Cost of Living Update: Baja

A Look at Oaxacan Street Art
Posted by anon on Jun 5, 2018
article by Kaki Burruss The city of Oaxaca is vibrant with music, color, and the friendliness of its peoples. Oaxaca is probably best ...
From the Stacks: Five Exceptional Books About Mexico (Gringo Edition)
Posted by Felisa Rogers on Apr 24, 2017
As you may have suspected, the life of a freelance writer is no cake walk. But there are perks. Like getting free ...
Book Review: Diana Kennedy, Rendered Lard, and the Late, Great Steve Rogers
Posted by Felisa Rogers on Apr 16, 2017
Originally published in June of 2012, republished in 2017. My dad Steve Rogers was a good cook, maybe even a great cook. He ...
Book Review: Mexico City Noir
Posted by Felisa Rogers on Feb 28, 2017
Reading a short story is like a conversation with the stranger sitting next to you on the Greyhound: the getting-to-know-you process is ...
Saint Good Adventure
Posted by Felisa Rogers on Dec 22, 2016
As usual on a border crossing day, I woke up with a mixture of excitement and dread. Excitement at the thought of ...
Baja Reaches for the Stars--How to Hike Picacho del Diablo
Posted by Michael Huckaby on Jun 8, 2016
Text and blisters by Mike Huckaby Baja's high point is a fun endeavor and an obvious destination for Sea of Cortez kayakers, mountaineers ...
Book Review: Narcocorrido by Elijah Wald
Posted by Felisa Rogers on May 18, 2016
note: Click on links for music. Would you rather listen to gangster rap, country music, or polka? If you cringed in horror at ...
Friday at the Tienda
Posted by elcodo on Apr 26, 2016
Loyal People's Guide correspondent El Codo with a taste of life in Baja... This is where I spend the days connected by modem. Visiting Eduardo, ...
From the Archives: On the Road at Nine and Ten, 1988-89
Posted by Felisa Rogers on Mar 2, 2016
As I was working on my book about my nomadic hippie childhood, I unearthed a travel journal that covered two trips to ...

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Cost of Living Update: Baja

Written by Felisa Rogers on March 6, 2015

How much will it cost me to live/travel in Mexico? This query has been making our top 10 FAQ for over forty years. Sadly, the answer has changed significantly since 1972, when the first edition of The People’s Guide to Mexico hit the shelves. But take heart! We can’t complain too much with a peso/dollar exchange rate of 15. Keep in mind that the prices below are for Baja. The mainland, barring major tourist traps, should be a little cheaper. […]

Road to Bahia Tortugas, Baja?

Written by Felisa Rogers on April 21, 2014

A reader writes: Need to meet a boat In Turtle Bay in June – – – wondering what the road condition will from the main highway to Turtle? Codo answers: When you are in the town of Vizcanio, fill up your tank at the Pemex gasolinera on your right before the intersection to Tortugas. There is a gasolinera in Bahia Tortugas but it’s an awful long way in case it’s out of gas. In Vizcaino, there will be a […]