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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1st, 2009 Contact: Ana Bravo The Mexico Promotional Event to take place in San Diego, California SAN DIEGO,CA — THE MEXICO PROMOTIONAL EVENT, presented by the Mexico Tourism Board and AeroMexico Airlines, will take place at Liberty Station in San Diego on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Event will feature exhibitors promoting Mexico travel/tourism, culture, and real estate products from over 20 destinations. Entertainment will include traditional music and dancers plus authentic Mexican food samplings. Sponsors include: AeroMexico Airlines, the Mexico Tourism Board, and TriCore Developments. Exhibitors to date from 20 destinations including Baja California, Colonial Mexico, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Los Cabos, Nayarit, Puerto Vallarta, the Riviera Maya, Rocky Point, San Miguel de Allende and the Yucatan will be present. More destinations are expected to be announced in the near future. In addition t...

Mulege Photo courtesy of Jack at Baja Bush Pilots As most of you know world famous Cabo San Lucas was spared serious damage from Hurricane Jimena, but most don't realize that the mid-section of Baja California Sur was directly hit by the hurricane and in fact it slowed over this section bring more devastation. Mulege Photo courtesy of Carlos Milon I received the following email from Jack at Baja Bush Pilots (a membership club of plane owners who love fly to Baja). Please contact him if you can help and check back on his website for updates. Hurricane Jimene - 9/4/2009 We need relief Items…. We have aircraft ready to go and we need more things to put in them. I am going down to Ciudad Constitucion in the morning to meet with the Red Cross coordinator to determine the needs and where the supplies are most needed. We will be over flying the entire mid-Baja area to determine these n eeds. I will be spending one or two nights there. We have people lining up donations but we h...

It's Harvest Fest time in Baja's wine country. Throughout August the wineries in Guadalupe, San Antonio de las Minas and Calafia, San Vicente and Santo Tomás will celebrate their wines with festivals, dinners, dances, art, cultural events, bullfights (yes bullfights!) and even a golf tournament at Bajamar. And don't forget tasting some amazing wines! Here's a link to a great article by Omar Millán Gonález to give you some background on the wine route: It's wine festival time on La Ruta del Vino :

Ever positive Jonathan Roldan of fishing fame in and around La Paz has opened up a new cantina/restaurant in La Paz located near the famous, but closed Los Arcos Hotel. Jonathan, an all-around good guy, brings his professionalism and good time approach to a new business full of cold ones and freshly caught fish dinners. The establishment called FUBAR Cantina and Tailhunter Store has been open for 3 months and includes 2 bars and 2 restaurants, fire pit, hammocks, offices, and internet cafe, a mini-super market, storage area and fish processiong area. He also says they have the first keg beer taps with cold mugs down in La Paz. When you get down to La Paz, tell him Ted from BajaVisitor sent you down for a couple cervezas!

NORRA (National Off Road Racing Association) has brought back the original Baja offroad race, The Mexican 1000. The first Mexican 1000 was held in 1967 and began in Tijuana, ending in La Paz. That's James Garner below. This year's event will race from Mexicali to LA Bay to Loreto to La Paz. The race only includes cars between 1955-1989. The race is more of a off and on road "rally" showcasing the original feeling of old time Baja racing. More info see www.mexican1000.com .

Bahia Magadlena, Baja Sur - Upsetting news from photographer Sam Bekish. While traveling with a local boat captain along the coastal islands of Magdalena Bay on Baja's Pacific, he came across hundreds of skeletons of sea turtles laid in rows by unknown visitors to the island. The image (courtesy of Sam Bekish) says it all. Seems the fishing boats net everything and hundreds of dead turtles wash ashore during the season. Disgusting!