Links to helpful STUFF!

My information web pages
http://musicabaja.tripod.com
Friday October 5, 2002

This is the links page intended to supplement the other links on other page.  Your feedback is appreciated on additions or corrections!}

These are some of my favorite (or bookmark) finds on the net (arranged no particular order).  As with any source it is far from the all inclusive and very subjective.  It is representative of what my response would be to… “If you could recommend ONLY ONE web site on Baja California, what would it be?” (Carlos Fiesta)
http://www.bajaexpo.com/)  “Where is the best page for … News – weather – Fishing - etc…” 


NEWS - VIEWS & WEATHER

Weather Underground Loreto, Mexico Forecast
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/76305.html

The International Herald  Tribune (a joint venture of the New York Times and the  Washington Post) for staying current on world events and the issues that affect us as Americans abroad.
http://www.iht.com/americas.html

Mexico Daily 
http://www.mexicodaily.com/

Los Angeles Times 
http://www.latimes.com/

The News - Home Page 
http://www.thenewsmexico.com/

The Gringo Gazette for Baja Information  NOW you have North & South editions! 
http://www.gringogazette.com/

Mexico news - Moreover... online news headlines from thousands of news sources
http://www.moreover.com/cgi-local/page?o=portal&c=Mexico%20news

Washington Post -. Mexico news.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/americas/northamerica/mexico/

La Prensa San Diego Newspaper a bilingual (Spanish/English) newspaper
http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/

Common Dreams - News & Views for the Progressive Community( GOOD commentary!)
http://www.commondreams.org/index.htm

Accuracy in Media
http://www.aim.org/index.html


MEXICO

Welcome to SolutionsAbroad, the most complete web-based resource for foreign nationals working, visiting, moving to, or living in Mexico.
http://www.solutionsabroad.com/

Maps of Mexico
http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/

Maps of Loreto
http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/loreto_mexico_map.shtml

Baja Map Center has some interesting fishing information charts.
Look  at these for example - Juncalito,  Bahia Concepcion, Punta Chivato, Loreto Area,Bahia Agua Verde, Ligui,  Bahia San Nicolas.
http://bajaquest.com/thebajacatch/

Baja From Space – Very clear photos of  BCS. 
http://www.timsbaja.com/spacephotos.html
Loreto area
http://www.timsbaja.com/spacephotos/lor.html
Also
http://math.ucr.edu/ftm/bajaPages/PhotoPages/Space.html
AND
http://www.bajaexpo.com/space.htm

Panorama photos of some places in Baja
http://www.questconnect.org/baja_panoramas.htm

GOOD Resouce pages -- 
http://www.virtualmex.com/
Brief Summary of the Geology of Baja California 
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LOWER BAJA PENINSULA.  A condensation of "A HISTORY OF LOWER CALIFORNIA" by  Pablo L. Martinez.
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
The Real Property Trust in Mexico by  Francisco Corrales 
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
TREATY OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, LIMITS,  AND SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN  STATES CONCLUDED AT GUADALUPE HIDALGO, FEBRUARY 2, 1848 (ENGLISH)
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
How to do Business in Mexico.  (written in 1994)
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
The Baja California Highway  Homer Aschmann
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
How Foreigners Can Buy Real Estate  in Mexico by John Fleming
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm
California Missions (great resource) 
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm

1917  Constitution of Mexico (As Amended)
http://www.natlaw.com/mexico/topical/realprop/realprop.htm

Paula McDonald unabashedly loves  Baja. She writes passionately about the land, the culture, the people and  the places of her adopted home in Mexico for publications, all over the world.
http://www.sandiegomag.com/baja/about.stm

Immigration and Legal Issues Visas,  FM3, FM2, Inmigrado, Working, Marriage, Divorce, Children, Birth &amp;  Death <BR><BR>MEXICO - IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES FMT, FM3, FM3, FMN, BIRTH,  WEDDINGS DEATH
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/immigration.html

Perlas del Mar de Cortez  (Learn about Mexican pearl farms in Baja)
http://www.perlas.com.mx

Fun Free Stuff - Spanish lessons  song animation (Try the La Bamba &amp; La Cucaracha songs! 
http://www.musicalspanish.com/Canciones

Mexico Articles -  Considering living in Mexico
http://www.go2mexico.com/article/living/index.html

Historical text  Archive of MEXICO
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php

The people’s guide to Mexico
http://www.peoplesguide.com/


MUSIC

Welcome to Puro Mariachi !  The first and largest (and free!) Mariachi Web-site on the Internet!
http://www.mariachi.org/index.html

Mariachi song lyrics and links  (good place to start with Mexican Music)
http://www.elmariachi.com/songs/list.asp


PHOTOS



Photos of Baja, Mexico & USA  (Prints for sale also)
http://www.phinxphotography.com/index.htm

Baja photos
http://www.questconnect.org/baja_photo_index.htm

Butterfly images
http://www.toltecimages.com/butterflies/

Baja Panoramas 
http://www.questconnect.org/baja_panoramas.htm

John Pelafigue's online photographs - Baja  http://home.earthlink.net/~blucenturion/bajajan99.html

Woodbridge Photographs
http://woodbridgemall.com/photos/

More Baja Photos
http://math.ucr.edu/~ftm/bajaPages/Photos.html

DDB STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY Index of Online Photos
http://www.ddbstock.com/index/w_0.htm
http://www.ddbstock.com/thumbs.html

And more pictures  http://www.timsbaja.com/index.html

Still more  http://www.timsbaja.com/index.html

ART, ARCHITECTURE & ARTESANIA  http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/photo.html#things
The Kyron Pan Pacific Exhibition of Mexican Artists
Mexico's Colonial Haciendas
Huichol Yarn Paintings
Huichol Masks
Huichol Celestial Objects and Animals
Huichol Bowls
Huichol Jagaurs
Murals of Mexico
The Architecture of Luis Brarragán
The Hacienda Architecture of Mexico
The Coastal Architecture of Mexico
"La Ultima Cuidad" Photography by Pablo Ortiz Montaserio
The Art of Michele Connor
The Art of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo - Self Portraits
Dr. Alt - Revolution in Mexican Art
Javier Vasquez - Jazzamoart - The Jazz Painter of Mexico City
Embryography of a Jeweler - Raúl Ybarra
Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo - Colima's Universal Artist
Artesans & Artesania - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Teotitlan del Valle


BAJA


An Expedition to the  Guaycura Nation in the Californias I: Forgotten Mission Roads
http://www.innerexplorations.com/bajatext/exped.htm

Just about all you want to know about Baja Mexico! (Carlos Fiesta)
http://www.bajaexpo.com/

Gateway to the Land of Adventure - Baja California  http://www.bajaquest.com/

Come Explore Baja California Mexico's Outback
http://www.questconnect.org/baja_california.htm

NICE  Map of Baja SUR  http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/baja-california-sur-mexico/baja-california-sur-mexico-map-main.shtml

Pictures of  Loreto, Baja California SUR, Mexico
Click on the image to see the 360° panoramic picture of Mexico.
http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/Loreto_mexico_Gallery.shtml

A very nicely done web page of a little know place near Loreto!
El Santuario offers you a unique experience of rest, healing, and exploration on a serene sandy cove where the Baja desert meets the Sea of Cortez. Set your clock to natures time, be free of demands, judgments and expectations and discover a profoundly rewarding and healing experience.  http://www.el-santuario.com/


CAVE PAINTINGS
GREAT page for Rock art & Petroglyphs & Rock Paintings of Baja SUR! http://www.execpc.com/~jcampbel/sites.html

Petroglyphs
http://www.acusd.edu/~gennero/Petro.html

Archaeology of Rock Art: Baja California Sur, Mexico
http://www.virtualmex.com/bajahist.htm

PLANTS

Great guide Xeriscape Plants for the Desert Southwest
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Xeriscape.htm 
Also see Links at  http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
 
Plant Library
http://www.mckeowninc.com/plants.html

Baja Pictures! Great Desert and Cactus Pictures! http://www.phinxphotography.com/more_of_mexico.htm


DIVING & Sea of Cortez

TopScubaSites.com - The most popular scuba diving sites
http://www.topscubasites.com/

California Diving News Scuba Dive Spot - Sea of Cortez- Baja California http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnnov00/baja11.html

Dives in Baja California, Mexico 
http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/baja/bajadive.html

Phillip Colla Photography 
http://www.oceanlight.com/

Ocean Oasis Site
http://www.oceanoasis.org/toc.html

National Conservancy Saving the last great places around the world
http://nature.org/

Ocean Planet In Search of Giant Squid - Squid Links  http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_links.html 

Squids  - 
http://www.oceansonline.com/squids2.htm

Ocean Planet In Search of Giant Squid - Squid Links
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_links.html

Parque Nacional Bahia De Loreto
http://www.bajalife.com/ecowatch/success.html


TV & Internet service

StarBand -  Always ON (almost DSL) Internet and Echostar  TV  without cable through up & Down-link system.  http://www.starband.com/


FLYING STUFF

AAA Baja Bush Pilots, The only Airport Guide for Mexico
http://www.bajabush.com/

Screaming Airlines Baja Air Adventures
http://home.earthlink.net/~n7369p/

The Flying Samaritans - Los Amigos Chapter
http://www.flyingsamaritans.com/

http://www.americasflyways.com/  and the links page http://www.americasflyways.com/links.htm

http://www.pilotpointer.com/  Pro Pilots with links to aviation info

Weather Underground (best on the net for current accurate weather in Loreto)
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/76305.html


ASSORTED PAGES


Get your free online greeting virtual postcards here for things to say.
http://www.greetings-e-cards-poetry.com/

Outlook Express stationary
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/photoshop/532/
 
Welcome to Roots Web's FREE Genealogy site!
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

THE WALL - The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial
http://www.war-stories.com/wall-search-1.htm

Massive on-ramp to 123 FREE greeting card pages nicely indexed by subject
http://www.rats2u.com/

Collected text of FREE classic book text - PROJECT  Gutenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.net/

More e-books to read
http://www.booksfactory.com/virtual.htm

Welcome to Roots Web's FREE Genealogy site!
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

THE WALL - The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial
http://www.war-stories.com/wall-search-1.htm

U.S. Customs - Traveler  Information
http://www.customs.treas.gov/travel/travel.htm

The US Customs service has updated their WEB site with a new and improved section on "Know Before You Go" for Americans who are either traveling or moving abroad.
http://www.customs.gov/know.htm

U.S. Senate e-mail list and  INFORMATION
http://www.senate.gov/index.cfm

U.S. House of Representatives e-mail list and INFORMATION
http://www.house.gov/

OK Some Computer stuff too

Home page for Prodigy Mexico http://www.miembrosprodigy.com.mx/
On the right side, at the top, is a place to sign in with your prodigy user name and password for access to your Prodigy e-mail from any computer online  It is also easy because you do NOT need an e- mail program like Netscape messenger or Outlook express which do some irritating things automatically when started.  Teléfono de Servicio: 5 241 22 21 en la Ciudad de México y/o LADA sin costo en el interior del país 01 800 123 22 21


SETTINGS FOR PRODIGY IN LORETO

LORETO BCS Primary DNS 200.23.242.193
Secondary DNS 200.23.242.201
Local Loreto access telephone number 135-1350
HOST= prodigy
DOMAIN = prodigy.net.mx

POP3 settings for e-mail
  INCOMING MAIL SERVER  "pop.prodigy.net.mx" 
OUTGOING MAIL SERVER "smtp.prodigy.net.mx"

EasyCleaner - A registry cleaner-duplicate & unnecessary file finder, startup file controller.
http://www.toniarts.com/ecleane.htm   or other good free stuff is at http://www.toniarts.com/dwnloads.htm

Search Engine -  I have found a cool search tool at GeoWHERE.net  http://www.geowhere.net/

Download Accelerator Plus is the leading download acceleration software. DAP is fully integrated into your browser and may speed your download up to 300% Faster*. DAP accelerates downloads for All Internet connections (Dial-up, Cable, DSL / ADSL, T1 etc.), it allows you to obtain maximum benefit from your available bandwidth & resume interrupted downloads.   Download Accelerator is at   http://www.speedbit.com

Pop up window stopper Utility - Just be aware that it also stops opening a page in a new window ALSO!  Often this is required!  http://www.popupstopper.net/

GREAT TOOL to keep on top of things.  Check your system for the latest versions of your software At CNET Catchup.  It requires a small program to be downloaded and installed the first time you use it.   http://catchup.cnet.com/

Free antivirus check on line   http://www.antivirus.com/free_tools/

Give your PC a FREE tune up http://www.pcpitstop.com/


FISHING INFO

Pam has great information on the Marine Park, Maps for fishing and Loreto, boating & fishing regulations. http://www.bajabigfish.com/conventional.html

Loreto del mar fishing report   http://www.loretofishing.com/fishreport.html

Jeffs page a really good tackle shop. http://www.jeffklassenfishing.com/index.htm

On  line TIDE CHART for those that want it now! http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Loreto%2C+Baja+California+Sur%2C+Mexico

Simple and Sustainable Living Where we search for simple and ecologically sane living  http://www.innerexplorations.com/simpletext/simple.htm
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Al Colombo's U.S. Veteran Information
Al Colombo's U.S. Veteran Information