Last night some very determined thieves pried open my iron gate then failed at prying open my main door and smashed the Window to get into the shop and steal a very nice one of a kind fairly rare in Sonora Specialized mountain bike. The bike was a Specialized Epic 29er Comp Carbon Fibre bike.… Continue Reading
Sources close to the case (Sea Escape S.A. de C.V. vs Carmen Ordaz) have confirmed to us that the bail for Carmen Ordaz on the charges of falsification of documents is set to go much higher. The initial bail for Carmen Ordaz was 2 million pesos, not the previously reported 5 million pesos. A piece… Continue Reading
How many here in San Carlos remember being served a jumbo margarita by a burly man who could sing like a paloma named Luis Miranda Amador. The old Paradise bar and restaurant that used to be located right in front of Charly’s Rock is no longer with us. It was torn down a few weeks… Continue Reading
The gallery below are images from the protests in Acapulco just a few days ago when the international airport servicing Acapulco was actually shut down completely by protestors. I am currently working on what I hope will be the definitive post in English on what has been called the night of Terror in Mexico. The people… Continue Reading
That’s right, the title to this post stands. Pictured left is Juan Carlos Gonzalez. A man who moved from Mexico City to San Carlos in 2002. Eventually he built a nice little house in the ranchitos district of San Carlos. For years he has paid 80 pesos a month for his water service in the Ranchitos. Now if that amount sounds… Continue Reading
Yesterday the IronRush obstacle course event was held over at the Paradiso hotel. According to the IronRush facebook page there were 236 competitors. Overall the event was successful but there many glitches along the way. The event started late due to a problem with electricity at the finish line and it appears the wind might… Continue Reading