| Feature of the Week Popular Mexican Christmas Gifts! The custom of putting up a Christmas tree has become very popular in Mexico, so we thought we'd share a few popular Mexican Christmas gifts that you may want to add to your Baja holiday gift shopping list. READ MORE | | Dear Jaime, Below is your 12/08/2011 edition of The Baja Report. The Baja Report is read by 3,085 opt-in subscribers weekly, and growing. Please forward our newsletter to all your Baja loving friends. Gracias, Baja Good Life Club Team Rosarito Beach BC San Felipe BC BAJA - "The Joy of Baja" Dec 08, 2011 08:10 am | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: All Categories, People and Voices, BC - Rosarito Beach "The Joy of Baja"A Huge Community EffortBy Katie MorningstarJust two months ago, a handful of local expats in northern Baja started talking about putting together a community cookbook, thinking perhaps they could get as many as 200 recipes, and sell as many as 250 books. The proceeds could go to a very deserving charity organization, La \ Misión Children`s Fund (LMCF), which provides food, Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | NEWS - America's First 'Electric Highway' Will Be Up And Running Within Months Dec 08, 2011 07:55 am | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: All Categories, News and Politics As more electric cars begin rolling off production lines, the need for infrastructure to support alternative-energy vehicles becomes increasingly vital. Washington has been prepping its roadways for the future wave of electric cars for more than a year by planning an extensive network of recharging stations in the nation's first "Electric Highway." The state hopes that by eliminating "range Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | SAN FELIPE - Parade of Christmas Lights Dec 08, 2011 07:39 am | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: All Categories, Calendar and Events, BC - San Felipe Parade of Christmas Lights on December 16th And a Christmas Bazar at the Malecon Plaza December 16, 17, 18 More information please call the mayors office 686-577-1021 Submitted by: Linda Garcia - Sub-Delegate of Tourism in San Felipe Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | SAN FELIPE - Beatlemania at the Pavilion Restaurant Dec 07, 2011 04:04 pm | Rachel Pack CATEGORIES: Places to Eat, Charity and Service Groups, Things to Do, Calendar and Events, BC - San Felipe SAN FELIPE RED CROSS Presents Beatlemania!A fundraiser at Pavilion Restaurante. Date: Wed. Dec. 14, 2011Time: dinner at 4:30PM Show at 6PMCost: $10.00 It is very important that we help the Red Cross raise money they are going through some very tough times here in San Felipe. You never know when you are going to need them I learned the hardway when something happens to you or to a loved Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | TODOS SANTOS - Food and Wine Pairing to Benefit Hogar Del Nino Dec 07, 2011 02:18 pm | Rachel Pack CATEGORIES: Places to Eat, Charity and Service Groups, BCS - Todos Santos, Things to Do Food and Wine Pairing to Benefit Hogar Del Nino - Get your tickets now for the Dec. 19 event at Villa Santa Cruz. This special evening, limited to 60 guests, will offer five delectable food courses each paired with a specially selected Baja wine. Come enjoy yourself and help the children of Hogar del Nino at the same time. The evening will include music and a small silent auction of select Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | BAJA - Still comfy in Baja Dec 07, 2011 12:02 pm | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: Baja, All Categories, News and Politics, Travel and Tourism By J. D. Brownand Margaret Backenheimer, Special to Tribune Newspapers 2:48 p.m. CST, December 6, 2011 Despite fears of venturing into Mexico because of violence from the government's war on drug cartels, many areas appear as safe as ever. A case in point is the southern Baja Peninsula, particularly between La Paz and the sleepy port of Loreto along the fabled Sea of Cortes, hailed by Jacques Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | NEWS - More Than 2 Million Americans Choose Mexico for Retirement Dec 07, 2011 11:56 am | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: Real Estate and Moving, All Categories, News and Politics MEXICO CITY – More than 2 million retired Americans have chosen Mexico as their new home, a figure that continues to increase thanks to the pleasant climate and favorable economic conditions, Tourism Secretary Gloria Guevara said. During Friday's inauguration of the 1st National Forum for Retired Americans: Expectations and Solutions of Life in Mexico, the official said that Mexico offers such Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | BAJA - First Annual Baja Good Life Club Meeting. Dec 07, 2011 08:23 am | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: Baja, All Categories, People and Voices, Calendar and Events It's Time for Fun, Food and Friendship! It is with great pleasure, that we invite you to the First Annual Baja Good Life Club General Meeting. As of last week, we were excited to surpass the 700th club member in San Felipe and with more than 3000 members across the peninsula; we thought it time to bring everyone together for fun, food and friendship. We are inviting all current members Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | SAN FELIPE - 1st Annual Walk / Run Dec 06, 2011 12:46 pm | Rachel Pack CATEGORIES: Charity and Service Groups, Things to Do, BC - San Felipe 1st Walk / Run on the Beach of 27 km, starting from the RV Club de Pesca to the lighthouse at Punta Estrella and back. Benefits the Cancer Society and the Rowing Team San Felipe. Participate! Registration includes T-shirt, 2 tacos, 2 beers or sodas. Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012. Location: R.V. Park Club de Pecsa, San Felipe. Cost: Adult = $ 25 dlls & Student = $ 12 dlls More Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | MEXICO: Mexican hobbyists and astronomers broke their own Guinness record Dec 05, 2011 04:02 pm | John Pack CATEGORIES: Nature and Wildlife, Weather, News and Politics Mexican hobbyists and astronomers broke their own Guinness record by using a total of 2,753 telescopes all around the country to simultaneously observe the moon, organizers of the effort reported on Sunday. In the "Reto Mexico 2011" (Mexico Challenge 2011) event and as part of the "Night of the Stars" festival, the astronomy enthusiasts at midnight on Saturday managed to break the record Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | Mexico - the Perfect Dental Tourism Destination Dec 05, 2011 07:00 am | Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: BC - Mexico, All Categories, Health / Medical People are choosing dental tourism instead of local dentistry services, simply because the prices for these services have got out of control at home.The dental insurances are extremely expensive and they offer little coverage, while people who need cosmetic dentistry procedures are not offered coverage at all by insurance policies.Therefore, the next best choice of many people is dental tourism Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | ROSARITO BEACH - Friends of the Library Annual Holiday Home Tour Dec 03, 2011 11:19 am | Rachel Pack CATEGORIES: Charity and Service Groups, Things to Do, Calendar and Events, BC - Rosarito Beach December 10thFriends of the Library Annual Holiday Home TourSee 5 Rosarito Homes.Time: 12PM-4PMCost: Donation of $15dlls.More info contact Tom Reeve at 661-613-1285 or vozlatina3@aol.com Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | ROSARITO BEACH - Toy Drive! Dec 03, 2011 10:59 am | Rachel Pack CATEGORIES: Places to Eat, Charity and Service Groups, Calendar and Events, BC - Rosarito Beach December 8thToy Drive to Benefit Sister of Mercy (SISTER CLARE) Posada Sponsoed by Splash Restaurant.Bring unwrapped toys to Splash Restaurant or to Dottie at Rene's Mailroom. On Thursday - Dec. 8th, come to Splash Restaurant for a FREE buffet and more. Time: 1PM-5PMLocation: km 52.More info: Ann Platenberg at 661-614-0498 or ann4baja@yahoo.com Read More | Submit a Report | Baja Report Archives Please share Baja with your friends and family: | | | | | | | | | |