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Nov

Hotel California Todos Santos

The Hotel California was founded in, 1948, by a Chinese immigrant named Mr. Wong, after three years of construction, it opened on February 5, 1950. Mr. Wong lived in the 16 room hotel with his wife and seven daughters. Wanting the locals to believe he was Mexican, Mr. Wong changed his name to Don Antonio Tabasco which didn’t work as well as he had planned since he soon became known as “El Chino” meaning...

May

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Todos Santos on the to go list

‘Is it safe to go to Baja?’ We hear that question often. And the answer is always yes, if you know where to go and do your research. Despite increased reports of grisly drug-war murders that tend to cluster in northern border zones, travel to Mexico did edge back up a bit in 2010. Still many more potential visitors are passing on Mexico. Before brushing a Mexico trip aside this year, consider that about...

Mar

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Festival de Cine, Todos Santos

The 7th Todos Santos Film Festival brings to Todos Santos and La Paz Latin American cinematography of great artistic and educational merit, while celebrating local and national Mexican film culture. This year the festival offers a selection of the best and most recent fiction, documentary and short films from Latin America and Mexico. The Festival promotes youth education through film and supports women in film...

Sep

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Hacienda Cerritos Jimena impressions

Todos Santos, like most places around the cape and along the west coast of southern Baja, expected the worst and got off easy. Very little damage is reported. Many businesses are closed for the day, very little public observed on the streets. We had an acquaintance drive past Todos Santos enroute to La Paz and this is all we can state until we start a loop visiting all areas from the East Cape to La Paz. ...

Mar

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A quaint respite dubbed Magical Village

Magical Village – Pueblo Magico — There could not be a truer statement to describe this sweet oasis settlement which is nestled between the Sierra de Laguna mountain range and the Pacific Ocean. There is a certain draw that leads prospective residents to this area and captivates them into leaving behind their high-profile life-styles and residing here full or part-time. A strangely simple lifestyle,...

about todos santos

Todos Santos is situated 50 miles south of La Paz and 46 miles north of Cabo San Lucas at the foothills of the Sierra de la Laguna. The town looks to the Pacific Ocean among the greens of the rich farm crops, the palm groves, the mango and avocado trees and the canebrakes of the Valle del Pilar. Todos Santos was established as the site of the mission of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de La Paz, by father Jaime Bravo in 1723. It reached the status of mission with the name of Santa Rosa de Todos Santos, in honor of its benefactor, dona Rosa de la Pena.