Local shop offers Internet access, copies, laminating, printing and more. By Fern Corraini Need to scan your passport and email the file to your notary's office? Want extra copies made of your fideicomiso? Need to print a document, make a sign, or laminate your vaccine card? No need to run into … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: Tour of Local Neighborhoods
Expat Brighton West and realtor Jim MacDonald provide a tour of El Centenario's housing communities. Just 20 minutes from downtown La Paz, BCS, is the peaceful but rapidly growing community of El Centenario (and El Comitan), which we have been highlighting in our Spotlight on El Centenario blog … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: Copper Art
Local artisanal shop turns out functional, beautiful copper pieces for your home. By Fern Corraini Looking for something different to put a little "wow" into your new kitchen? Always dreamt of soaking in a gorgeous copper tub, but didn't know where to find one locally? Or maybe you just love the … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: Lambert Interiors
Mary Lambert used to design interiors for hotels. Now, she helps clients visualize and decorate their Baja dream homes. You've built or bought your dream home in Baja. Now what? How do you make your new home look like those cool decorator photos you see online? Where do you begin to shop for … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: Bon Appetit
Looking for a taste of home in La Paz? This breakfast café in El Centenario serves up a delicious French Canadian brunch. By Fern Corraini What do the following things have in common? poutine, Leonard Cohen, maple syrup, Montreal smoked meat, Rocket Richard, Celine Dion, Bon Appétit … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: Jalisco Plumbing
The local place to go for all your plumbing and electrical needs. By Fern Corraini This month we focus our Spotlight on Jalisco Plumbing, El Centenario’s premier hardware store that offers a wide variety of plumbing and electrical supplies and services. With its walls of carefully arranged … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: Where to Buy Locally Produced Food
Farm-raised chicken, hand-made cheeses and heavenly bacon, it's all available right here in El Centenario. By Fern Corraini One of the best perks of living in El Centenario is that we’re able to take advantage of food items produced right here in our pueblo. What a rare treat it is to … Continue reading...
Spotlight on Centenario: Fruteria Lupita
Looking for fresh, organic produce? Frutería Lupita offers just-picked fruits and veggies from local growers. By Fern Corraini If you live in El Centenario you probably already know The Bacon Guy, The Cheese Lady and The Chicken Man…our very own purveyors of quality food made or grown locally. … Continue reading...
Spotlight on El Centenario: BCS Home & Pool
Bev and Rick Durvin's BCS Home & Pool property management company provides an invaluable set of property management services that helps keep many El Centenario residents' homes and pools in tip-top shape. But the couple provide much more than property management, which is why they are the focus … Continue reading...