San Felipe Life

An owner's manual for life in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico, for English-speaking property owners and renters.

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Earthquake near San Felipe

San Felipe doesn't get many earthquakes as it is south and west of the main fault lines. But a 7.2 quake south of Mexicali on Easter Sunday, 4th April 2010 at 3.40pm PDT was widely felt in the area....

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Tourist, FM-3 and FM-2 permit changes for 2010

(updated 2010 May 16) In May 2010 an update to the Mexican immigration procedures came in to effect. The FM-T tourist permit was replaced with an FMM permit, and you can no longer get an FM-3 outside...

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Mail Box Services in San Felipe

(Updated 2010 May 16) One of the questions new residents of San Felipe ask is "how do you get your US (or Canadian) mail?". There are several different ways, with varying costs....

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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...

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Time Zone changes for 2010

For 2010, the Daylight Savings Time dates for "border areas" in Mexico will be aligned with the dates in the USA and Canada....

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Restaurant Weekly Specials

Here are some weekly specials at restaurants in the San Felipe area. Updated on Dec 4th, 2009....

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Welcome to San Felipe Life

San Felipe Life is a little blog to pass on "how-to's", hints, tips, and suggestions for home-owners, renters, and future home owners, in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. It's really...

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