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I've spent too much time surfing the web.  The good side of this however is that maybe now you won't need to.  Herewith is a collection of links that even I refer back to and use frequently (Note:  Many of the stories and news links will be transferred permanently to BajaNomad.com in the future).  For an even larger collection of Baja-related links, visit bajalinks.com.

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News:

• Yahoo! News -- Current news from the major wire services.
• San Diego Union-Tribune -- Current news from Mexico.

Traveler's Information:

• Baja Information Pages The original source for Baja California information on the 'net. Maintained by Professor Fred T. Metcalf, Emeritus; U C Riverside. Here's a link just to see what's new.
• History and information on the peninsula from Walt Peterson, the author of The Baja Adventure Book. Good stuff.
• Tim Walker's Baja Pages.  Stories, photos, links, and personal thoughts from a Baja aficionado.
• Baja Expo from "Carlos Fiesta."  A guide to the peninsula from another well-traveled "regular."
• Deutsch/German guide to the peninsula from "El Aleman" at baja-web.
• BajaSi -- Website to proactively assist tourists with problems in the state of Baja California.
• Travel advisory for México from the U.S. State Department.  Warnings against firearms.
• Mexican Consulates in USA
• USA Consulates in Mexico (incl. Tijuana & Cabo San Lucas)
• Mexican Embassy & Consulates in Canada
• Canadian Embassy & Consulate offices in Mexico (incl. Tijuana & San Jose del Cabo)
• Ports of Entry -- List of US/Mexico border crossings and hours of operation.
• U.S. Customs Service -- What's the law?
• Pictures -- from professional landscape photographer John Pelafigue.
• Pictures -- from Dave Rogge & Doris Nerding.
• Pictures -- by professional photographer David M. Barron in Bahia de los Angeles.
• Current Mexican Peso exchange rate to major world currencies.

Weather:

Tijuana: Forecast	Mexicali: Forecast	Rosarito: Forecast	Ensenada: Forecast History	San Felipe: Forecast History	San Quintín: Forecast
Santa Rosalía: Forecast Radar	Loreto: Forecast Radar	Cd. Constitución: Forecast	La Paz: Forecast Radar	San Jose del Cabo: Forecast	Cabo San Lucas: Forecast Radar History

• Infrared (IR) Weather Satellite Image (50k) -- From NOAA.
• Satellite Image (25k) -- From USA Today.
• Enhanced Satellite Image (125k) -- An enhanced image.
• Low-Res / High-Res (65k / 225k) -- Enhanced Satellite Image from Intellicast.
• Enhanced GOES-10 Satellite Image (650k) -- From the National Weather Service.
• Water Vapor (125k) -- Color enhanced, Pacific Ocean hurricane region.
• Tropical Cyclone Page -- Major storm info, from the Naval Research Lab, Monterey.
• Hurricane/Tropical Data for Eastern Pacific -- From Unisys.
• Tropical Weather Center -- From Intellicast. (nice images here)
• Tropical Weather -- From Weather Underground. (interesting historical maps)
• National Hurricane Center -- Prediction center with info on storms May-November.

For more information on water, wave and tide conditions, see the Surfing page.

Specific Interests:

• Fishing Report, Amigos de Baja. Updated weekly.  Excellent resource.
• Who's who of Baja dive shops.  Good resource.
• Fins de Siecle -- Outside Magazine report on split-blade fins for divers/snorkelers.
• Baja Rock Art -- From the Getty Conservation Institute.
• Baja Rock Art -- Mostly the Sierra de San Francisco, from John Campbell.
• Research Notes -- Rock Art in Baja California Sur.
• Visitor Regulations -- Sierra de San Francisco Rock Art sites, from INAH.
• Baja Calif. suggestions for the active traveler from Outside Magazine.
• 2000 Dualsport Miles Through Mexico. A motorcycle adventure both on and off-road.
• The Mulege Ride -- Another motorcycle adventure.
• Tijuana & Mexicali -- Bullfight information.
• Animal Identification -- See a fish or bird you can't identify?  Maybe this'll help.
• Sea Dwellers -- More sealife identification.

Gray Whales - Sea Turtles:

• Gray Whales -- Fact Sheet from the American Cetacean Society.
• Baja Whales page from Lori Saldaña.
• National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) page on Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon.
• Baja California Sea Turtle Conservation Network
• Sea Turtles Go the Distance -- Loggerhead Turtles from Japan to Baja, and *back*.
• Tracking Project -- Sea Turtles of the Pacific.
• Turtles in Trouble -- National Geographic site for kids.
• It Takes a Village -- How Baja communities play a role in conservation.

When you've got time to read:

• Sea Watch -- Environmental organization focused on abuses taking place in the Sea of Cortez.
• The Dying Sea -- Originally a 1995 article from the Sacramento Bee newspaper on the Sea of Cortez.  The writers have now followed up with a new story from July, 1999.
• Baja in Bloom.  The colors of the desert in bloom.
• The Magonista Revolt in Baja California -- From the San Diego Historical Society.
• A Green Tortoise trip. Story of a trip with the Green Tortoise travel organization from Moon Publications.  Similar to Green Tortoise is also the Adventure Bus organization.
• The paleomagnetism versus geology controversy.
• El Niño / La Niña.  Information on these weather conditions, also from National Geographic.

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Last revised: June 21, 2002

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