Results containing 'La Paz'
Date: 4/29/2014
Plenty of non-race fans have heard of the other off-road race that roars down the Baja peninsula once a year, the prestigious Baja 1000. Along with the Dakar Rally, it is the most recognized off-road competition in the world. But unless you’re an ardent follower of four-wheel desert racing, you might...
Date: 4/22/2014
There’s been a lot of talk of Baja’s food and wine scene of late, not the least of which has come from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR. Organic farms are on the rise, and Baja wineries have been experiencing a boom over the last ten years,...
Date: 4/13/2014
There is an astonishing video spreading around the internet that has caused quite a stir in the past few days. Oarfish have been sighted in the Sea of Cortez, and some believe that the sighting of this strange creature is a sign of an imminent...
Date: 3/25/2014
If you’re currently in Cabo or on your way within the next day or two, don’t be surprised if you see a heavy military presence on the streets and highways. There are a large number of military personnel as well as State and Federal Police armed with military style rifles, especially...
Date: 3/10/2014
Playing in the 8th Annual Fred Duckett Golf Challenge is sure to be special. The two day, two round golf tournament will be held at two of the finest golf courses in all of Los Cabos, including a private course that is otherwise inaccessible to most golfers. However, the biggest winners...
Date: 2/8/2014
Have you ever tried to make calls from your cell phone while on vacation in Cabo? It might not have been as easy as you expected. The days of simply buying a calling card in a Farmacia and using a public payphone are all but gone. Now that everyone has a...
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Date: 1/16/2014
Visitors willing to take a day out of their Cabo vacation for an easy, scenic drive up the Pacific Coast have always been rewarded by what they find in Todos Santos, one of Mexico’s “Pueblos Mágicos” (Magical Villages). That has never been truer than it is right now. The small town of Todos Santos will be buzzing for the next month and a half. As soon as the Todos Santos Music Festival comes to a close the Todos Santos Art Festival begins, followed shortly thereafter by the Todos Santos Film Festival.
The 17th Annual Art Festival is a weeklong event that commences...
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Date: 1/13/2014
Dates for the Annual Carnaval in La Paz were announced on Tuesday, October 8, 2013; beginning on Thursday, February 27 and ending the day before Ash Wednesday; on Tuesday, March 4, 2014.
La Paz Director of Tourism, Pedro Aguilar Bazua said that preparations were underway to help make the 2014 edition a great success. The Carnaval in La Paz is a yearly six day festival, which coincides...
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Date: 11/9/2013
The 2013 edition of The Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot, the world’s richest tuna fishing tournament, boasted $542,000 in prize money available to anglers on 135 teams. Shortly after scales opened at 2 PM on Thursday, the first day of the two day fishing tournament, a crowd began to build on the marina. They waited anxiously, hoping for a chance to witness the weigh-in of a prize-winning tuna. There were rumors of 200 pounders and even a 300 pounder. Just after 4 PM, when all lines had to be out of the water, the fish finally started rolling in.
The rumors of...
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Date: 10/22/2013
Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix, associated with the Tijuana Cartel, was shot and killed in Los Cabos on Friday October 18 at around 8 PM. Who was he, why did this happen, and what does this mean for Los Cabos?
The Tijuana Cartel is one of three drug cartels that control smuggling from Mexico to the United States, though it is reported to be the least powerful. The cartel was weakened in 2006 when its chief was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard and again in 2007 when Mexican Army troops were sent to Tijuana in an operation to restore order and remove...