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Tijuana Zonkey’s bring smiles and an uncertain future

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It's a Tijuana tradition. You're grandparents probably have a Zonkey photo.  Written by Lencho Paint a donkey to look like a Zebra and you will undoubtedly draw attention.  Slightly confused, curious and definitely intrigued, whether you are six years old or fifty years old, that is the feeling most will have when they walk past the Zonkeys of Tijuana .  These Zonkeys have been an icon on the busiest corners of Mexico’s most bustling border town for ninety-nine years. The first photo of a tourist with a donkey in Tijuana is said to have happened nearly a century ago in 1914.  At that time a photo of a tourist on a light skinned donkey was a technological and magical accomplishment.  Donkey’s have light colored hides, from gray to white and often the photos that were produced from the crude black and white camera was of a person sitting on what looked to be a ghost of a donkey.  So somewhere in the 1940’s the Donkey’s earned their

An Interview with Blanca & Les of La Bocana Hotel

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Baja Visitor: Please introduce yourself and let our readers know how you ended up in this area of Baja California.   Blanca & Les: Our names are Blanca and Les Heil. Before we even met, Les hunted all over Baja searching for the perfect fishing spot.  When he brought me down here, I knew this was the perfect place for us to live.  We decided to try our hand at running a hotel and found out that we love it.  http://www.labocanahotel.com View from front of the hotel   BV: Where is La Bocana? Tell us about this special place. Why would someone visit this remote area? B & L: La Bocana is in Baja California Sur. It is 1.5 hours from highway 1. To get here, you take the exit to Punta Abreojos, once in Punta Abreojos, take the salt flats north for 12 miles. La Bocana is unusual in that every resident is gainfully employed at the local fishing cooperative, which makes for a very safe village populated by happy citizens.  The fishing is outstanding, the folk are fr

How to Buy Property in Cabo San Lucas & Baja

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As an investor in Mexico, it is good to know that procedures are constantly changin g for the better. As the two countries become more similar in their real estate practices and procedures, buying real estate in Mexico will become even easier. By Evelyn Pepper For the rest of the article, please go to the Mexico Real Estate Blog.....

Buying Auto Insurance for Baja & Mexico

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Below, please find a brief description on Mexican auto insurance for those planning on driving into Baja California or mainland Mexico. Why Buy Mexican Auto Insurance? Insurance from a Mexican company is required by Mexican law in the event of an accident, even if you are not at fault. A Mexican Insurance policy greatly reduces the chances that you will face jail time, and limits the financial burden you might come by after an accident. A Mexican Insurance policy provides coverage for damage to your vehicle or its total loss. Under Mexican law, motorists are required to have insurance, or "proof of financial responsibility", in the event of an accident, even if you did not cause it. As a foreigner traveling in Mexico, the only way of demonstrating this financial responsibility is to have sufficient real currency to cover damages, or an insurance policy from a Mexican company. U.S. or any other non-Mexican insurance does n