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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AMPI San Felipe Real Estate Association formed

San Felipe now has a professional Real Estate agent's asssociation, a new branch of AMPI. Established in 1956, AMPI is the Asociation Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios, A.C. and is the largest...

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Chips in Mexico and the USA

Many products are available in both Mexico and the USA from the same manufacturer. But there are differences in the ingredients in each market, which can make them taste very different....

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San Felipe News

As you know, I haven't been writing much for San Felipe Life recently. A new episode of the construction saga is overdue, just like the construction itself! But I do have a new site that is updated...

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San Felipe Webcams

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...

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How to Get a CURP Number - and Why

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....

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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 Aug 29) 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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