Framed by mango trees, palm trees and pink and blue haciendas, this oasis town, with its array of galleries, restaurants and uncorrupted natural beauty, offers visitors a breathtaking haven away from Baja’s more touristy locales. In 2006, Todos Santos was named a “Pueblo Magico” or magical village by Mexico’s Secretariat of Tourism. After a brief sojourn there, the town’s undeniable charm will leave no doubt as to why. Surf or otherwise enjoy the sea at Los Cerritos beach, where the swelling waves are home to world-class surfers. It’s also a prime spot for whale watching in the winter months. If you want to try your luck at riding the waves, check out Pescadero Surf Camp. Their certified instructors should have you up on the board in no time.

STROLL along Calle Benito Juarez, the main street. Begin your walk at the famous Hotel California. Though urban legend claims it as the inspiration for The Eagles’ song of the same name, these rumours have been shot down by Eagles’ singer and guitarist Don Henley. This, however, has not stopped a yearly pilgrimage of Eagles’ fans who make their way to this charming boutique hotel, which does nothing to dispel these rumors by blaring the infamous song on the sidewalk outside.

Read the whole story by Clara Zabludowsky in the TipSheet - Correspondents’ Picks: Todos Santos, Mexico at Newsweek

At least according to an report in the Dallas news. Credit’s regarding this content go to the Dallas news and Alfredo Corchado. The gentleman might been “real” gripped by nostalgia he writes about cause some of the statements we can with the best will not reproduce or acknowledge. Highway 19 is badly paved, a narrow ribbon between desert and Pacific Ocean that leads to rock ‘n’ roll legend. ( did not made the experience and just drove there a few days ago). In fact there is work going on to make it a a 4 lane freeway. All roads in this tranquil artists’ village lead to a decades-old hotel where a friendly Canadian owner, Debbie Stewart, breaks into a huge smile and says coyly to visitors, “Welcome to the Hotel California.” Next door, mission bells toll, and across the street at a bar called Tequila Sunrise, the song “Hotel California” blares from a jukebox for the fifth time in two hours. If this isn’t the real thing, it’s darned close to the Hotel California of one of rock’s greatest hits. Continue reading this post…

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As some of you might not know: RSS is commonly defined as really simple syndication. So, this means that any material contained in a feed is available for syndication. It means that the content contained in an RSS feed is in a format that is syndication friendly, if the copyright holder allows for syndication - announcing and - even encouraging - to subscribe to a feed WITHOUT laying out any restrictions clearly readable concerning a feed is allowing syndication. Maybe the webmaster at El Calendario is not real up to par in his accusations and we are happy to explain here in detail.

This as a general explanation on RSS, if you plan to take the offer to subscribe from this publisher you might mail him first at info@elcalendariodetodossantos.com to see if you have permission to do so. The rest of the story - you can fill yourself in on the situation by reading the e-mail sent to us, you can do so by clicking the thumbnail, plus you can read our reply to the false accusations. Continue reading this post…

May change, but here is the tentative route. As announced by Sal Fish on www.score-radio.com
The course is the same as the 2007 Baja 500 between Ensenada and Mike's Sky Ranch. But then instead of going left, it will right and then to El Coyote and on to San Telmo West and then east behind Meling Ranch and onto Santa Domingo and El Marmol and then Catavina on Hwy 1 until you get to the Chapala turnoff to Coco's.
When you get to Coco’s Corner the race course reverts back to the same as the 2006 Baja 1000 to just before La Paz where it turned left to go to La Paz; nstead you go straight to Todos Santos and cross the Hwy before the town and into the mountains and onward to Cabo.

The basic route: Race Start: Ensenada, Ojos Negros, Jamau, Valle Trinidad, Mike's Sky Ranch, El Coyote, San Telmo (West), Meling Ranch (East), Santa Domingo, El Marmol, Catavina (Highway to Chapala), Coco's Corner, Calamajue Wash, LA Bay, El Arco, San Ignacio, El Datil, Scorpion Bay - San Juanico, Loreto, San Javier, Insurgentes, Constitucion, Santa Rita, Punta Conejo, El Tomate, Todos Santos and Cabo San Lucas.

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