La Paz News

Baja California’s one of those places with two, completely different reputations. One version of the place is a paradise with nude beaches, lunar desert plateaus, and lush sub-tropical area. The other Baja’s ground zero for the war on drugs, war on immigration, and gang war, fire, tacos and beers, and a handful of our favorite skateboarders surfing and smoking – not to mention home to Tijuana, donkey shows and all. Knowing the place had split personalities, we knew they had to check it out. Patrick O’Dell along with Arto Saari, Heath Kirchart, and Keegan Sauder, make the 2,200 mile journey from San DIego down to the tip continue

While La Paz was first inhabited by Neolithic hunter-gatherers at least 10,000 years ago who left traces of their existence in the form of rock paintings near the city and throughout the Baja peninsula is the “official” founding recorded on May 3, 1535. Hernán Cortés arrived in the bay by La Paz and named it Santa Cruz. He attempted to start a colony but abandoned his efforts after several years due to logistical problems. Almost 60 years later, in 1596 Sebastian Vizcaino arrived, giving the area its modern name, La Paz. From April 27 through May 5 take different festivities place to commemorate the foundation of the city featuring diverse artistic and cultural events. continue

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the peninsula of Baja California, killing at least two persons and causing tremors as far away as Nevada. The quake struck at 1540 (2240 GMT), 26km (16 miles) south-west of Guadalupe Victoria in Baja California, at a depth of 32km, said the US Geological Survey. Some people are still trapped in their homes in the city of Mexicali, where a state of emergency has been declared. It was the worst quake to hit the region for many years, officials said. The US Geological Survey said some 20 million people felt tremors from the largest quake to hit the area since 1992. Mexican civil protection officials said a man had died when his home collapsed outside Mexicali continue

Tomorrow, 11. February 2010 is opening night for the 2010 La Paz Carnaval. At the first night of Carnaval, the “embodiment of a bad mood” gets burned in effigy in the Quema del Mal Humor. There will be live entertainment on the Malecón at the foot of 16 de Septiembre starting at 17:00 The show really gets going after 20:00, with a dance performance, the Quema de Mal Humor and coronations of the King of Happiness and the Queen of Young People. At 22:00, opening night’s featured entertainer is Mara Escalante (more details on her below). At 23:00, dance the night away to Banda Sinaloense music. Hopeful this will all all happens at reasonable weather, continue

It’s the second time in a very short period time we hear and see a black AH 60 helicopter fly low circles here at the Fidepaz neighborhood in La Paz, BCS. The next day we get the following out of the news sources. We’ll keep the camera handy for the next time we hear the chopper fly near by. Mexican federal police arrested two suspected gang leaders Monday, delivering another big blow to a brutal drug cartel that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years. The capture of Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental apparently wipes out the existing leadership of the cartel headed by Teodoro Garcia Simental, who was captured last month. Teodoro and Manuel Garcia are brothers. Lopez, known as “El Muletas,” and Garcia, known as “El Chiquilin,” were arrested Monday in La Paz. continue

A few days old but hey, figured it’s a good read. La Paz IS good!! Underground Wood-Oven Pizza-Delivery Service in La Ventana, Mexico. “… we were forced to sell and deliver our pizza as if it were drugs or another illegal commodity.” “Pizza in La Ventana,” which I’m guessing is La Ventana by the phone number. The post is from the Blog “slice.seriouseats.com” and states:
“Hello! I am the designer of the poster. It’s true, we were making pizza in La Ventana. I am currently in San Francisco any my friend is carrying the torch down there. continue