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Bob and Susan
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i thought san marcos isla was mining gypsm...
and in guerrero negro they had the big salt mine
in santa rosalia...copper
still its not about mordida anymore...that is "old school"
the "new kids" are educated and professional
you are living with a view of the past world...today is 2012
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Marc
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Mordida. (corruption)
[Edited on 8-11-2012 by Marc]
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Sta Rosalia is still fumbling around trying to figure out if they can make that deposit profitable. The issue includes one of "too expensive to ship
raw ore" versus "how do we manufacture an efficient copper smelter?" That arroyo was horrible in the 1960's -- it must have been hell-on-earth when
the smelter was going full bore. Lighters? Barges? Smelting copper is a big operation to produce huge crude ingots.
Of course the tens of millions in mordida that Wal-Mart is accused of paying is all framed under a typographical error. It should read 1912, not 2012,
right?
Spend a little bit of evening time and watch a movie "La Ley de Herodes". If you think the peso is strong four months before a new sexenio and
partidad takes over, because the sun, moon and planets are aligned right, then yeah your vision of a mordida free Mexico fits. Pesos would then not be
flooding out of the country and into Swiss, Belgian, Turk & Caicos, Bahamian bank accounts as dolar deposits. Raul Salinas DID make wise
investments and end up with 300 million dollars in Swiss bank accounts, and Chanecos really do sing to the unwary in the forests.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Mineral mining (remember the gypsum mine on Isla Sn Marcos and the salt works in Guerrero Negro?) brings in almost half again as much money as
tourism, followed by ag, then closely by maquiladoras. Maquiladora profits like their product are mostly exported. Commercial fishing didn't even make
the cut nor did real estate. Fly-in tourism according to the same study brought in eleven times as much money in 2011 as overland tourism. Must be
those 300 dollar hotel rooms and eight dollar margaritas down in Cabo San Lucas. |
sounds like they could lose the offroad racing without feeling it economically 
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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That would serve to pound a wooden stake in their macho heart. How much money does the federal government subsidize the off-road races with? The
racing teams I glanced at trailered everything in from car, to tools, spares, fuel, room and board. I have talked with several fly-in groups and found
they can spend three thousand dollars in four days per couple. Easy. Fancy hotel room, charter fishing, australian lobster tail, ten dollar
margaritas. What are the greens fees now for a round of golf?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Mineral mining (remember the gypsum mine on Isla Sn Marcos and the salt works in Guerrero Negro?) brings in almost half again as much money as
tourism, followed by ag, then closely by maquiladoras. Maquiladora profits like their product are mostly exported. Commercial fishing didn't even make
the cut nor did real estate. Fly-in tourism according to the same study brought in eleven times as much money in 2011 as overland tourism. Must be
those 300 dollar hotel rooms and eight dollar margaritas down in Cabo San Lucas. |
sounds like they could lose the offroad racing without feeling it economically
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Just one thing you forget... THE PEOPLE want off road racing, that is the Mexican people of Baja California (both states).
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DENNIS
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# 1 Revenue Earner Baja California
Panhandling
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David K
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How you feeling Dennis...? You sure had us worrying about you!
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Favorite Tee Shirt
WILL NOT WORK FOR ANYTHING!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
How you feeling Dennis...? You sure had us worrying about you! |
Still breathing, David. They say that counts for something.
Anyway.....I see improvement through my efforts to repair my left side. I think I'll be walking, with a quad cane, before too long. I can do that
now, but it ain't as pretty as I would like it to be.
All in all....I'm doing fine.
Thanks for asking.
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Curt63
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Chicle sales?
No worries
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Favorite Tee Shirt
WILL NOT WORK FOR ANYTHING! |
Not meaning to hijack this thread but at least mine is honest.
[Edited on 8-12-2012 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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norte
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Even when the government says minerals, the tourists (Nomads) still think it is their $ that run Mexico. I'll bet that for the majority of Baja
people, there is very little economy from tourism.
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