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An interview with Cabo Pulmo Vivo

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Baja Visitor recently interviewed Pedro Zapata, the coordinator for the Cabo Pulmo Vivo campaign. Their mission is to save the Cabo Pulmo reef and lifestyle for generations to come. Baja Visitor - Can you please tell our readers about Cabo Pulmo? Where it is? Why is it so special? Pedro Zapata - Of course, Cabo Pulmo is a national park, on the Gulf of California coast, between La Paz and Los Cabos. With over 20,000 years, it is one of the oldest and the most im portant coral reef in the Gulf. It has been a protected area, with no fishing allowed, for a little over 15 years. In that time, Cabo Pulmo has experienced an incredible recovery in every aspect of marine life. There are more fish, bigger fish and more complex food chains. Cabo Pulmo is a window where one can see how the Gulf must have been like 100 years ago. Baja Visitor - And what is the organization called Cabo Pulmo Vivo? Pedro Zapata - Cabo Pulmo Vivo is a coalition of organizations and citizens interested in the

Tequila Aficionados! Expo Tequila 2010 in Tijuana

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Tijuana's tequila expo is coming up soon, specifically October 13th-17th. The event runs for four days right in front of the Jai Alai building, between 7th and 8th avenues on Avenida Revolucion. It will open Wednesday from 4pm-11:30pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1:00pm-11:30pm and Sunday from 1pm-8:30pm. There will be over sixty (60) tequila vendors and representatives. Guests will have the opportunity to sample over 300 types of Tequila. Admission is $5USD or $60.00 pesos (Tequila sampling is included in the price). Entertainment and music, beer, soft drinks and typical Mexican food vendors will be on site to compliment the event. San Diego's Five Star Tours is offering transportation packages to and from the event. You can even book a hotel in Tijuana for overnight stays. You can fin more information on their website at http://www.expo-tequila.com/

El Cajon man to hike from Tecate to Cabo San Lucas

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Wow, what an incredible journey Mike Younghusband began on October 1st. He is walking with a burro and two dogs from the border town of Tecate to Cabo San Lucas in, hopefully, six months. You can read the story below from the San DiegoUnion Tribune newspaper and we'll hopefully have updates throughout his travel. You'll see he began the journey and purchased his donkey at one of my favorite Tecate ranches; Rancho Ojai . Baja adventure begins for man, his burro and two dogs By Ed Zieralski Friday, October 1, 2010 at 11:10 a.m. El Cajon's Mike Younghusband begins his trek of the length of Baja with his burro, Don-Kay, and two dogs, Rusty and Max. TECATE — Mike Younghusband began his Baja adventure today with a loaded burro, his two pet dogs and a heart filled with wanderlust that he hopes will power him on his six-month, 1,500-mile trek of Mexico’s incredible peninsula. “Viva Mexico. God Bless America,” Younghusband yelled as a Tecate TV station filmed him loading his burro a