About San Felipe, Baja California
San Felipe is a small town on the Sea of Cortez on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. It's near the mouth of the Colorado river, around 120 miles due south of the California USA border. San Felipe is a rare combination of rugged desert, white sand beaches, turquoise sea, great views of high mountains towards the west,...
A Story of Construction – Week Eleven
Tuesday, August 31 2010
If you've been following this series, you'll know that I've been very happy with the quality of the work EZ Homes are doing for me, it's certainly above average for this area. However, not everything...
A Story of Construction – Week Ten
Sunday, August 22 2010
There is only so much that can be written about plastering, no matter how well it is done (the plastering I mean, not the writing!). So Rob has decided to have a break from writing this week, and has...
San Felipe Webcams
Wednesday, August 18 2010
There are very few San Felipe webcams (live video or still pictures) still operating. This is a list of all known webcams in San Felipe, and it will be updated as new webcams become available, or when...
A Story of Construction – Week Nine
Monday, August 16 2010
Last week a lot of plastering was going on at the house addition being constructed for me at El Dorado Ranch by EZ Homes Construction. This week was more of the same....
A Story of Construction – Week Eight
Tuesday, August 10 2010
Week eight of the construction of my home addition by EZ Homes, and it's getting a bit difficult to find anything new to photograph while plastering is in progress, so this report will be shorter than...
A Story of Construction – Week Seven
Saturday, July 31 2010
Another week of work was completed on my home addition at El Dorado Ranch in San Felipe. It's being constructed by EZ Homes (Miguel Zavaleta and Octavio Jiménez, tel 686 149 1969)....
How to Get a CURP Number - and Why
Thursday, July 29 2010
Government departments in Mexico are using the CURP number (personal id number) for more and more purposes. In this article I'll explain what it is, why you need it, and how to get it....
A Story of Construction – Week Six
Sunday, July 25 2010
Progress continued on my home addition at El Dorado Ranch constructed by EZ Homes (Miguel Zavaleta and Octavio Jiménez, tel 686 149 1969), while waiting for the roof that was poured last week to be...
Telcel 3G changes and iPads in Mexico
Friday, July 23 2010
Telcel have doubled the download data allowances on the Amigo (prepaid) 3G tariff, and introduced the "microchip" smaller SIM card needed by the iPad....
A Story of Construction – Week Five
Monday, July 19 2010
Week five, and my house addition at El Dorado Ranch by EZ Homes (Miguel Zavaleta and Octavio Jiménez, tel 686 149 1969) now has a roof....
A Story of Construction – Week Four
Sunday, July 11 2010
Last week the construction on my house addition by EZ Homes (Miguel Zavaleta and Octavio Jiménez, tel 686 149 1969) was nearing the top of the windows. Week four saw the arches for the windows and...
A Story of Construction – Week Three
Monday, July 5 2010
The construction of my house addition (casita) and perimeter wall by EZ Homes Construction (tel. 686 149 1969) at El Dorado Ranch has now completed the third week. During this week the concrete slab...
A Story of Construction – Week Two
Saturday, June 26 2010
This is the second article in my series on constructing at El Dorado using EZ Homes (Miguel Zavaleta and Octavio Jiménez). This week, the second week of construction, was very busy with a massive...
A Story of Construction – Week One
Tuesday, June 22 2010
This is the first article in my series on having a house addition and a perimeter wall constructed at El Dorado ranch by EZ Homes (Miguel Zavaleta and Octavio Jiménez). I'll write a prequel later on...
Parking Restriction Color Codes
Tuesday, June 22 2010
Many of the sidewalk curbs (kerbs) in downtown San Felipe are painted with a parking restriction color code. They are rarely enforced, but it's useful to know what they mean as the same codes exist in...
New Rules for Exchanging Dollars for Pesos
Wednesday, June 16 2010
Today new limits were announced (DOF, in Spanish) on how many US dollars can be exchanged for pesos each month. These limits will come into force in 90 days (middle of Sepember 2010) for businesses,...
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