– The string of events the past few weeks in Baja seems to have attracted a lot of country wide attention. – News bits like this don’t seem to help the situation: Kidnapped Spanish tourist found blindfolded beside Tijuana road – You just can’t make up news this bizarre: A mysterious helicopter crash during Baja …
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Baja armed robberies
I have to admit, I was skeptical the first time I read SurferMags story, “I’ll Never Go to Baja Again” aka Carjacked in Baja. Three surfers losing everything in Baja to a group of professional and heavily armed carjacker-thieves sounded like the truth was a bit stretched. Bribes are not unheard of, but this was …
The newest Baja police corruption crackdown
The LA times has a story on the latest attempt to root out corruption in the Baja police force: They’re installing cameras to catch extortion attempts, publicizing that people can pay tickets with credit cards and transferring corrupt cops. They’ve deployed a squad of female traffic officers to offer courteous help to tourists. They’ve even …
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NYTimes does TJ
The NY times has put up a pretty good travel article about Tijuana. As expected, it focuses mostly on the newer art spots and trendy eateries. But it also goes a little further to talk about the city as a whole, the good and the bad. I’d bet the focus will continue to stoke the …
Bahia de los Angeles Google Earth map (KML)
Unsatisfied with a dearth of town & area maps for the Bahia de los Angeles, I’ve made my own. Like lazy water, I took the path of least resistance and did it all in Google Earth. Please let me know if I’ve made any mistakes in the file, and I will correct them. I’ve exported …
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