New Tourist Tax in Baja California Sur On November 9, 2019, the state of Baja California Sur will begin charging a tax of $350 pesos (about $18.50 US) to… Read more »
November 2019 Baja Bulletin
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October 2019 Baja Bulletin
Discover Baja Has Moved Offices! Just a reminder that we have moved offices! Our new address is 8322 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 101-102, San Diego, CA 92111. We are… Read more »
August 2019 Baja Bulletin
Phone Number Dialing Changing in Mexico Starting August 9th, all phone numbers in Mexico will be dialed using just a 10-digit number. The prefixes 044, 045, and 01 will be… Read more »
July 2019 Baja Bulletin
Immigration Checkpoints The Mexican government and specifically the immigration branch, INM, will begin staging immigration checkpoints throughout the country and along the Baja peninsula. Please make sure to have a… Read more »
May 2019 Baja Bulletin
Extension on Expired SENTRI Cards The CBP continues to be backlogged on SENTRI renewals. Many card holders that have already applied for renewal will now find that they will… Read more »
April 2019 Baja Bulletin
Temporary Highway I-5 Southbound Closure April 14th-15th Southbound lanes of San Diego’s Highway 5 will be temporary closed for nine hours from the I-905 south to the San Ysidro Land… Read more »
March 2019 Baja Bulletin
Daylight Savings: March 10th and April 7th Daylight savings time will begin soon with clocks springing ahead one hour for the time change. The northern state of Baja California… Read more »
January 2019 Baja Bulletin
New Prices for FMM Tourist Permits The price of FMM tourist permits increased on January 1st to $558 pesos. The price of prepaid FMMs for Discover Baja members will… Read more »
December 2018 Baja Bulletin
Border Update The San Ysidro and Otay Mesa borders have been temporarily closed on a few occasions in the past few weeks for exercises and safety reasons due to the… Read more »
October 2018 Baja Bulletin
Hurricane Rosa and Hurricane Sergio Hurricane Rosa hit the northern state of Baja California last week, bringing heavy rains, flooding, and road damage. Highway Mexico 5 is currently impassable due… Read more »