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Cucapá Beer: A decade of quality

September 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Success in the national market Last week, The Real Baja featured an article about craft beer in Baja California . Even though a big part of the recent craft beer boom is thanks to microbrewers (some of them even call themselves nanobrewers), there are some cases of success for established and consolidated companies in both the national and international market. This time, we talked to Carlos Martínez and Mario García, respectively the master brewer and CEO of Cucapá, the most important craft beer in Mexico and one of the pioneers of the movement. What is the concept of Cucapá beer? Carlos Martínez: The Cucapá concept is a …

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Five Great Things to Do in Mexicali

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Meghan Fitzpatrick Photo of La Rumorosa by Angel Zaragosa Mexicali is the capital of the state of Baja California and the northernmost city in Latin America.  Its proximity to the United States has made the city a tourist destination with Americans from Arizona, California and Nevada, and it also serves as a portal for visitors who are heading further south to San Felipe or even over to mainland, Mexico.   So what are the top things to do when you visit this bustling metropolis? 1) Mexicali is famous for its abundance of Chinese restaurants , which resulted from the migration of large numbers …

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Shining Light on Baja’s Indigenous Peoples

June 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
Photo: Francis Parker, 1873 (San Diego Historical Society)

The following is an excerpt from a blog by Baja Amigos and Baja.com contributors Dan and Lisa Goy.  This particular blog focused on Canada’s National Aboriginal Day, which honors the heritage of the indigenous peoples.  The portion of that blog published here shines a spotlight on the history of the Indian groups in Baja California, whose ranks were decimated in the 17th century, and whose peoples remain in much smaller tribes, even today.  That said, in some areas of Baja, like Ensenada’s Valle de Guadalupe , groups like the Kumiai, Pai Pai and Kiliwa continue to contribute arts and culture to the community through …

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Chefs Set to Deliver a Range of Flavors in Mexicali this May

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Baja visitors and residents are invited to a unique culinary and dining experience in Mexicali and Valle de Guadalupe this May, as three chefs together present dishes that will represent a range of flavors and influences.  Chefs Pablo Salas, Diego Hernandez, and Esteban Lluis will cater events on two dates: May 17 at Restaurante Mediterraneo in Mexicali at 7:00 pm, and May 19 at Corazon de Tierra in Valle de Guadalupe at 6:00pm. Please refer to the event flyer for more information, or view the event on Facebook . Possibly Related Posts:

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Can Mexico attract 5 million U.S. retirees with affordable medical care?

March 1, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Larry Crowson Mexico has been quietly attracting greater numbers of Americans and Canadians seeking affordable healthcare. Many hospitals in Mexico have state-of-the-art staff and equipment in all major specialties. Without fanfare, President Felipe Calderon has been quietly working on attracting millions of U.S. retirees to Mexico by proposing the expansion of retirement benefits and medical tourism. Healthcare costs in Mexico are approximately 70 per cent lower than healthcare costs in the U.S.   If Calderon’s proposal to Obama starts with an agreement allowing Medicare benefits to U.S. retirees living in Mexico, instead of Medicare only covering healthcare services in the …

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Is Mexico Safe?

June 21, 2011 By 1 Comment

Keeping Travel Safety in Perspective: USA vs. Mexico There’s been a lot of news coverage about violence in Mexico, very little of it bothering to note that Mexico is a huge country with thirty-some states and that a) almost all of that violence is narco-related and b) you can count the number of tourists affected on one hand. Meanwhile, according to the FBI, “An estimated 15,241 persons were murdered nationwide in 2009″ in the United States of America. Officially, 111 U.S. citizens were killed in Mexico last year, a third in just two cities. Almost all of them were involved in …

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