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Growing PainsBaja’s Metropolis Faces the Challenges of the 21st Century
We Ensenadenses are ex-periencing a metamorphosis the pulse and pace of which are increasing exponentially.
Even as we traverse the same streets and boulevards en route to our usual places of work or worship, of play or passion, we notice that seem-ingly in the blink of an eye, a new monolith rises from the rocky soil, a skeleton of steel shrouded in concrete and adorned with neon. And within minutes of its birth, it becomes alive with the energy of people who have found a need to enter and explore it, to patronize it, even though it didn’t even exist
BY DAVID BEYER
seemingly moments ago.As one who has lived here
only seven years, I find the growth exhilarating. During my relatively brief presence here, I have commented on the recent efforts by our mayor to improve the infrastructure of the city.
For that praise (especially regarding the major street re-paving projects) I have received some sharp criticism.
Perhaps because I referred to those areas of the city over which I traverse regularly, finding many of the once-devastated avenues so plagued with potholes as to represent a
danger to the undercarriage of my car, now properly repaired and delineated.
I was excoriated by several people who own homes here and pay taxes and whose neigh-borhood streets still look like downtown Saigon during the Nixon administration.
Forgive me. I am forever the optimist.
But even I am beginning to wonder if this tidal wave of new construction can continue without some tipping point of reality to cause the boom to bust.
Why?Because even with a brand-
new desalination plant now fully operational, we still expe-rience water shut-offs, although admittedly less frequent and shorter in duration.
Even with a new fleet of garbage trucks from Los An-geles roaming the streets, the problem of litter is still appall-
Mexican Land TrustsBig IRS implications
BY ORLANDO GOTAY
I was intrigued by a recent presentation by a Mexican bank on the subject of Fidei-comisos (land trusts). By way of a quick primer, ownership of real property in the “re-stricted zone” (100 km from borders, 50 km from shore) by a foreigner must be done through a Fideicomiso.
As it turns out, Mexican banks have a monopoly on this Fideicomiso business. The bank’s role is to hold the title to property on your behalf. One can direct the disposi-tion of the property; sell, give away, or otherwise encumber the property. ‘Fidos’ are good estate planning vehicles from the Mexican perspective. At
death, the property is trans-ferred via the trust, perhaps a more efficient mechanism than Mexican probate.
Some banks appear to be pulling out of the “fido” mar-ket. When I asked why, I was told there is increased empha-sis on anti-money laundering compliance by bank regula-tors, which to me means there may be a new spotlight on this market segment.
One of the reasons I at-tended was to see how much awareness there was on the part of bank officials on the federal income tax aspects of Fidos. None. Zilge-ola. That means you, the person who
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ing. One reader sent me a photo of medical waste spilling out from an open dumpster on 14th Street at Ruiz.
And even with the massive effort to repair the minefields that comprise our network of roads, there are still so many left to upgrade that the prospect of complete success seems daunt-ing, if not quite completely impossible.
But again, I am forever the optimist. During one of my deliveries, I entered the Baja Pharmacy on Calle Blancarte, next door to the Casa Del Sol Hotel. I noticed a small black-and-white photo on the coun-ter, depicting the storefronts on La Primera (“The Avenue,” or 1st Street, the shopping mecca for the tourists from the cruise ships), taken decades ago.
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“Where was that picture taken?” I asked.
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Rosarito Starts Implementing “Panic Buttons”
Rosarito’s Mayor, Mirna Rincon, started the imple-mentation of “Panic Buttons” in different points of the city,
The buttons are being installed in different barrios in order to quickly contact the police in an emergency
BY IMA ROBOT
specifically where neighbor-hood committees meet.
Rincon stated that this is being done in an effort to
inhibit criminal activity in the area.
Neighbors will have a tool available that uses wireless in-ternet to communicate directly with the C-4 public security center and the local public security office.
“Rosarito Beach is the first municipality in the state that has this technology available; the equipment also has an an-tenna built-in that allows the community to connect to it
through Wi-Fi in order to use WhatsApp to alert neighbors of suspicious or criminal activ-ity,” said Rincon.
Adrian Hernandez, head of Rosarito’ s Public Security of-fice, said that in its first phase,
ten devices will be installed, the first of which has already been installed in the Marbella area.
“Through this device we will reinforce the Proxim-ity Police program, which is looking to improve closeness between police and commu-nity, reinforcing trust through an immediate response from the police in the case of any contingency,” stated Hernan-dez. ,
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So How Is The Average Jose Doing?Mexico’s middle class is bigger than it was
BY PENNY NICHOLS
Defining the size of Mex-ico’s middle class is more complicated than it is in the United States, where it is a more straightforward measure of family size and income, with
data gathered by the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau and other sources. Mexico is a far less transparent country.
So economists have mea-sured the country’s middle class by other means — access to household goods or health care, consumption levels, ac-cess to credit, education, food security. It’s a politicized sta-tistic, because Mexican politi-
cians and commentators tend to pick the yardsticks that best suit their agendas, depending on whether they want to depict the country as better off, or mired in poverty. There’s a lot
of fake news out there.But the expansion of Mex-
ico’s middle class over the past several decades is an undeniable trend. In 1960, some 80 percent of Mexicans were living in poverty. To-day, the national average of “working poor” households (those that work but still can’t provide sufficient income for a family´s minimum food re-
quirements) among Mexico’s 31 states is 40 percent. Baja California Sur has one of the lowest working poor rates in the country, at just 19 percent. While Mexico’s inequality gap remains wide compared with more developed countries in Europe and Asia, that gap has not increased in recent years as rapidly as it has in the United States. Meanwhile, Mexico’s working class appears to be floating upward on a rising tide: GDP per capita has in-creased from $7,357 in 1990 to $9,009 in 2015 (the most recent data available). That is a real gain, because inflation is under control.
The Organization of Eco-nomic Cooperation and De-velopment, a group of 34 de-veloped economies, consid-ers Mexico to be 50 percent middle class, based on median incomes. Then there’s another gauge: self-perception. Ac-cording to surveys, 65 percent of Mexicans see themselves as middle class.
One result of having a small middle class is there is a small pool to pull from for middle management. Middle manage-ment comes from the middle class. Case in point:
A restaurant will be found-ed by a rich guy. He’s not go-ing to run it, he’s usually got other businesses and other interests. Who does he get to run it? There are no educated and trained middle managers, so he pulls one of his waiters
out of the lower classes and calls him a manager. He has no idea how to manage, he doesn’t have the education, experience, or cultural back-ground. And this is why Jose can’t get the tacos to the table before they get cold. It’s a lack of middle class/middle man-agement. ,
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Every Sunday 4 pm. Cultural Sundays in the park. Local Mexican and American dancers and musicians. At the IMAC in Abelardo L. Rodriguez park, west of Banamex. Facebook IMAC Rosarito. Free.
Every Sunday 2 – 4 pm at the IMAC Central Park (behind the Banamex on Juarez) Dancing for seniors. Salsa and merengue (among others) tunes designed to not throw out a hip. www.facebook.com/IMAC Rosarito
Second Sunday of every month, Pet sterilization by the Baja Spay and Neuter Foundation at the Centro de Diagnostico Clinico Vetrinario, ave. Queretaro #2331-3, Col Cacho, Tijuana. 200 pesos, 661-124-3619, or Robin at www.BajaSpayNeuter.org.
Last Sunday of every month, Jewish Chavurah. Gordon Kane - [email protected].
Every Monday, 10:45 am, duplicate bridge at Baja Gold Bridge Club, KM 42 at the Rosarito Beach Christian Church. [email protected].
Every Tuesday – Rotary Club meets at Rosarito Beach Hotel. 664-376-2620.
Every Tuesday 10am to 11am. Chair Yoga - Rosarito Wellness, Healing, Living at IMAC Park, room 1 in Rosarito (behind Banamex). Improve Balance & Coordination. Receive all the benefits of yoga in a gentle, Healing, Meditative yoga class where a chair is used for support and balance. Bring water, small towel and comfortable clothing. Instructor: Erendira Abel, Certified Holistic Health Specialist. $5 per class, paid at beginning of month. For registration and location: (661) 614-6036 Mexico or (619) 632-2965 US. Email: [email protected]
Every Tuesday. 9:00 am. Board Meeting for Yo Amo Rosarito at Ortega’s Buffet. See what events are under consideration or volunteer to help plan and run upcoming events.
Every Wednesday, 7:30 – 9:00 am; Tai Chi classes with certified instructor Eugenio Encinas at Galeria Fausto Polanco Rosarito. 350 pesos per month. Alyce: 664-368-6733; Alberto: 661-125-9191.
Every Second Wednesday (except December). 10 am. Friends of the Library meeting at main library of IMAC building next to Abelardo Rodríguez Park. Promotes reading and literacy in Rosarito. www.friendsofthelibrary.com.mx. 661-612-3659.
Second and FourthWednesday, 1 pm; Cruz Roja Primo Tapia Bingo at El Pescador Restaurant. 6 games/ 2 cards for $5. Reduced price menu; [email protected]; 1-623-217-9795.
Every Second Wednesday OR the Wednesday prior to the Second Saturday (except December); Flying Samaritan’s General Meeting at Rene’s Casino (k28) at
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Every Third Wednesday, 10 am, Meeting of Rosarito Sister Cities at City Hall, Fojadores Room, 2nd floor. Information and RSVP: [email protected].
Every Third Wednesday (except December) 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Flying Samaritan’s Outrageous Bingo at Popotla Jr. Restaurant (across from El Nino), Food and Drink specials; free parking behind restaurant; Six games, 4 cards for $10; Karen: [email protected]; (US) 1-818-515-0067l (MX) 664-609-3419.
Every Last Wednesday, 11:30 am, Wellness Wednesday Workshop “Intentionally Aging Gracefully” with Erendira Abel at IMAC a Abelard Rodriguez Park (behind Banamex). $6, and pre-registration is required. Info: [email protected]; (US) 1-619-737-2453, (MX) 661-614-6036.
Every Thursday. 8:30 am. Local Board of Realtors (APIR) meets at Oceana Grill. Good place for buyers or sellers to find a Realtor
Every Thursday, 10:30 am, Learn Spanish “Naturally” with Erendira Abel at Rosarito Beach Christian Church. $5, and pre-registration is required. Info: [email protected]; (US) 1-619-737-2453, (MX) 661-614-6036.
Every Second Thursday. 10 am. Cruz Roja Volunteers, Rosarito Chapter General Meeting at Popotla Restaurant. www.cruzrojarosarito.org.mx; President: Mary Moreno, [email protected].
Every Third Thursday. 10 am. General Meeting for FRAO, Foreign Residents Assistance Office. Open to the public. Calafia Hotel. Speaker’s presentation. [email protected].
Every Fourth Thursday of the month, 12 pm, Baja Babes, the Rosarito Chapter of the Red Hat Society for ladies over 50 monthly luncheon. Each month a different restaurant. [email protected].
Every Friday. 4pm. Spanish class main library, by IMAC, in Abelardo Rodriguez park behind BanaMex. Free but donation appreciated.
Every Saturday, 10:00 am at IMAC Central park. Chess for all ages. www.facebook.com/IMAC Rosarito.
Every First Saturday. 10 am. United Society of Baja California (USBC) general meeting at Casa Blanca Restaurant, Rosarito Beach Hotel. Good info for the English speaking community of charitable, community service and social organizations. www.unitedsocietyofbaja.org. 661-614-1113.
Every First Saturday. Noon-sundown. Open Studio Art Walk, a free tour of galleries in Rosarito Beach Hotel commercial center. Meet artists at work in their studios. [email protected]
Every Third Saturday. 1pm. USBC, United Society of Baja California, monthly potluck dinner, at La
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Maroma sports bar, across from Burger King. Different theme every month. Usually live entertainment. Free. Membership $20 per year.
Every day but one day at a time AA Grupo Gringo meets daily #16 Mar Meditteraneo (two blocks behind Del Mar Beach Club). Saturday, 3:00; Sunday, Monday, Thursday: 10:00 am; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00 pm. Additional meetings in Cantamar (just south of the footbridge) Tuesday and Friday, 10:00 am. 661-614-1678.
November 16, Friday, 9 am – 4 pm; 11th Biennial Baja California Photo Contest and Exhibit at CEART Rosarito. For rules and information of submitting photos, go to Facebook.com/ CEART Playas de Ro-sarito. 661-100-6338.
November 21, Wednesday, 6:30 pm; Author Karla Contreras presents her novel, “Dios Quiere Hablarte” at CEART Rosarito. Free. 661-100-6338. Facebook.com/ CEART Playas de Rosarito.
November 22, Thursday; Thanksgiving Dinner at Bobby’s By The Sea (k 43); 3 seatings: 2:00 – 4:30 pm, 5:00 – 7:30 pm, or 8:00 – 10:00 pm. $14.95 includes turkey, all the sides, pumpkin pie, and welcome cham-pagne. Reservations required! www.bobbysatk43.com; 661-114-6278.
November 22, Thursday, 3:00 AND 4:00 pm; Thanksgiving Dinner at Popotla Restaurant. $14.50 includes Turkey, all the sides, and pumpkin pie. Res-ervations required. 661-612-1505.
November 22, Thursday, 2 – 4 pm; Thanksgiving Potluck at Magana’s Tacos, Primo Tapia. Turkey will be provided. You bring a side to share. Facebook.com/ Maganas Restaurant Bar.
November 24, Saturday, 9 am – 4:30 pm; “En-cuentro de Industrias Culturas y Creativas 2018” at CEART Rosarito. Featuring Paolo Mercado Espinoza and Arturo Sastre Blanco. $400 pesos. Facebook.com/ Encuentro de Industrias Culturales y Creativas.
November 25, Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm; Battle the Bartender Bloody Mary Contest at Magana’s Tacos. Information: 01-646-155-0586. Facebook.com/ Maganas Restaurant Bar.
November 27, Tuesday, 8:30 am - 12 pm; 3rd Annual Feminine Culture Conference at CEART Rosarito. Subjects include personal safey and security, domestic violence, and more. Information: [email protected] or 661-850-5957.
December 2, Sunday, 2 – 6pm; Dance Party at Tempest Trading, (k 40.5). Free. DJ playing rock & roll, disco, blues, and more. Facebook.com/ Tempest Trading Baja.
December 5, Wednesday, 1 pm; Flying Samaritan’s Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange Luncheon. Bring a $20+ gift to swap. Donation of $15 includes luncheon. RSVP: [email protected]; 661-100-6066 (MX); 1-858-240-2360 (US). ,
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Can you patent a recipe? Traditional Mixtec dishes from Oaxaca might soon be pro-tected by a patent that has been requested by the Indigenous Peoples Development (CDI). A CDI representative in the Mixtec town of Silacayoápam, said the first stage of the cultural conservation project is to promote some staples of regional cuisine to a larger public. Gastronomic festivals have been used to develop this idea. They’ve had good progress; some recipes have already been documented, like those for the atoles (traditional hot corn and masa-based beverages), to Tepejillo, a thick pork-based sauce.
Once the cuisine of the Mixtec region and all of its dishes are fully recognizable by foodies, the CDI will move forward to formally register
them. Another part of the reg-istration process is taking place at the Teposcolula Institute of Technology, where gastronomy students are trying to formal-ize each of the Mixtec dishes’ recipes.
The CDI is
also offering counsel and train-ing to traditional Mixtec cooks, improving the presentation of their pre-Hispanic dishes while keeping them authentic. Wait a minute, improving or keeping them authentic? Does anyone else think this is odd? Maybe it’s
just us. Did Aunt Jamima ever try to patent waffles? No. And she had something going there.
Druggies hedge income stream. A criminal organiza-tion known as the Tobacco Cartel is attempting to control Mexico’s cigarette market by
eliminating from store shelves brands it doesn’t sell. Between January and September, police — or people posing as police — have carried out 364 opera-tions at stores in eight states to seize and destroy cigarettes not distributed by the company
Tobacco International Hold-ings (TIH).
Business owners and dis-tributors of other cigarette brands were given fake let-ters from government depart-ments such as the Federal Tax Administration (SAT) or the Federal Commission for Pro-tection Against Sanitary Risk (Cofepris). The letters state that cigarette brands other than those distributed by TIH are illegal and cannot be sold in
Mexico. Not true, you may pick your own poison.
Pueblo Magicos, again. Todos Santos, in Baja Sur, has been chosen by the federal government to be a magic town, pueblo magico. Special? Not so much. There are now 121 magic towns all over Mexico. At the end of former President Calderón’s administration, a lot of new towns were included in the Pueblos Mágicos, despite not meeting the inclusion require-ments. It’s very political. Some of the requirements are: There must be a municipal tourism department and the implemen-tation of a tourism development plan. Each town receives US $260,000 in federal funding every year. Earlier this month the country got 10 new ones.
Mapimí, Durango, has seen the biggest improvement in terms of the well-being of citi-zens, with poverty levels cut from 61% in 2010 to 40% in 2015. Poverty also decreased significantly in Huicha, but Todos Santos hasn’t seen such progress. Well, maybe, they do get a lot of tourists; who knows if they know they are treading on magic ground?
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The sign in the store reads “Come in – we are awesome.” And they are -- the Cruz Roja Voluntarios Americanos of
Rosarito at the Rosarito thrift Store want you to know that they are going through a bit of an expansion in the next few weeks, but are still open for business!
In October, the Cruz Roja Voluntarios Americanos pre-
Cruz Roja Rosarito Thrift Store ExpandsGreat bargains that help our community
BY REN DRAKEsented a check to Servicio Boroquez to start work imme-diately on a new storage room . With the Cruz Roja Hospital’s
blessing, about 100 square feet of storage space will be added to the west side of the existing thrift store. The new space will be used to house items being stored for special events, such as the Dama’s Christmas Bazaar, and the Annual Cruz
Roja Fashion Show. By moving the “special
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The expansion was intro-duced to the members at the monthly general meeting, and
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La Primera Restaurant on the adjacent corner. “I’ve been here for over 50 years, in this same spot, and I’ve watched all these new businesses crop up, and seen the skyline of the city change over the years.”
That says it all, folks. Build it and the people will come. If it doesn’t work, we’ll find a way to fix it.
The people are coming, there is no doubt about it. The influx of population seems al-ways to be one step ahead of the infrastructure, and the people may bitch about it but they won’t leave, because the truth of the matter is that regardless of its problems, Ensenada’s enchantment far exceeds its challenges.
Otherwise, why would Jose have stayed all these years?
I can’t imagine how amazing it must be for anyone of any age who was born and raised here to remember the place of their childhood and compare it to the city as it is now.
It’s a beautiful city and we all want it to work.
I guess we’ll just have to cooperate with each other; we can figure it out as we go. ,
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Drones can invade privacy, they can cause accidents, they annoy birds, and they can really piss off pilots in actual
airplanes. They can also be incredible tools for scientists, photographers, and anyone in the tourism industry. In some countries, licenses are required. The International Civil Aviation Organization insists on a license too. And, of course, there are regulations. But that doesn’t stop anyone
from buying a drone off the internet, and those drones are high-tech.
For example, the DJI Phan-
tom 4 is a model from a few years ago but still very popular. It fits into a piece of hand lug-gage. It has the ability to fly 20 meters per second, reach 6000 meters above sea level, and fly for about half an hour on a single battery. The drone costs around 840 USD. The DJI Inspire 2 is an up-to-date pro-
fessional machine. It also has a flight time of about half an hour, but a range of 7 km and a max speed of 58 mph. Inspire 2 costs a little over 2,700 USD. As tools, these drones have great potential. Their cameras are capable of getting great still shots as well as video. Mexico has some rules on the books in regard to flying drones, but now the government is push-ing ahead, full throttle.
Ne w regu l at ions , which go into effect in Decem-ber this year, will require all drone users to obtain a license. However, getting that license might be tricky. First, you must be 18 years or older, then you need to be Mexican by birth (sorry Gringos), you need to provide your military release card, have a high school di-ploma, and be in good health. If those rules don’t sound ridiculous enough, then the fine that goes along with flying without a license (in a country that hardly gives out parking tickets), is enough to have you rolling on the floor.
If the police catch you fly-ing, and you can’t show your license, you’ll be fined as much as 20,000 USD. Of course, you could probably give the officer a few 500 peso notes and a quick flight lesson and every-one will walk away with smiles.
The Mexican govern-ment has identified a problem:
Drones have the capability of killing people in manned aircraft, so they are taking steps to solve the problem. But more than likely a cop will not even stop you, especially
if you’re in the middle of the desert 100 kilometers from the nearest town. The police need to cover huge spaces with few resources (they most likely CONTINUED ON PAGE PB
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Tijuana Bull RingLocal action has been slow
recently -- not many bonito or bass, and just a fair number of little rock fish. Out west in the flats, however, the skipjack fishing has been great.
Coronado IslandsAfter a month or so of
very little action, the 10- to 15-pound yellowtail are back on the bite.
The word we have is that yellowtail were seen on the rockfish area just to the NE of North Island and were taking the 6x jr., 6x and 7x yoyo iron, fished on 40- to 50-pound
monofilament. Scrambled egg and blue/white were working well also.
Along with the yellowtail, a bunch of 4- to 6-pound bonito were seen spread out along the weather side of North Island.
OffshoreBelow the 425 / Upper
Hidden & Hidden BankThis zone continues to be
the best bet for yellowfin, with the most productive area being below 32.06, down in the Up-per Hidden Bank area.
There is a temp break run-ning east/west at that number. Temps are below 68°F, and to the north of it as well as 68°F to 69°F to the south.
The yellowfin, skipjack, yellowtail and dorado have
nearly all been kelps now with not a lot of open-water jig stops happening.
The average-size yellowfin has been small, mainly from 6- to 10-pounds, with a few
up around 20-pounds. The skippies were in the 5- to 8-pound range. The yellowtail have been little rats, from 1- to 3-pounds and the dorado have been small as well, from 5- to 10-pounds.
Lower 9 / Coronado Can-yon / 425 / Upper Hidden / Hidden Bank
A couple of boats went ex-ploring and checked out this area today. They didn’t find a lot of fish -- in fact, most of the area was a barren desert, but they did find a couple of kelps which produced good numbers of yellowfin and skipjack along with a sample of rat yellowtail.
295 / 238 / 450 / 1140 Fin-ger / Lower 500
Still the location where the biggest scores of yellowfin were coming from, but with a catch: 95% are on kelp paddies.
E a s y l i m it s o f 6 - to 35-pound yellowfin, along with some skipjack, yellowtail and a lone dorado were caught recently.
Most of the area is a desert now as well, with lots of dead water; but be sure and check
out any kelp or any dolphin you run into, because these could be holding yellowfin.
EnsenadaCaptain Louie Pr ieto
checked in, reporting that for the last couple of weeks, yellowtail fishing has been spotty, but the big bonito and bottom fish have been biting full speed. Water was 63°F to 66°F inside the bay and has been flat and calm most days.
Several high spots at Bahia Salsipuedes were producing sand bass to 7-pounds, reds and chuckleheads to 5-pounds and one nice 23-pound sheepshead on a large root beer colored scampi tipped with squid. Best action was in 120- to 150-feet of water for all the bottom fish. There were several nice bonito on blue and white salas 6x jr. between Punta Pescadero and the Gas Plant. No birds were working anywhere in the bay, but when bait was found on the meter, the bonito have been found as well. Also, lots of bonito are reported a couple of miles inside of the southern end of Todos Santos Island. None of the deeper “go to” spots seem to be holding any yellowtail yet. Only a matter of time un-til they show. Live bait is not available until probably April, so bring squid.
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Mexico is touted as a great place to get dentistry done, and most of that touting is from the industry itself. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a great savings
or it’s not safe, it just means slow down and do your due diligence. Find out who you’re going to trust your health to. Make no mistake, just because your mouth is kind of on the
edge of your health, it is still your health. We know a woman who got a tooth so badly infect-ed the pain went into her neck and shoulder and she went to a chiropractor, not even realizing
the pain started in her mouth. It took her almost a year to find a doctor who figured out it was coming from an infection in a tooth she had had work done on in a Mexican border town.
The cost here is a fraction of what it is in the States, and you need to ask yourself why? OK, so we’re asking: Why? Be-cause these dentists don’t carry insurance. Fine, if nothing goes wrong.
Another reason for cheap dentistry is they pay such low wages. As a friend and busi-ness owner told me when I complained about his lousy service, “Sorry about that but I pay peanuts, so I get monkeys.” Do you want someone making way less than $1000 a month drilling holes in your gums? Fine, that’s understandable. Dentistry is costly, we get that.
Reason three that dentistry is cheaper here is that most Mexicans can’t afford to pay even the price you think is so cheap. Therefore, dentists are hungry for business from foreigners. The price you’re chortling over is a godsend to them.
Do they have the same training as US dentists? No.
There were 83 dental schools registered in the last official national count in 2007. Half are public, half are private. Admission to dental schools
in Mexico requires a high school diploma, and to obtain a license in Mexico, dental students must complete a 3 to 5 year program plus a year of community service. But this is scary: No formal nationwide standard curriculum exists, so who knows if your dentist went to a Mickey Mouse stay and vay or to a tough school where they had to learn their craft? And did you just notice we said that dentists here have four fewer years of school than US dentists? Of course a case can be made that those four years our dentists spend in college
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don’t have a police department that plays heads up ball. And what cities have any of those? Better love your neighbor, as you will never love your police.
Turn it around, Pedro. Central American migrants were arrested while walking or hitching rides in the southern state of Chiapas. Immigration officials and police blocked the migrants’ path with about 30 vehicles. Some succeeded in outrunning authorities while those detained were taken to a National Immigration Institute (INM) facility, where they were put on buses and taken to the
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‘anything’ you have better had done it right from the begin-ning.
“Good” fidos have only one property in them. At the presentation it seemed like it was common to add more than one property per fido. Again, ok from the Mexican point of view, but runs afoul of IRS ‘safe harbors’. In fact, bank officials later confirmed they gladly would add properties to an existing fideicomiso, for a fee.
Another trait of “good” fidos: They do nothing but hold title to property. Be wary of the bank doing other things for the property; managing it, paying taxes or other things. The IRS does not like that.
Food for thought: New owner, new trust, or just sub-stitute the name? Does one inherit the federal tax troubles of the last fido owner?
Orlando Gotay is a Califor-nia licensed tax attorney (with a Master of Laws in Taxation) admitted to practice before the IRS, the U.S. Tax Court and other taxing agencies. His love of things Mexican has led him to devote part of his practice to federal and state tax mat-ters of U.S. expats in Mexico. He can be reached at [email protected] or Facebook: GotayTaxLawyer. This is just a most general outline. It is infor-mational only and not meant as legal advice. ,
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airport. There, they were tossed aboard a Federal Police plane and flown to San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
The United States govern-ment is warning that its armed forces will fire guns on migrants who throw rocks at them, but in Mexico a kinder and gen-tler approach is coming. The incoming chief of the National Immigration Institute (INM)
has vowed that Central Ameri-can migrants will receive kinder attention during the adminis-tration of the incoming federal government. We’ll see how long that lasts, as some people in the migrant caravan tossed Molo-tov cocktails, rocks and sticks at the police. That can piss off anyone. But meanwhile, incom-ing immigration authorities are babbling on about migrants’ human rights.
The social sciences aca-demic and former head of the College of the Northern Border, who was announced this week as the new INM chief, said that under Andrés Manuel López Obrador presidency, migrants won’t be stigmatized nor will their personal situations be ignored.
No more chicken fights. The Supreme Court has ruled that ban on cockfights by the Veracruz Congress two years ago is constitutional. The ruling said there were many benefits from the ban with regard to the animals’ well-being, protecting them from physical injury and even death. The state’s Animal Protection Act also prohibits hunting and capturing wild animals, fights between any animals, and displaying animals
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Index (EPI). In Latin America, Mexico ranks ninth out of 17 countries behind Argentina, Costa Rica, Dominican Re-public, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Guatemala and Panama.
This was attributed to over-crowded schools, low teacher wages, and inadequate teacher
training. Don’t bogart that joint.
Mexico’s Supreme Court has is-sued two more rulings ordering that complainants in individual cases be allowed to use mari-juana for recreational purposes,
establishing a precedent that a blanket prohibition on pot is unconstitutional.
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a tooth.There are 195,000 dentists
in the US, and 153,000 den-tists in Mexico. There are 312 million Americans and 129 million Mexicans. Clearly there
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ference from the state.We’re talking personal con-
sumption, not all out com-mercialization. The rulings do not even technically legalize recreational use, however. They establish that courts must allow
this country. (Tort law pro-vides relief to injured parties for harms caused by others, and to impose liability on par-ties responsible for the harm).
All of this sounds negative and is not meant to be, it’s just a counter point to the one big, huge, and very good reason to get dentistry done here: Price. You can save a bundle. ,
are too many dentists here, es-pecially considering how many of the very poor people never open wide for a dentist.
So, why are so many Mexi-can dentists trained in the United States? Look closer to that diploma on the wall they’re so proud of, especially if it says graduated from a US school. Most of them are a course lasting a week or two on a specialty. No doubt the dentist wants to improve his craft, but being able to say he’s US trained makes that couple weeks a very good investment.
And who over sees dentists in Mexico? Nobody. In the US, a dentist must pass three tests in the state he/she intends to practice in and show a hepatitis B test, finger prints, a course in infection control, and oh yes, “be of good character” whatever that entails. And they belong to the American Den-tal Ass., a trade organization where you can start the process of complaint.
Good luck suing a Mexi-can dentist if something goes wrong. There is no tort law in
it, but it is still up to each indi-vidual to press his or her case in the judicial system.
Mexico saw something sim-ilar happen in recent years with five Supreme Court rulings es-tablishing a broader precedent allowing same-sex couples to wed, though same-sex marriage has yet to become the law of the land nationwide. ,