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Airport Warning - My wife landed in Cabo at 2pm on US Airlines flight Number 536 on Oct 28th on her way to Todos Santos. She said she received a green light thru Security but before she could depart the doors she was called back by 2 female security agents and they wanted to check her bag containing her documents fanny pac and her wallet, while one detracted her the other one stole $710.00 US dollars from her wallet. She was in a hurry to meet her ride and did not notice her money was missing until she reached Todos Santos. Anyone else have this problem? ☞ George Masters, g_masters@sw.ca, Todos Santos

La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS). On BCS 30 thousand people earn the minimum wage, which for the area A of the country, where the average peninsula is located, is 67.29 pesos a day, while about 70,000 reach two minimum wage, according to information from the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) in the state.
José Luis Perpuli Drew , head of the agency, was in favor of the query that recently conducted theNational Action Party ( PAN ) in order to increase the minimum wage in the country, however showed that it is necessary in BCS conduct a study to support increased as necessary, as it did recently the head of government of the Federal District (DF), Miguel Angel Mancera , that under the document " Recovery Policy Minimum Wages in Mexico and the Federal District " plans to raise the minimum wage, which is equal to the average peninsula, to 82 pesos.
"We are a sovereign state," he recalled, the secretary, also showing that it is not necessary that a national increase was implemented so that the action is taken on the local, showing that one way to support a rise in this area would "make the calculation productivity as available ", achieving proportionate progress.
"In Baja California Sur there are people who earn more washing cars and begging on the streets than having a real job [...] In the case of DF is doing a university project, is a formal document, with many types of studies, and needs to be done here in Baja California Sur just one. "
A curious fact: the monthly salary of a worker receiving the minimum is usually 2,018 pesos in Zone A of the country, while each deputy in BCS win 88,000 pesos, which is a difference of 4,260%.
The sixth paragraph of Article 123 of the Political Constitution of the Mexican States , "the general minimum wage must be sufficient to meet the normal needs of a householder in the material, social and cultural, and to provide education compulsory for the children. "

La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS). En BCS 30 mil personas ganan el salario mínimo general, que para la zona A del país, donde se ubica la media península, es de 67.29 pesos al día, mientras que cerca de 70,000 alcanzan dos salarios mínimos, según información de la Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) en el estado.
José Luis Pérpuli Drew, titular de la dependencia, se mostró a favor de la consulta que realizó recientemente el Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) con el fin de aumentar el salario mínimo en todo el país, sin embargo mostró que es necesario que en BCS se realice un estudio para sustentar el aumento que sea necesario, tal como recientemente lo hiciera el jefe de gobierno del Distrito Federal (DF), Miguel Ángel Mancera, que bajo el documento “Política de Recuperación del Salario Mínimo en México y el Distrito Federal“, proyecta elevar el salario mínimo, que es igual al de la media península, a 82 pesos.
“Somos un estado soberano”, recordó, el secretario, mostrando además que no es necesario que se implemente un incremento nacional para que la medida se aplique en lo local, mostrando que una forma de sustentar una subida en este rubro sería “hacer el cálculo según la productividad que se tenga”, logrando avances proporcionales.
“En Baja California Sur hay gente que gana más lavando carros y pidiendo limosna en las calles que teniendo un trabajo formal […] En el caso del DF lo está haciendo una universidad el proyecto, es un documento formal, con muchos tipos de estudio, y es necesario que se haga aquí en Baja California Sur uno igual”.
Como dato curioso: el salario mensual de un trabajador que percibe el mínimo general es de 2,018 pesos, en la zona A del país, mientras que cada diputado en BCS gana 88,000 pesos, lo que es una diferencia del 4,260%.
Según el apartado sexto del Artículo 123 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Mexicanos, “los salarios mínimos generales deberán ser suficientes para satisfacer las necesidades normales de un jefe de familia, en el orden material, social y cultural, y para proveer a la educación obligatoria de los hijos”.

karen wrote:Is there any other option besides Pablo's for internet in the campground?

Just as expected, eating cold pasta led to a smaller spike in blood glucose and insulin than eating freshly boiled pasta had.
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Our leftovers could be healthier for us than the original meal”

Dr Chris van Tulleken
But then we found something that we really didn't expect - cooking, cooling and then reheating the pasta had an even more dramatic effect. Or, to be precise, an even smaller effect on blood glucose
In fact, it reduced the rise in blood glucose by 50%.
This certainly suggests that reheating the pasta made it into an even more "resistant starch". It's an extraordinary result and one never measured before.

Tourism Minister today showed that the number of visitors in the BCS grows 11.4% annually, adding that the visit of one million 700 thousand tourists was recorded, hoping to close 2014 with a million 800 thousand in 2013.
Regarding La Paz, the official said that growth in the first six months of the year was up 20%, which is a record and translates into about 350 thousand visitors by air, which equals airports as of Acapulco, Ixtapa and Cozumel .

front row of campground now full, i was just emailed...

  From BPE  about first flights back to CABO airport from USA.

 Amazing!!!  So with quite a bit of trepidation, I headed down to LA to attempt to fly to the airport at Cabo San Lucas. The airport has been closed to international flights since the hurricane hit, and my flight was to be the first international flight in to SJD. I booked this flight on Alaska Airlines 5 months ago - pure happenstance that this turned out to be the first flight into SJD.
   Driving down the 405 through LA was all fucked up, and took me over 3 hours from Santa Barbara. I did not arrive at LAX until almost 9 AM for my scheduled 10:10 departure. And, I had 5 boxes/bags and a dog to check! Alaska folks got it done, and I was at the gate with 10 minutes to spare.
     The flight down was as normal - beautiful views of the peninsula, with lots of stormy clouds mid way from the latest tropical depression.
   As we approached SJD, the scenery was quite beautiful, with the desert and mountains vivid green. The arroyos are still flowing, lots lot water!
    The mood on the plane was festive, conversations loud and boisterous. As we touch down, a spontaneous hooping and clapping began, obvious that all on board were aware of the specialness of this first flight into SJD. Very cool, but the best was yet to come……
     I was sitting on a left side window seat, and as we approached the jetway, I could see lots of ground personnel taking photos and clapping, with lots of “thumbs up” directed to us. Very cool, still the best was yet to come…..
     As we walked up the jetway, I could hear hoots and clapping… Upon reaching the terminal building, there was a tunnel of airport employees clapping and yelling, high-fiveing all the passengers as we departed. Some were handing out ice-cold coronas and water, all were handed a bag with t-shirt and other goodies, and a mariachi band was playing off to the side!!! It was truly a touching experience - I have never felt so welcomed.
     The trip through customs was uneventful, with the red/green button functioning as usual. I will say that today was the fastest I have ever made it though that process, but your results will vary I am sure…
     I had arranged transport to Los Barriles 5 months ago on the eco-baja shuttle, but had not been able to contact them, and assumed a $100 cab ride was on the agenda. Nope - the shuttle was there, waiting for me. Simple and easy.
    Everything at Verdugos is good. My palapa is fine, needs a good cleaning (tomorrow, Smokey’s tonight). Sat down with Martin for half an hour at the bar, all good there.
     Looking forward to fresh fish for dinner in the near future…..   ack Whaley

6.2-magnitude Quake Rocks Cabo

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A 6.2-magnitude quake struck Tuesday northeast of San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The earthquake was about 6.2 miles deep.
The epicenter of the quake was off shore, between the Baja California peninsula and mainland Mexico.
There have been no immediate reports of damages.

  Athena's mediterranean cuisine https://www.facebook.com/don.crudos best restaurant bar in baja... great food great service parkin lot wi-fi     

   Athena will open for the first time in La Paz this next Saturday at 630 pm. They are next to Otra Vez on Madero at cinco de mayo. Pay for your drinks but Alan and Cludo send out menu samplers at no charge as their way of introducing themselves to the community.   Les

The flu and pneumonia immunization clinic is scheduled for Sat. Nov 29 beginning 9:30 am in the Vista Room at Marina de La Paz. 
(In past years, a signup sheet is posted in the Club Cruceros clubhouse a couple of weeks before the clinic, and the cost is 50 pesos per shot. I'm sure we'll get more details closer to Nov 29.)
According to Susan Ross, the shingles shot is not given then.  If you want to contact Dr. Tuchmann about immunization, contact him directly at 612 157 0126. 

Beginning Oct 16 and ending Nov 30th  the city has approved a larger than usual discount of 30% plus an additional 15%.   If your tax amount is 1000 pesos, a thirty percent discount saves you 300, reducing the tax amount to 700 pesos. With the additional 15% off, another 105 pesos in deducted, leaving the net tax at 595 pesos, a savings of 405 pesos.  If you share this information and I hope you do, please do not quote a discount of 45% because it is not. If the discount were to be 45%, the savings would be 450 pesos. The actual percentage discount is 40.5%, all in all a good deal.   In the press release, Nothing was revealed about paying on line, paying with credit card or paying at OXXO  Les

Accustomed to waiting in line for hours, on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, many drivers sailed through the busy border crossing within minutes!  The expanded capacity in the primary inspection lanes means that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency charged with operating the port of entry, now has at its disposal twenty-five (25) rebuilt inspection lanes with total of forty-six (46) booths. And that’s just the beginning: By January 2018, the port is expected to grow to 34 lanes with 63 booths!

dean wrote:i have power and at least i did not have to search for my phone line.   report in hurricane section

A week-long survey of the lands adjacent to the coral reefs of Cabo Pulmo in Baja
California Sur in November 2013 documented the terrestrial biodiversity of these lands
(392 plants, 44 mammals, 29 reptiles, and 95 birds, of which 42 have formal conservation
recognition as endangered species under Mexican NOM-059). The area of highest
conservation importance, Punta Arena, is in the proposed core development zone
of Cabo Dorado. Contained within the 11 square kilometers of Punta Arena are two
unique habitats, two micro-endemic plant species only known to occur within these
habitats, threatened species of shorebirds and waterfowl, and nesting sea turtles. We
propose an extension of the boundaries of the Cabo Pulmo National Park to incorporate
the lands and waters of Punta Arena to protect irreplaceable forms of life and the coral
reef ecosystem of the region. Several specific conservation recommendations and future
research and long-term monitoring actions are presented that will help conserve this
biodiversity hotspot.

Priority Areas
The region of greatest importance is the triangle of sand that includes Punta Arena, the
dunes, las lagunitas, and the matorral árido espinoso—the area at the center of the proposed
Cabo Dorado development. It is an area of great fragility and endemism, unique
locally and globally, with the narrowly endemic plant Bidens cabopulmensis and five
endemic reptiles on the coastal dunes, and regionally unique matorral árido espinoso
plant community with the only known habitat of the narrowly endemic Pisonia calafia
and the only recorded locality for the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) on this
expedition. The lagoons are seasonal wetlands that provide foraging habitat for a number
of waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as a suite of plant species unique to the region.
Nesting turtles (Olive Ridley) were observed on these beaches where snowy plovers and
least terns maintain healthy populations and likely breed here in spring.
To protect the unique biology of Punta Arena, we recommend an extension of the
boundaries of Cabo Pulmo National Park to encompass the full extent of the terrestrial
habitat and the surrounding waters of Punta Arena (see Conservation Map, p. 45). The
Punta Arena habitats are derived from and sustained by the geomorphological processes
of sand and sediment outwash from the nearby Santiago River, deposited by ocean currents
that created and maintain Punta Arena. Alteration of these physical oceanographic
processes through development will undermine the sustaining processes for the unique
biological diversity found here. Development of Punta Arena would increase sediment
loads in the coastal waters that would be transported via currents to the coral reefs of
Cabo Pulmo just to the south, jeopardizing this singular ecosystem (Trasviña-Castro et
al. 2013). Exploration of the sandy coastal bottoms in the waters off Punta Arena is still
needed to document the marine biodiversity and potential impacts to it.
The Cabo Pulmo Region continues to face ambitious development projects that aim
to share the natural wealth of the region with tourists and potential landowners. It is
critically important to identify the areas of greatest biological importance to maintain
the unique biodiversity of these lands – the very essence that makes them so attractive.
The lands of Punta Arena, like the coral reefs of Cabo Pulmo, represent just such a priority
area.

Six weeks after President Enrique Pena Nieto signed Mexico's telecommunications reform law, hundreds of government, business, and academic leaders met in Mexico City to discuss its likely impact at theInternational Forum on Telecommunications Reform, organized by the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.

The telecommunications bill was approved amid a number of other ambitious reforms, most notably the opening of Mexico's energy sector.

"The impact of the new telecommunications laws on the everyday lives of Mexicans has been underestimated. Of all the reforms approved over the past year, this is one that will impact every Mexican household as greater competition takes hold in the sector and service offerings improve, as the cost of such essential services becomes cheaper in the near future," said Peter Schechter, director of the Arsht Latin America Center.
"Dramatic changes will be arriving in telephony, broadband, and television in the coming years," Schechter said.
As foreign investment pours into Mexico to improve infrastructure, enhance competitiveness, and lower consumer prices, the telecommunications reforms likely will be felt quickly by Mexicans.

The reform laws are expected to open the country for the first time in history to foreign investment without limitation, promote rapid modernization, and adaptation of new technologies.

Already many international corporations are enthusiastic about the investment opportunities under the new law.

Beach Damage From Hurricane Marie - During the week of August 17th, Hurricane Marie raged off the shore of Southwest Baja Sur about 600 miles out. The resulting waves took a toll on our beaches here in Todos Santos. Most areas lost large areas of beach inland(100+ft) as well as protective and stabilizing plants and also included destruction of man made structures as well. This should be a reminder we need to protect and preserve our fragile coastal areas. For additional larger fotos please go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/126538128@N02/with/14880792677/ ☞ https://www.flickr.com/photos/126538128@N02/with/14880792677/, Todos Santos

LPG

im checking this info.
 
about cars, i had the change to talk with the director of the federal police in cabo, he explain to me about the confiscated cars specially at the airport zone happend because those american cars used mexican drivers, the ones who takes the cars at the time to leave the owners at the airport.
  
the other situation is they confiscated cars to americans who used not their own cars, plus that they can not prooff they got authorization to use those cars, like  a letter from the owner or insurance.
 
no exist any official order to proceed in a special way against permanent resident or temporary residents.
 
we still waiting for the official response of customs.
 

let you know inmediatly.