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DENNIS
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SPEAKING OF LA FONDA........ THERE'S TROUBLE IN PARADISE
This was in yesterday's paper:
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http://www.elvigia.net/general/2014/2/21/desalojan-hotel-spa...
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Ensenada , B.C. - What would be a day's work , began as an eviction activities affecting 57 employees of the hotel, restaurant and "spa" The Fonda ,
who yesterday saw lying in the street furniture and tools for your daily work .
According to the testimony of the workers, the eviction began around 9:00 pm in the known site located at kilometer 59, it covered 40 rooms ( double
and single ) , a "spa " three storey living events and one room house, all distributed in 5 thousand square meters.
Mattresses , clothing , mirrors , chairs , tables , furniture and clothing were some of the things that were cast aside on the side of the road, same
as the attention of drivers who passed by.
Accused of dispossession
Alejandro Martínez Vázquez , legal representative , explained that the operation itself is an eviction pursuant to a court order , but also a "
dispossession " at the concession that his client has federal zone.
"People who come by coach stripped us of the federal zone : we have a concession that the government gave us We are stripping what the hotel but the
restaurant will open . Giving the same service ," he said .
He said that the place has 57 employees and attempt to resolve the employment status of the same , as more than half come out with diligence concerned
, who in turn represent twenty families.
" The litigation is the Portfolio 's operating Fonda and goes against Mr. Joe Dmytriw Orestovich and its operating company La Fonda.
"There is abuse but can not do anything . . . Bring an expert who is demarcating the property 's architect, he is not even engineer is Rosarito and
Carrasco will surnames are defining a so vague and so unhealthy way That line has to will be five meters to one side , so make the maps, the federal
zone . irregularities there , "he said .
Counsel recalled that since 2008 started the dispute , but suddenly the judge handling the case reported in an " irregular " from the city of Tijuana,
and " whipped out a warrant ," plus you requested to be executed by the government of Ensenada.
Therefore, make a complaint to the Attorney General 's Office ( PGR ) and ask the refund .
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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monoloco
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Land theft is a national sport here. Because of the way the legal system works, once someone gains possession by any means, legal or fraudulent, there
will be no resolution for at least 10 years, and no repercussions if the land was illegally occupied.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Udo
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I always wondered how La Fonda got to build and kept building on to the Federal zone.
We used to stay there a lot, until we finally went next door to visit Poco Cielo, which I thought was closed because their doors were always closed,
although not locked.
It turned out to be a gem of a place...really nice rooms, attentive staff and waiters, plus great food.
They have, on my suggestion, opened their doors wide open every day.
Udo
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SFandH
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Need some furniture for your baja house??
[Edited on 2-21-2014 by SFandH]
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Gypsy Jan
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It's Happened Before
When Joe Dmytri, the last owner of La Fonda, was threatened by his employees who wanted to organize a union, he closed down the business overnight.
We went there for Sunday brunch and found the main restaurant shuttered and blocked.
He reopened the next day in his house next door.
The new people that took over La Fonda several years ago never received the concession and they made illegal modifications to the federal zone
according to our local federal representative.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
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sancho
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Seemed the only thing that kept the old patio
at La Fonda from
falling onto the beach was Bougainvillea roots,
always surfing Porpoise out front, Sun. breakfast,
many memories
[Edited on 2-21-2014 by sancho]
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BajaBlanca
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Man, trouble in Paradise is a good way to put it.
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DanO
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The lawsuit is against Joe for refund of the purchase price? Good luck with that. Anyway, I hope it reopens. Nothing like sitting at the bar with a
bowl of steamers and a margi watching the waves reeling in.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
The lawsuit is against Joe for refund of the purchase price? Good luck with that. |
Maybe his kid, Brad, [is that his name?] will pay it for him. 
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Gypsy Jan
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DENNIS, I Hope You Are Being Ironic
The last time I saw him, he was screaming from withdrawal at CRREAD.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
DENNIS, I Hope You Are Being Ironic
The last time I saw him, he was screaming from withdrawal at CRREAD. |
Ohhhh...did he eat something that didn't agree with him?
Yes. Well...actually I was being sarcastic.
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tiotomasbcs
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I love that , Dennis. Too much drugs, alcohol, etc. Wealthy kids around the world are spoiled! Just my opinion! Tio
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Marc
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The post is unintelligible to me. Must be a translation of some sort. I do get the general drift from the replies. Reinforces my resolve to never buy
in Messico. One can walk away from a rental or lease and it's no big deal. Adios....and keep the furniture!
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gschroder
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Wow! Any thoughts from anyone what the future for this venerable establishment might be? Will Dymitri attempt to re-open, or will the tangle of
Mexican laws & the issue of building in the Federal zone keep the shutters up for good? My wife and I have been been back a few times in the past
year or so, will be sorry to see it go! Lots of memories...
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paul r
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! bar open on Monday!
...talk to joe Saturday and the bar will be open on Monday!!!... "seat your beautiful self"!!!!!
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Pompano
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Ah.. the La Fonda restaurant, for our first few trips through Ensenada in the 70's & 80's, we would eat there with a friend whose nice beach house
was just two or three doors away. He was a good friend of the owner and residents in that area for many years, and a regular at the café.
We decided to quit stopping in that area after our friend was stabbed by thieves in his house during a burglary. He told us he was tied and hung from
the rafters in his garage, then stabbed twice in the stomach. He was found by other neighbors, recovered, then sold the home quickly at a bargain,
never to return. It was an end of an era for him...too much crime. Unfortunately, the whole La Fonda scene lost much of it's appeal for us after
that nearby event. Our decision was based on the increase of crime, not on the atmosphere & cuisine at the café, which was always fine with us.
I met Joe Dymitri again a few years later at the Hacienda Hotel in Mulege. Always seemed to be a congenial fellow, and talked about some problems
going on with his business in Ensenada.
We wish him well, and who knows?....one of these trips we might stop by again. Just leave the knives on the tables, por favor. 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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gnukid
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
The post is unintelligible to me. Must be a translation of some sort. I do get the general drift from the replies. Reinforces my resolve to never buy
in Messico. One can walk away from a rental or lease and it's no big deal. Adios....and keep the furniture! |
According to heresay the 'owner' had no valid title, no valid concession and ran a business. Quite different than having a title and fido and a
concession on a home in baja.
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Bob53
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I always liked that place. Food was great and the rooms were nice.
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EnsenadaDr
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Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
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The Lighthouse right down the road has a killer ocean view and great food and buffets.
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DanO
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There are some more details on the situation in the last post on the linked Tripadvisor page, but it's not clear how reliable that information is.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g150774-d278643-Revi...
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