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American Football in Rosarito & Baja

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Did you know Football Americano (American-style football) is being played by high school kids in Baja California? We didn't. When we received a press release from Rosarito coach Mike Robles, we were curious. So we sent him a couple questions to be answered and asked for some photos. Looks exciting and we are sure they would love to see you at a game this fall. BajaVisitor: American football in Baja? How did this come about? Coach Robles: There have been teams in Baja and throughout Mexico for many years. For the past 4 years I have been collecting, importing and distributing donated equipment for Baja players. So Cal supporters with donations include the Chargers, seven universities, a dozen high schools.    BajaVisitor: Coach Robles, can you give us a little background on yourself and how you ended up in Rosarito?   Coach Robles: I played high school (Wilson Los Angeles, a national power) and college football, Claremont McKenna. I coached high school and colle

Cabo update for Hurricane Odile

We received this update courtesy of http://www.snellrealestate.com A I R L I N E  &  A I R P O R T   I N F O     Commercial airline flights resumed October 8th     By October 15th, 30 flights are expected to be in operation per day and the number of flights is expected to grow based on demand from travelers. Non-stop flights include:     October 10:  Atlanta (Delta), San Francisco (United)     October 15:  Orange County (Southwest)     October 18: Dallas, Chicago (American), Denver (Southwest), Charlotte (US Air)     October 23: San Francisco (Virgin)     October 26: Los Angeles (United), Calgary & Vancouver (WestJet)     October 31: Dallas, San Diego (Spirit)     November 1: Denver (Frontier, United)     December 13: Newark (United)     Full flight itineraries are expected to return beginning early December. ​I N F R A S T R U C T U R E  &  T O U R I S M     -As of today, electricity, telephone, internet and potable water supplies have been restored in

September 22nd - Hurricane Odile Updates, Information, Photos

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Damage in Mulege NOTE: This is will be the last post we put on our blog, look to our Facebook or Twitter account for future Hurrican Odile information. September 21st - Hurricane Odile slammed into the Baja Peninsula on September 14th at night. Significantly damaging Los Cabos, La Paz, Loreto and Mulege plus the smaller local communities. There are many reports, updates, photos and information out there so we decided to place some of the information in this blog post which we will update for the next few days. We will keep contact information at the top followed by a chronological order of information. Most current information first. Please SCROLL DOWN for all updates (Don't forget to read the other posts from yesterday. They are to the right) INFORMATION U.S. State Department’s Overseas Citizen Services at 1-888-407-4747 U.S. Consulate in Tijuana has an email for information/assistance; OdileEmergencyUSC@state.gov Web: http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/citize

September 21st - Hurricane Odile Updates, Information, Photos

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Power lines down in La Paz September 21st - Hurricane Odile slammed into the Baja Peninsula on September 14th at night. Significantly damaging Los Cabos, La Paz, Loreto and Mulege plus the smaller local communities. There are many reports, updates, photos and information out there so we decided to place some of the information in this blog post which we will update for the next few days. We will keep contact information at the top followed by a chronological order of information. Most current information first. Please SCROLL DOWN for all updates (Don't forget to read the other posts from yesterday. They are to the right) INFORMATION U.S. State Department’s Overseas Citizen Services at 1-888-407-4747 U.S. Consulate in Tijuana has an email for information/assistance; OdileEmergencyUSC@state.gov Web: http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/citizen_services/hurricane-odile.html U.S. Emergency tel: (619) 692-2154 Los Cabos Consular Agency (An extension of the Consulate

September 20th - Hurricane Odile Updates, Information, Photos

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Cabo's airport September 20th - Hurricane Odile slammed into the Baja Peninsula on September 14th at night. Significantly damaging Los Cabos, La Paz, Loreto and Mulege plus the smaller local communities. There are many reports, updates, photos and information out there so we decided to place some of the information in this blog post which we will update for the next few days. We will keep contact information at the top followed by a chronological order of information. Most current information first. Please SCROLL DOWN for all updates (Don't forget to read the other posts from yesterday. They are to the right) INFORMATION U.S. State Department’s Overseas Citizen Services at 1-888-407-4747 U.S. Consulate in Tijuana has an email for information/assistance; OdileEmergencyUSC@state.gov Web: http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/citizen_services/hurricane-odile.html U.S. Emergency tel: (619) 692-2154 Los Cabos Consular Agency (An extension of the Consulate in Tiju

September 19th - Hurricane Odile Updates, Information, Photos

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Bridge washed out on Hwy 1 September 19th - Hurricane Odile slammed into the Baja Peninsula on September 14th at night. Significantly damaging Los Cabos, La Paz, Loreto and Mulege plus the smaller local communities. There are many reports, updates, photos and information out there so we decided to place some of the information in this blog post which we will update for the next few days. We will keep contact information at the top followed by a chronological order of information. Most current information first. Please SCROLL DOWN for all updates (Don't forget to read the other posts from yesterday. They are to the right) INFORMATION U.S. State Department’s Overseas Citizen Services at 1-888-407-4747 U.S. Consulate in Tijuana has an email for information/assistance; OdileEmergencyUSC@state.gov Web: http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/citizen_services/hurricane-odile.html U.S. Emergency tel: (619) 692-2154 Los Cabos Consular Agency (An extension of the Consulate