
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Americans—including U.S. soldiers—who were fleeing service
in the U.S. Civil War. It also
gave safe harbor to U.S. citizens
accused of being communists
during the dark days of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s infamous witch
hunt in the 1940s-50s.
Mexico currently receives
refugee applications mostly
from Central Americans fleeing
gang violence and extortion.
Last year alone the country
got 3,044 applications, and approved 789, compared to the
nearly 70,000 refugees who were
admitted to the U.S.
So while Mexico doesn’t accept as many refugees as other
countries, being American plays
to your advantage. According
to the Washington Post, a significant number of U.S. expats
in Mexico are undocumented.
No shit, Sherlock. Mexican
immigration agents are mostly
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country.
Although spring break kids
have not reached even close
levels to what we had 9 years
ago, the slack has been taken up
by families. This has its upside
too because family tourists tend
to spend a lot more than spring
breakers. But don’t get me wrong
we would love to have all those
kids back in the city again.
Beer truck flipped over. In
what may seem like a dream
come true for some people, a
double semi truck flipped over
the Rosarito Ensenada free road,
right when he was entering the
road from the Boulevard 2000.
Traffic was stopped for about
three hours because many people hopped out of their cars and
scurried around looting the beer.
Police were deployed, but it was
pretty hard to get grandma’s and
Sonny Boy’s mitts pried off all
that free beer.
The driver was thought to
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
ROSARITO
but always available. Usually about 10 am. Different speakers
Every Sunday 4pm. Cultural Sundays in the park, featur- brought in to inform or address issues of concern to foreigners
ing local Mexican and American dancers and musicians. At living in Mexico. frao@rosarito.org.
the IMAC in Abelardo L. Rodriguez park, west of Banamex.
Every Friday. 4pm. Spanish class main library, by IMAC, in
Different themes every Sunday. Sometimes food booths, other Abelardo Rodriguez park behind BanaMex. Beginner level class
times vendors with food carts. Facebook IMAC Rosarito. Free. with Sylvia. Free but donation appreciated.
Every Monday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Beginning Spanish at
Every First Saturday. 10am. United Society of Baja CaliforClub Marena clubhouse, taught by Susana Schinkel. $6 donation. nia (USBC) general meeting at Casa Blanca Restaurant, Rosarito
sschinkel@yahoo.com.
Beach Hotel. Good info for the English speaking community
Every Monday, 10:45 am, duplicate bridge at the Baja Gold of charitable, community service and social organizations.
Bridge Club, KM 42 on Tijuana Ensenada Libre at the Rosarito www.unitedsocietyofbaja.org. Judy Westphal, 661-614-1113.
Beach Christian Church. bajagoldcoastbridgeclub@gmail.com. jawmem@msn.com
Every First Saturday. Noon-sundown. Open Studio Art
Every Monday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Advanced Spanish reading/
comprehension class at Club Marena clubhouse, taught by Susana Walk, a free tour of galleries in Rosarito Beach Hotel commercial
center. Meet artists at work in their studios. pacothepainter@
Schinkel. $6 donation. sschinkel@yahoo.com.
Every Second Wednesday (except December). 2pm. Friends hotmail.com
Every Third Saturday. 1pm. USBC, United Society of Baja
of the Library meeting at main library of IMAC building next to
California,
monthly Potluck dinner, held at La Maroma Sports
Abelardo Rodríguez Park. Promotes reading and literacy in RoBar,
across
from
Burger King. Different theme evey month. 50/50
sarito. www.friendsofthelibrary.com.mx. Carmen Dominguez,
raffle.
Live
entertainment
at most events. Free for members and
661-612-3659. friendsofthelibraryrb@gmail.com
guests.
Membership
only
$15
USD per year. Beverages ordered
Every Tuesday and Thursday. 10am. Pilates mat class at Las
from
the
Bar
at
reduced
Club
prices.
Gaviotas Clubhouse. $6 UDS per class. Bring a yoga mat and
Saturdays in Tijuana – 12:30 pm, Free walking tours of
hand towel. Instructor is Terri Van De Sande
Every Tuesday. 830am. Board Meeting for Yo Amo
Rosarito at the Corona Plaza Hotel. See what events are
under consideration or volunteer to help plan and run
upcoming events. Great way to become involved with
you community.
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 10am.
Flying Samaritans meeting at Villas del Mar clubhouse
Federal law requires drivers in Mexico to have a
on free road 2 miles south of Rosarito. Volunteers
minimum of $300,000 Liability Insurance
provide free health services and clinics. www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org. Susan Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S.
1Year Liability Ins.
3 Days Liability Ins.
858-240-2360. susansmithz@hotmail.com
Only $189 dlls
Only $39 dlls
Every Wednesday 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Intermediwww.insuranceinbaja.com
ate Spanish class at Club Marena clubhouse, taught by
Ph.
(664)
158-0472 • In the Rosarito Beach Hotel
Susana Schinkel. $6 donation. sschinkel@yahoo.com.
strip
mall on Benito Juarez Blvd.
Every Wednesday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Intermediate
Spanish Conversation class at Club Marena clubhouse, taught downtown Tijuana. Meet under the clock monument on Avenida
by Susana Schinkel. $6 donation. sschinkel@yahoo.com.
Revolucion. Wear comfy shoes and clothing. Pay attention to the
Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm. Writer’s Workshop at Eden weather forecast for the area. Bring fluids. Estimated walking
Restaurant, (next to Cruz Roja Thrift Store). Published and un- time is 90 minutes.
published writers welcome! Bring samples (3-7 pages) of your
Every single day. AA “Grupo Gringo” meets daily in their
work to share. Marsh Cassady: marshcassady@yahoo.com.
meeting hall, #16 Mar Meditteraneo (two blocks behind Hotel
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 2-4pm. Bingo at Brisas del Mar). Meetings: Saturday, 3:00; Sunday, Monday,
Oceana Grill & Cafe, Blvd. Benito Juárez #907-24. Great prizes, 6 Thursday: 10:00 am; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00 pm.
different games. Benefits Flying Samaritans. www.flyingsamari- Additional meetings in Cantamar (just south of the footbridge)
tansrosarito.org. Susan Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. 858-240-2360. Tuesday and Friday, 10:00 am.. For more information, 661susansmithz@hotmail.com
614-1678.
Every second and last Wednesday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm Cruz
April 6, Wednesday, 1:00 pm, Flying Samaritan’s Spring
Roja Primo Tapia Bingo at El Pescador Restaurant, km 44, (just Luncheon and Easter egg hunt at Los Rocas Resort. Special prizes
north of Puerto Nuevo). Raising money for an ambulance in hidden in eggs. Donation: $15. All proceeds benefit the Flying
Primotapia.
Samaritans. RSVP and reservations: Susan Smith; susansmithz@
Every Second Thursday. 10am. Cruz Roja volunteers general hotmail.com; phone: US: 1-858-240-2360; MX: 661-100-6066.
meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel. Provides assistance in case
April 8. Friday. 10am to 4pm. 4th Annual Ecology Fair at
of accidents or disasters. www.cruzrojarosarito.org.mx. Rosie UABC. Exhibits, workshops, conferences and concerts.
Pena, 664-976-0613, U.S. 619-621-0292. wosiepena@yahoo.com
Apr 8-10 Friday to Sunday. Ayahuasca Healing Retreat - San
Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm. Writer’s Workshop at Eden Antonio Del Mar. Transformative weekend with the sacred plant
Restaurant, (next to Cruz Roja Thrift Store). Published and un- medicines on the beach. http://caminoalsol.org/
published writers welcome! Bring samples (3-7 pages) of your
April 9 & 10 Saturday. 9am. Los Vinos en Primavera - Party
work to share. For more information, contact Marsh Cassady: bus TJ Trip to Ruta del Vino. The Wines in Spring 2016. facemarshcassady@yahoo.com.
book.com/PartyBusTijuana Reservations 664.622.8362 office
Every Thursday. 830am. Local Board of Realtors (APIR) and 664.648.4741 cel and whatsapp.
meets at Oceana Grill. If you are a Realtor in Baja, or thinking
April 9, Saturday, noon, Chicken BBQ for the kids of Ranabout it, meet Realtors to network with. Good place for buyers cho de Los Ninos at the home of Les and Marilyn Widd in Plaza
or sellers to find a Realtor
del Mar. Fundraiser for the Hearts of Baja Children’s Homes
Every Tuesday and Thursday. 10am. Pilates mat class at Las Network. Donations accepted for bags of chicken needed for
Gaviotas Clubhouse. $6 UDS per class. Bring a yoga mat and the home. Marilyn Widd at mkwidd@hotmail.com or online at
hand towel. Instructor is Terri Van De Sande
www.facebook.com/ Hearts of Baja Childrens Homes Network.
Every Third Thursday. 10 am. General Meeting for FRAO,
April 10, Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00 pm, Sunday Brunch with
Foreign Residents Assistance Office. Open to the public. Usually your pet fundraiser at Mama Cruz (the old Splash). music by the
held at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, with parking validated. Some- Randy Seol Project. Donation $10. A portion of proceeds will go
times held at other local sites. Breakfast occasionally provided,
to El Rancho Exilio Spay and Neuter Foundation. Pet friendly
event! Pets must be leashed and on the patio. For information:
bev@progressivepub.com.
April 11. Monday. 5pm. Baja Sand 2016 Commitee Meeting at Kabaco-by-the-Sea. Join the planning for BajaSand 2016.
In planning stage are BajaSand Playa Fest from June 10 to 12,
Beach day for Pets on May 22, and monthly fiesta / watekes at
local hotels and restaurants.
April 12. Tuesday. 1pm. Bringing our Hearts & Ideas Together Luncheon — Widd’s House 41 Marbella, Plaza Del Mar
Club Section Km. 57.5. So many of you have asked how you
may become more involved with our beautiful children and we
are brimming with ideas! Please come by for a light lunch and
share yours!
April 14. Thursday. 10am. Cruz Roja Rosarito Chapter —
General Membership Meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel. Parking
Validated.
April 16, Saturday, noon, First Annual Paella Competition at
Rancho Montes in Mision Santo Domingo, San Quintin. Bring all
equipment and fixings for 50 servings of paella. Each four-person
(maximum) team will be provided with a 3 x 3 meter tent and
two, (count ‘em, two), chairs. A panel of five will judge paella on
color, flavor, presentation, and texture (How many textures are
there? It’s a buncha rice), the decoration of your space, and
team outfits. Trophies for the top three teams. Pre-event
tickets are 200 pesos (about $11.50 US). Dante Huerta at
www.facebook.com/dante.ht.
April 16, Saturday, 1:00 pm, USBC monthly potluck
at La Maroma Bar. No games, costumes, food contests.
Just come with your dish (serving eight people). Surnames
A-I: desserts; J-Q: Sides and Salads; R-Z: main dishes. Dave
Eliot dave.eliot@gmail.com, or 661-100-6240.
April 16. Saturday. 930am. Valle de Guadalupe Wine
+ Food Daycation. Spend the day with oving supper club
in Mexico’s wine country tasting Baja California wines +
dinning in an outdoor restaurant with vineyard views. Includes: Visits and tastings at 3 boutique wineries + A Valle
de Guadalupe style meal at Finca Altozano + Mezcal service
onboard + RT transportation from the TJ/SD border + host
April 18 to May 1. Hip-Hop Woodstock — Iggy’s and Bombay. Stay tuned for more information on this event which will
help to raise funds for local orphanages.
Don’t Risk Jail Time in Mexico!
April 19. Tuesday. 12 to 3pm. Painting with Janine at Charly’s. $30 covers art supplies. 11x14” canvas provided. Upstairs at
Charly’s bar and restaurant on the free road.
April 21. Thursday. 10am. Monthly FRAO Meeting, Rosarito
Beach Hotel, Salon Quixote, parking validation, breakfast menu
is available for purchase.
April 22 to 24. Friday to Sunday. Rosarito Racquetball
Tournament — Rosarito Beach Hotel. Benefit the Boys and Girls
Club of Rosarito. Includes Buffet, karaoke contest. $250 pesos.
Friday 7pm for singles,
Saturday 1pm doubles, 6pm open.
April 22. Friday. 10am. Chronic Illness - How Do We Cope?
North La Fonda Restaurant. Presented by Dr. Janene Caracaus
of Sunset Medical, in La Mision.
April 23. Saturday. Hike & Bike (& Wine) Day — Valle de
Guadalupe, km47.
April 23. Saturday. 9am. Los Vinos en Primavera - Partybus TJ Trip to Ruta del Vino. The Wines in Spring 2016 www.
facebook.com/Party Bus to Tijuana. Reservations 664.622.8362
office and 664.648.4741 cel and whatsapp.
April 21, Thursday, 5:00 – 10:00 pm. Wateke Baja Sand
Bonfire at Paradise Cove. Welcome cocktail and appetizers.
Entertainment (including a performance by Zebra Knight) until
10:00 pm. $5.00 or 80 pesos. Free welcome drink 5:00 -6:00 pm.
www.facebook.com “Baja Sand”.
April 21 and 22, Thursday and Friday, 7:00 pm and April
23 and 24, Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 pm. The Rosarito Theatre
Guild presents An Evening with Patsy Cline at the Historic
Cines Rio Theatre, Benito Juarez Blvd. #76. Tickets: $25. email:
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
April 29 to 30. Friday to Saturday. First annual fund-raising
concert to support local orphanages in northwest Baja. Stay tuned
for more information soon.PP / DO until Dec 1, 2016, after that
$785 USD PP / DO
April 30. Sunday. Children’s Day (Dia de los Ninos) observed
in Mexico
April 30. Saturday. 9am. Party bus trip to Ruta del Vino.
Reservations at 664.622.8362 office and 664.648.4741 cel and
whatsapp.
April 30. Sunday. 2pm. 11th EKINOX Electronic Music
Spring Festival, Rosarito. More than 40 DJs from Baja & Southern California. $25 USD. 661-612-1577 or US 619-551-1470.
April 30. Saturday. Fiesta Del Mar. Rosarito Beach will team
up with Imperial Beach in San Diego to celebrate the strong
ties between the two coastal communities. Pet-friendly family event. Food, art, music and entertainment. By the Imperial
Beach pier. Free/
April 29 to 30. Friday to Saturday. First Annual Hip-Hop
Woodstock, a fund-raising concert to support local orphanages
in northwest Baja. Stay tuned for more information soon.
May 1. Sunday. 11am to 4pm. Cruz Roja Rosarito Art &
Flower & a Little Bit of Sparkle Show. Location TBD.
May 6. Friday. 11am to 4pm. Cruz Roja Rosarito Art &
Flower & a Little Bit of Sparkle Show, at Popotla Restaurant
and Bar.May 7, 2016. Saturday. 10 am. Rosarito to Ensenada
50 mile Bike Ride.
May 7. Saturday. 11am to 4pm. Cruz Roja Rosarito Art &
Flower & a Little Bit of Sparkle Show. Location TBD.
May 11. Wednesday. 2pm. Friends of the Library Annual
Meeting at IMAC public library, one block behind BanaMex,
next to Rodriguez Park.
May 11, Wednesday, 9:30 am, Friends of the Library general
meeting, board election, and breakfast at Popotla Restaurant, KM
34 on the free road. Breakfast free to members. Not a member?
Sign up today online or at the general meeting. friendsofthelibraryrb@gmail.com, www.friendsofthelibrary.com.mx.
May 14. Saturday. Fundraiser Concert for Club de Ninos y
Ninas de Rosarito — Rosarito Beach Hotel.
May 19 – 22, Thursday to Sunday, the Baja California
Furniture Show at the Baja California Convention Center off
the toll road in north Rosarito. Free. See the best examples of
Mexican hand-crafted furniture from Jalisco and Baja. www.
rosarito.org or www.ExpoMuebleBajaCalifornia.com; phone:
01-800-087-2326; email: expos@afamjal.com.mx.
May 20, Friday, 9:00 am. Dog Beach Run at the Rosarito
Beach hotel pier. Two races: 100-meter race for large breed dogs,
and 50-meter race for the little guys. Each dog must have a collar
and leash, and be accompanied by a handler 13 years of age or
older. Registration $3.00 at participating vets, or online at www.
bajasand.org, or come one hour early for on-site registration.
Certificates to all, and prizes to the winners.
May 20 to 22. Friday to Sunday. Rosarito Theater Guild
presents “The Nerd”
May 22. Sunday. 9am. Run with your Dog on the Beach.
Come to the pier with your dog, and meet other dogs and doglovers.
May 27 to 29. Friday to Sunday. Rosarito Theater Guild
presents “The Nerd”
May 28 to 29. Saturday to Sunday. La Mision Anniversary
Community Party.
May 28 and 29, Saturday and Sunday, Rosarito Art Fest
at the Hotel Festival Plaza on Benito Juarez Boulevard. www.
rosartio.org.
Memorial Day Weekend. The Tijuana Jazz and Blues Festival will be shutting down traffic in the streets again this year.
Stay tuned for information about entertainment line-ups and
schedules.
June 3. Friday. Susanna’s Pairing Luncheon for Baja Scholarship Foundation at Susanna’s Restaurant in Rosarito Beach.
$40 USD prepaid only; includes pairing, tax, tip and one door
prize ticket. Help us support our 48 incredible students. BSFStudents@aol.com
June 4, Saturday, Hidden Gardens of Rosarito tour, presented by the Friends of the Library. More details to come. Save
the date.
June 10 – 12, Friday – Sunday, Baja Sand Playa Fest at the
Rosarito Beach Hotel. A pre-event to the annual Baja Sand Festival. Food, entertainment, prizes. For information and entry
info, email RosaritoBajaSand@gmail.com.
June 25 to 26. Saturday to Sunday. International Beach
Volleyball Tournament — Papas and Beer. Free.
July 2, Saturday, afternoon-evening; Fourth of July celebration at Campo Rene’s (behind new Rene’s spiffy casino, formerly
the run down Rene’s bar. KM 28 on free road) to benefit the
Cruz Roja Rosarito hospital and ambulance service. More info
to follow.
July 2, Saturday, 7:00 pm concert featuring the Beatles and
The Rolling Stones cover bands to benefit DIF Rosarito. Are you
team Beatles or Team Stones? Tickets available at Roma pharmacies. 661-612-6077 or 661-612-6082. Venue to be announced.
July 3. Sunday. Annual July 4 BBQ and fireworks show, presented by the Flying Samaritans. Food, music, annual fundraiser.
July 4. Monday. 5 to 11pm. Campo Rene 4th Annual 4th of
July Extravaganza.More later.
July 29 – 31, Friday – Sunday, Papas and Beer Anniversary Party at Papas and Beer, Rosarito Beach (behind El Nido
Restaurant).
August 6. Saturday. Traditional La Salina Cantina Chilli
Cook Off. $20 entrance fee. Info: (646) 155-8179
August 19 to 21. Friday to Sunday. Baja Blues Fest at the
Rosarito Beach Hotel. Friday night professional jam by arriving
artists in Salon Mexicana. Saturday full line-up on main stage.
Sunday afternoon open jam by performers and local artists. A
fundraiser for local charities. Stay tuned for more
August 26 to 28. Friday to Sunday. Baja Sand 2016 at Rosarito Beach Hotel, on the beach, just north of the pier. Sand
sculpture with international samd artists coming. Dinner and
show outdoors, two days of music, dance, art exhibits and food,
and of course, the completed sand sculptures. Takes them up to
two weeks to build each piece. Free
August 31. Wednesday. 6pm. Sabor de Baja. All-white attire requested for the beachfront gardens of the Rosarito Beach
Hotel. Pairings of some of the best local chefs with great wines
from the Valle de Guadalupe.
September 4. Sunday. Fandango in La Mision, for the benefit
of BECA.
September 23 – 35, Friday through Saturday, Playas de
Rosarito Sister Cities International Convention and Conference
at the Puerto Nuevo Hotel in Puerto Nuevo. Workshops, social
gatherings, and more. Meet delegates from Rosarito’s Sister Cities around the world. Information: www.chprosarito.org; email:
comite@chprosaarito.org; phone: 661-614-9600, extension 1080.
October 1. Saturday. Fundraising event for Baja California
Spay and Neuter Foundation.
October 12 to 15. Wednesday to Sunday. 7th Annual Int’l
Mariachi y Ballet Folklorico Festival at the Rosarito Beach Hotel. Three days of workshops for voice, instruments and dance,
followed by concerts on Friday on Saturday nights. Press conference, hall of fame ceremony and cocktails with the stars on
Thursday, and Mariachi Mass on Sunday. Family-friendly event.
Tickets prices available for all budgets.
October 16. Sunday. Cruz Roja Soup’s On
October 28. Friday. Susanna’s Pairing Luncheon at Susanna’s
Restaurant in Rosarito Beach, for the benefit of Baja Scholarship
Foundation. $40 USD prepaid only. BSFStudents@aol.com
December 2. Friday. Susanna’s pairing luncheon at Susanna’s
Restaurant in Rosarito Beach, benefit of Baja Scholarship Foundation. $40 USD prepaid only; BSFStudents@aol.com
December 3. Saturday. USBC Holiday Ball at the Rosarito
Beach Hotel.
Pearl Harbor Day. Wednesday. Flying Samaritans Luncheon/White Elephant Gift Exchange at Las Rocas.
December 9 to December 10. Friday to Saturday. Cruz Roja
Rosarito Thrift Store: Annual Christmas Sale, 9am-5pm
December 10. Saturday. Holiday Home Tour ,
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 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. cdbcnm@gmail.
comEvery Fourth Thursday. Red Hat Society lunch at
various local restaurants. Tillie Foster, cell 646-171-5292.
bajaqueentillie@gmail.com
Every Friday. 7:30-9:30pm. Live world and cultural
music at El Callejón Colectivo Culinario, Floresta #320
near southern Blvd. Costero extension, Fracc. Acapulco,
1 1/2 miles south of Ensenada. Free. Performer schedule
with Alex O., cell 646-101-0812. anlof9@gmail.com
Every Friday 7:30 pm. Live music at El Callejon Colectivo Culinario; Floresta #320, Fracc. Acapulco, Ensenada.
Alex Orendain, anlof9@gmail.com, 646-120-8004; www.
elcallejoncolectivoculinario.com.
February 12. Friday. 830pm. Ensenada Comedy Fest
at Salon Casa Blanca Ensenada. Tickets are $150 M.N. for
Silver, $250 M.N. for Gold, or $350 M.N. for VIP.
February 14. Sunday. 8 to 10am. Caminata de la
Amistad Bajamar (Friendship Walk) 10 or 13.5 KM
route. Cost is $90 pesos until February 9, $130 M.N. for
same-day registration. info@achacosossenderismo.com
February 20. Saturday. 7pm. Hands Up - Part 2 Manos Arriba - 2nd Parte!!! Rappers and DJs from Ensenada
and Tijuana. Vvarious locations around Ensenada.
March 19 to 20. Saturday to Sunday. 6am. 85 km
bike ride. 50 KMS on the 19th, 35 kms on the 20th Cost:
about $50. info@achacosossenderismo.com
April 1 to 2. Friday to Saturday. 5pm to 11pm. Spring
Fest 2016. Hosted by Ensenada Records. VIP $300 M.N.,
General Admission $120 pesos. Live Music Groups, DJs
and Youtubers. Also VIP rooms, Freestyle Rap Battles,
Models and much more. More later
April 28 to May 1. Thursday to Sunday. Guided tour
to the Tequila Heartland, in Jalisco — $550 USD PP / DO
until Mar 1, 2016, after that $785 USD PP / DO
May 7, 2016. Saturday. 10am. Rosarito to Ensenada
50 mile Bike Ride. ,
RosaritoTheatreBoxOffice@gmail.com, or 664-609-3451.
April 22, Friday, 10:00 am, USBC Restaurant Tour does
breakfast at Baja Calypso Ocean Bar and Restaurant, KM 38 on
the free road. Dining alfresco . Menu: coffee, OJ, and choice of
eggs Benedict, shrimp and crab omelet, or Django omelet, and
a special Moroccan breakfast treat for dessert, all for $10. Sandy
Eddahbi seddahbi@aol.com.
April 23, Saturday, 10:30 am, Classy Bag Affair benefiting the Baja Scholarship Foundation at Dos Lagos Restaurant
in Bajamar, KM 77.5 off the toll road. 10:30 am, Champagne
greeting; silent auction 10:30 – 12:30; luncheon buffet at noon;
1:00 live auction starts. $45 per person, pre-payment only!
BSFStudents@aol.com; or donate using PayPal at www.BajaScholarshipFoundation.org.
April 24. Sunday. 5pm. Bonnie Kilroe Meet & Greet for
Rosarito Theater Guild Angels. This exclusive event is for VIPs
only. For more information on the Angels program, contact
the Rosarito Theater Guild directly at 664-609-3451 or rosaritotheatre.org .
April 28 to May 1. Thursday to Sunday. Guided tour to the
Tequila Heartland, in Jalisco. $550 USD
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Will Spring Break
Never End?
Don’t these kids have classes to go to?
BY ASHLEIGH MADISON
It’s that time of year again,
when Rosarito is invaded by
roaming hordes of young adults
walking/driving/parking/drinking/puking all over town. Yes, the
national tourists are gone, their
vacation only lasts a week, but
the United States colleges have
staggered their vacation period
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But this doesn’t mean you
have to stay home all month, because now is the time for a little
adventure. Find a new restaurant
or bar off the beaten path away
from the kids. Like birds, they
flock together, so this will be easy.
There are some delightful places
in the neighborhoods inland of
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over several months, so it sometimes seems like this invasion will
never end. Although we welcome
their money, let’s face it, many of
them are a pain in the ass. Here’s
a brief survival guide to help you
endure April.
Make your reservations early
for those mani-pedis, hairs stylings, and massages, preferably
early on weekdays, while the barhoppers are sleeping off their last
night’s debauchery.
Avoid markets on weekends!
Do your marketing and shopping
during the middle of the week.
Besides, those Americans with
their funny money, mostly $20
and $50 bills, hold up the line
with their fumbling about the
change they may be receiving in
funny money.
Avoid the hotel district and
popular restaurants. Parking is
gonna be a nightmare all over
town anyway.
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the toll road where visitors fear to
tread, and they’re worth the visit.
And, speaking of change, get
to your favorite cambio or bank
and withdraw or exchange your
funds for the month ASAP. That
way you’re not hanging around
the money changers, having to
answer pesky questions from
the kids about who the biggest
change cheaters are, and where
the most honest cambio hut is.
Now may be a good time for
that vacation you’ve been promising yourself, to a non-springbreak destination. Head south
and check out Guerrero Negro
or Bahia de Los Angeles for the
more adventurous.
Thinking of crossing the border? Keep it to mid-week. Or better yet, plan a long visit to those
friends and family members who
believe you to be dead. After all,
you live in this “dangerous third
world country,” with no laws,
yada, yada yada.
If you are caught in town and
over come by tourists, you can
always shrug your shoulders,
raise your eyebrows and declare
“no habla Inglese.” Yeah, good
luck with that one, we can all tell
who’s a Gringo.
Better yet, choose to become
an ambassador for Rosarito. If
someone looks a little confused,
provide helpful information
to our guests. That would be
nice. They’re big and appear full
grown, but they’re still just kids
in a somewhat unattractive party
mode. Help them out. ,
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How easy are those choices? Hint: Very easy.
Cost is only 80 cents a word, and that includes posting your ad in
our online version as well as the printed edition.
We do take credit cards.
Lola Sabor y Café.
CAFÉ NERON LIBROS AND
CAFÉ – Just south of the Las Brisas
Hotel. Open daily 7:00 to 10:00.
Cash only; Wi-Fi; parking is okay,
but due to the hotel you may need
to park across the street. Lovely
library featuring fiction and nonfiction, magazines in English and
Spanish available. Super comfortable seating, and there are sofas
in the back room, with little
seating outside.
Two sizes of coffee include
macchiato with a few flavorings, and a decent pastries
selection of donuts, muffins,
cookies and brownies which
changes daily (25 to 50 pesos).
There isn’t a large visible menu,
but a hidden menu, available
upon request, offers cold drinks,
frappes, smoothies, and malts.
Giant sandwiches with soup are
available (55 to 65 pesos). I recommend the ham and cheese
sandwich. Soup and salad (30 to
50 pesos) available daily. Service
was pleasing. This is the greatest
place in town to kick back, caffeinate and read for a couple of hours.
Facebook: Neron Café.
FERELLIE’S – In the La Costa
Plaza, behind Dairy Queen. Open
daily 7:00-ish am to 8:00-ish pm,
Good As Gold
This beautiful, healthy and happy animal is called Goldie.
She is a three year old 60 lb golden retriever who has been vaccinated, dewormed, neutered, and is good to go to a good home.
Goldie is house trained, leash trained, and loves car rides
and long walks on the beach. She’s just looking for that special
person to share her life with
To adopt Goldie, call Wendy at 646 150 4840.
4 Patas, which means 4 paws, is an animal
shelter in Ensenada.
They have lots of needs,
from animal chow to
vet services, cash to
keep the lights on, and
of course volunteers to
keep the love coming. To
get involved go to their
Facebook page at
www.facebook.com
/4Patas/
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but costs five pesos if the parking attendant shows up for work.
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They offer dozens of specialty
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April 4th, 2016
New Zipline & Adventure
Center Opens At El Palmar
Time to get off that beach blanket and get moving
BY BART ALLEN BARRY
Spring is the time to start getting outdoors and working off
some of that winter fat. If you
love the outdoors you might be
interested in visiting El Palmar
Paradise Recreation Center just
north of La Fonda. The water
park and camping destination has
just opened what they’re calling
an adventure center. It’s a ropes
course and climbing facility.
The Adventure Center will
provide local climbing and rappelling, on site zip line rides, a
rope bridge, American Ninjastyle vertical challenge obstacle
course, and a 40 foot artificial
climbing and rappelling wall.
In addition to recreational
use by water park and camping
visitors, the Adventure center
will be offering technical courses
for military, police and firemen,
guide training, local trips and
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expeditions, as well as corporate
team building programs, employee events and youth programs for
schools.
There will eventually be a
large outdoor oven and kitchen to
make pizza and bread, as well as
a barbeque. Local guest chefs will
be offering wood fired oven and
barbeque cooking workshops.
The El Palmar recreation center is sprinkled with more than
2000 mature palm trees and has
a long section of seaside cliffs for
rock climbing and hiking. The
view from the top of the climbing
and zip line tower is magnificent,
taking in a view up and down the
Pacific ocean coastline.
The 40 foot tower is built on a
high point of the expansive park
and even though the zip lines and
ropes course look intimidating,
they are designed for maximum
participation by kids or adults
who can handle mildly physical
activity. Stepping off the zip line
platform to go for a screaming
ride is more of a mental challenge
than a physical one - but always
great fun.
It all opened last week and
regular operating hours for now
will be from 11am to 5pm just on
weekends until things heat up in
late spring when the water park
will be in full operation every day.
Cost is $15. For not much more
information visit their Facebook
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on a German chocolate Twinkie.
A hidden menu offered breakfasts
of omelets, French toast, hot cakes
and chilaquiles (60 to 75 pesos),
and crepes (45 to 60 pesos). Lunchtime sandwiches (70 to 75 pesos)
include a portabella sandwich that
looked quite filling. Not much of an
atmosphere. This is more of a graband-go establishment. Facebook:
Ferellie’s Coffee Shop.
CAFÉ CAPUCHINO’S –
across the street from El Nido Res-
David Flores
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Cell (624) 121-1214
taurant. Open daily 7:00 to 9:30.
Cash only; Wi-Fi; Limited parking.
Seating inside and out. Not the
place for reading or game-playing,
but it isn’t too noisy. Service was
satisfactory.
Coffee available in two sizes
with 15 Toriani flavors. Also: iced
coffees, lattes, mochas and teas.
Check the card posted on the
counter for seasonal specialty coffees. Those are usually a good bet.
Pastries include cookies, muffins,
cinnamon rolls, apple strudel, and
some beautiful specialty cakes. This
place must be good, as there are
always many people sitting outside.
Facebook: Café Capuchinos.
D’VOLADA This is a chain
coffee house – think bare bones
Starbucks. There are several around
town. Monday – Thursday: 5:30
am to 10:00 pm; Friday: 5:30 am to
11:00 pm; Sunday: 7:00 am to 10:00
pm. Cash only; No Wi-Fi. Service
minimal. Seating inside and out. A
few free papers to peruse. Service
is minimal. Parking: on the boulevard in Rosarito is in the absolute
worst block for parking in the entire town. There are two dedicated
spaces for the shop, but they are
always filled.Three sizes of coffee
available. The specialty coffees are
not too bad, but a little expensive
when compared to the rest of the
town. There is a good choice of
herbal teas; also juices and Italian
sodas. Pre-packaged cakes, cookies
and muffins available for 20 pesos.
No ambience to speak of; no reason
to stay and enjoy your coffee here;
besides, someone else wants your
parking spot.
BROWN CAFÉ – across the
street from the Rosarito government building. But they do deliver!
Monday through Saturday 8 to 8,
closed Sunday. Credit cards ac-
cepted; Wi-Fi; limited parking, but
if you’re in the area for government
business, it’s worth the visit. Service
is pretty good. Recently remodeled, there is comfortable seating
inside, and a little seating outside.
Selection of coffees is above average, with a dozen Toriani flavors.
(Note to self: buy stock in Torani).
Their specialty coffee is the macchiato. Also popular are their cold
coffees and iced chai (25 to 55
pesos). To-go cups are available at
the coffee station for dashers, no
need to ask the staff. Italian sodas,
agua frescas, juices, and malted are
also available. There is a selection of
breakfasts and sandwiches (including BLT, vegan, and BBQ chicken)
on 12 grain bread. Salads, (including a chef salad that looked pretty
good), and meal plates including
burger and fries, salmon, chicken
breast (80 to110 pesos) make this
coffee shop worth a meal-time
visit. Other edibles include pie,
cupcakes, and brownies (27 to
45 pesos). My friend raved about
the brownies here, but mine was
dry and stale. Not a great place for
reading, but business happens here
all day. Music is usually pretty loud,
but lowered on request, or when
they notice your ears bleeding.
Brown Café is out of the way, but
one of my fave stops in Rosarito.
Facebook: Brown Café Rosarito
And that’s all for now, folks.
My editor won’t let me drone on
anymore in this issue. But next issue I drink down the other side of
Benny Juarez St on your behalf, and
the next issue after that I will take
you on a stroll through the coffee
houses south of Rosartito. That is,
if I can calm my caffinated nerves
down enough to sit in front of a
keyboard on your behalf. ,
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KM. 22 Ens-Tij Toll Road
Baja, Mexico
until then.
Mexico’s National Infrastructure Fund contributed $14
million to the project, and a $22
million loan from the North
American Development Bank
was used. A South Korean company is building it. Ensenada has
been using ground water, but
that’s about gone.
Baja California Gov. Kiko
Vega recently announced plans
for another desal plant, this
one south of Ensenada in San
Quintín. The farmers in this region have been using their own
52 privately owned and operated
desal plants for years to avoid the
sparse and brackish well water.
While California has adopted
a 25% cut in urban water use,
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next year right here in Ensenada.
The $48million reverse osmosis
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