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  Baja Tourist Guide - Newspaper - San Felipe .   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
San Felipe is part of the Municipality of Mexicali, Baja California, and it is 240 kilometers (149 Miles) south of the City of Mexicali.
San Felipe;s port is for cargo and mostly services the local shrimping fleet and recreational crafts.
San Felipe Baja California, is a warm friendly town with an old fishing tradition that has developed a very important tourist industry in the last 30 years or so.
www.bajatouristguide.com /gsanfel1.html   (741 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN, TX
San Felipe was located only some eighty miles above the mouth of the Brazos, and keelboats were used extensively to transport goods between the town and various coastal ports.
San Felipe was incorporated in 1837 and became county seat of the newly established Austin County.
Well into the twentieth century the residents of San Felipe continued to claim the rights of the original inhabitants to free water, wood, grazing, and burial ground on the common lands of the municipality.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hls10.html   (1786 words)

  
 MexOnline.com San Felipe Directory - Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Restaurants, Real Estate, Watersports & Retirement - ...
Between the San Pedro Martir mountains and the tranquil blue Sea of Cortez is the fishing village of San Felipe.
The Port of San Felipe is a small town that has traditionally depended on fishing as their economic base.
San Felipe is located in a unique eco-system, where the desert meets the sea.
www.mexonline.com /sfelipe.htm   (441 words)

  
 San Felipe Information from MexicoVisitor.com - San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
San Felipe is located on the Sea of Cortez two hours south of the U.S/Mexican border at Calexico, CA and Mexicali, Baja.
There is only one highway into San Felipe (Highway 5) and as you near town most of it runs near the coast where you will find your RV and camping options.
San Felipe does offer an events and festival calendar throughout the year including a shrimp festival, the Baja 250, and spring break.
www.mexicovisitor.com /sanfelipe.htm   (745 words)

  
 San Felipe Alliance - Welcome
San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization providing global relief and rehabilitation services for children and their communities affected by poverty, conflict and disaster.
San Felipe is committed to creating positive, lasting improvements in the lives of people in crisis by developing programs and services that encourage self-reliance and will continue to work in alliance with organizations which share our commitment.
San Felipe is driven by a vision of a world freed from poverty, discrimination, and violence that allows all people equal and ample opportunity to develop their potential.
www.sanfelipealliance.org   (215 words)

  
 Fort San Felipe del Morro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
During the assault of the city by Francis Drake in 1597, a chain was drawn across the entrance to the bay.
The fort was begun in 1540 by (The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish settlers to defend the port of San Juan.
There is also another famous castle named "El Morro", this one in (Capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas) Havana, (A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Cuba.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_san_felipe_del_morro.htm   (1056 words)

  
 San Felipe Baja Mexico in Baja California, tourist & hotel guide to San Felipe Mexico
The place is known for its low tides, small bays of thermal water, brooks and inlets in the mountains of San Pedro Martir and the "Valle de los Gigantes." San Felipe is a natural attraction in itself, due to its sunshine, its bay, its warm beaches, quiet sea and abundant fauna.
San Felipe is a very easy two and a half hour drive south of the border from Mexicali (about 123 miles) on a good paved road, and worlds away from any typical gringo environment.
San Felipe offers dining options across the board, from small street-side taco stands, to full-on restaurants with air conditioning, bathrooms, and fake silverware.
www.baja-web.com /san-felipe   (2758 words)

  
 San Felipe to Puertecitos
Apparently, the San Felipe residents use this road as a dump.
In San Felipe, I walked around town, and climbed the hill to the chapel at the south side of town to see the panoramic view.
Just south of San Felipe, I found this water tower on a sandy hill that just begged to be climbed for a better view.
oz.net /~geoffsi/baja20012002-web/Baja20012002-sanfelipepuertecitos.htm   (205 words)

  
 San Felipe's Casino Hollywood - History
Now known as the Pueblo of San Felipe, it is twenty-five miles north of Albuquerque and 30 miles south of Sante Fe.
Known for its ceremonial dances, pottery, silversmithing and embroidery the Keres-speaking San Felipe tribe is an active pueblo.
In 1591, San Felipe was named by Castano de Sosa after the Jesuit martyr who shed his blood in Japan.
www.sanfelipecasino.com /pages/history.html   (270 words)

  
 San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This east San Diego County gem lies 10 miles northeast of the quaint mountain town of Julian, between the grasslands of Lake Henshaw and the arid expanse of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
The San Felipe Valley is a unique blend of diverse habitats types such as desert riparian woodland, chaparral, oak woodland, and mixed hardwood/conifer forest.
While the San Diego Natural History Museum is conducting baseline biological surveys on the most recent acquisition, the southernmost portion of the wildlife area remains temporarily closed.
www.dfg.ca.gov /lands/wa/region5/sanfelipe/sanfelipe-outdoorcalif.html   (574 words)

  
 San Felipe Spring Break 2005
San Felipe Baja California is a popular spring break travel destination for students from all over Southern California.
The town of San Felipe sits on the northwest corner of the Sea of Cortez where the desert meets the sea.
San Felipe hotels and nightlife cater to the spring break scene with top clubs like Rockodile and Beachcomber.
www.mexicospringbreak.com /san-felipe-spring-break.htm   (108 words)

  
 San Felipe Baja California Mexico - San Felipe Vacations
San Felipe is also home to dirt bike and desert racing enthusiasts — with annual events throughout the year.
San Felipe has all the beach toys and scenic lures and tours of any great strip of prime coastal real estate.
Late afternoon or sunset in San Felipe means time out on the malecon (waterfront walkway), feet up on a rail, watching the calm, quiet world of a fishing village as it finishes its chores.
www.mexicotravelnet.com /sanfelipe.htm   (1287 words)

  
 San Felipe, Texas
Known as the "Birthplace of Anglo-American Settlement in Texas" (near present day Houston), San Felipe de Austin was named for Stephen F. Austin, who brought his first Texas colonists here in 1823.
San Felipe served as the location for the Conventions of 1832 and 1833, and the Consultation of 1835 - meetings that led to the Texas Declaration of Independence.
San Felipe was restored after the War for Independence and Texas victory in the at San Jacinto.
www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/SanFelipe.htm   (264 words)

  
 SCORE San Felipe 250 - 2005 SCORE Desert Series Off-Road.com -by Bilstein
San Felipe, Baja California - The 2005 SCORE San Felipe 250 was everything that anyone in the off-road desert racing community ever thought it would be.
San Felipe's quiet lifestyle was changed overnight as the roar of 800 horsepower race truck motors blasted the quiet of the sullen desert.
The 2005 SCORE San Felipe 250 is in the history books now as race teams turn their attention towards the Baja 500, which is less than 100 days away.
www.off-road.com /race/2005score/sanfelipe   (1373 words)

  
 TPWD: Stephen F. Austin State Park & San Felipe State Historic Site
History: Stephen F. Austin State Park and San Felipe State Historic Site, 663.3 acres in Austin County, was deeded by the San Felipe de Austin Corporation in 1940, and the park was opened to the public the same year.
From 1824 to 1836, San Felipe de Austin was the social, economic, and political center, as well as the capital of the American colonies in Texas.
San Felipe was the home of Austin and other famous early Texans; the home of Texas' first Anglo newspaper (The Texas Gazette, founded in 1829); the home of the postal system of Texas origination and the setting for the beginning of the Texas Rangers.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/sfa   (505 words)

  
 Totoaba San Felipe Milk Run
San Felipe in 1951, about nine years after Chuck McReynolds’ first trip there.
In the 1960s, a very hot sport fishery for totoaba began to develop at San Felipe, but it soon disappeared as the fish were wiped out.
Related articles and reports may be found on the main San Felipe fishing information page of Mexfish.com.
www.mexfish.com /sflp/sflp/af040524/af040524.htm   (566 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Fort San Felipe del Morro Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Fort San Felipe del Morro, or El Castillo Del Morro, is an sixteenth-century fort that lies on the northernmost point of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The core structures of El Morro were completed in a forty year timespan in the 16th Century, but new structures, embellishments, and restorations were added to the complex over the entire span of its 400 year history.
The fort was begun in 1540 by Spanish settlers to defend the port of San Juan.
www.ipedia.com /fort_san_felipe_del_morro.html   (868 words)

  
 Call Margaret San Felipe Real Estate Directory and Guide
Margaret Miller, owner and broker of Jardin del Mar, has resided in San Felipe for many years and is intimately familiar with Mexican real estate laws.
San Felipe is a growing community yet still manages to retain its quaint, small-town features.
San Felipe is a beautiful area and has recently been discovered by developers and hoteliers.
callmargaretrealty.com   (299 words)

  
 San Felipe Fishing, Sept. 5-10, 2004, Tony Reyes Jr.
We left from San Felipe, B.C., Mexico, with a group of anglers to fish in the Sea of Cortez.
We had calm seas all week, with lots of clouds on the coast, and the week before, a big rain hit San Francisquito Bay, putting a lot of trash in the water, such as trees and cactus.
A 90-pound sailfish was caught at San Francisquito Bay, and a nice roosterfish at the Enchanted Islands.
mexfish.com /sflp/sflp2004/sflp040913a/sflp040913a.htm   (173 words)

  
 The Castillo San Felipe de Lara - English
Zaques took the fort at San Felipe de Lara, setting fire to it and stealing munitions and artillery pieces.
Following the attack and destruction of the fort by Zaques, a meeting of captains was held to determine the feasibility of holding the fort.
Thus the first fortification, Bustamante Tower, on which the bulwark of San Felipe was erected, could be preserved.
www.mayaparadise.com /castilloe.htm   (735 words)

  
 Re/Max San Felipe Real Estate For Sale, in Baja California, lots, Property, homes & more - San Felipe, Baja California, ...
San Felipe has grown to be a star on the tourism map of the Mexican Government because of its geographical location, natural beauty, the people and the infrastructure it now has.
Plans are under way to make San Felipe one of the top tourist destinations in the country.
Today, San Felipe is a thriving community of more than 20,000 permanent residents, with an additional 10,000 from the United States, Canada and Europe.
www.sanfeliperealestate.com   (342 words)

  
 Baja Mexico: Baja Expo - San Felipe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
San Felipe is a very easy two and a half hour drive south of the border from Mexicali on a good paved road, and worlds away from any typical gringo environment.
San Felipe is also a main stop for gingos heading 100 miles further south to spectacular BAHIA DE GONZAGA.
San Felipe is somewhat of a casual and scruffy Baja town, but it does have it's nicer elements.
www.bajaexpo.com /cities/sanfel.htm   (10831 words)

  
 News about San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified agency in charge of handling, control and protection of the borders of the nation and all along the official ports of entry, and is responsible to maintain terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while hundreds of laws are being re-enforced in the United States.
An agreement was signed October 17th 2005, between the state and municipal government and the head of the tourism developers in San Felipe,.....
A brief mention was made of the 1200 units being built in San Felipe.
www.sanfelipe.com.mx:16080 /news   (1333 words)

  
 New Mexico Magazine | San Felipe Pueblo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Pueblo of San Felipe is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Bernalillo off I-25.
There are no services in the village except during ceremonials, when food and crafts booths spring up near San Felipe Church at the foot of Black Mesa.
The most conservative of the Keresan villages, San Felipe was founded in 1706 and is extremely protective of its traditions.
www.nmmagazine.com /NMGUIDE/felipe.html   (225 words)

  
 Ensenada to San Felipe
Driving southeast from Ensenada along Route 3 towards San Felipe, I passed one of the many enormous automobile junkyards I would see on my trip, and a wonderfully painted crocodile rock.
At the southern end of the dry lake, I found helpful signs to San Felipe painted on discarded appliances.
I camped that night in the desert, along the track heading east to San Felipe.
www.oz.net /~geoffsi/baja20012002-web/Baja20012002-route3.htm   (133 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SAN FELIPE SPRINGS
San Felipe Springs, the third largest springs in Texas, is a group of springs that extends two miles along San Felipe Creek northeast of Del Rio in Val Verde County (centered at 29°22'N, 100°52' W).
A mission was established in 1808 and followed by the settlement of San Felipe del Rio (now Del Rio) in 1834.
Amistad International Reservoir on the Rio Grande to the west has increased the flow of San Felipe Springs since its impoundment in 1968.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/rps5.html   (259 words)

  
 San Felipe Monardella [Monardella nana Gray ssp. leptosiphon (Torr.) Abrams]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Several small plants presumed to be this subspecies, although not in flower, were found west of Barrel Springs and north of San Felipe in the chaparral.
Herbarium specimens are from the Fry Creek Campground, near the stop of the grade on the southwestern slope of Palomar Mountain, Mendenhall Valley, San Felipe, Hot Springs Mountain, Palomar Observatory, Aguanga Ridge, Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, Deer Flats, and south to the Banner Grade 3 miles from Julian.
Status: San Felipe Monardella is presumed stable in San Diego County.
sandiego.sierraclub.org /rareplants/169.html   (299 words)

  
 San Felipe
Fishing is allowed in the Brazos River, just north of San Felipe on Park Road 38.
Entering the J. Josey Store in San Felipe is like taking a step back into another time.
San Felipe is a part of The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail offering a variety of seasonal birding events.
www.sealycvb.org /SanFelipe.htm   (137 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Consolidator wins San Felipe in stakes-record time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
ARCADIA, Calif. — Consolidator was a surprise winner of the $250,000 San Felipe Stakes, taking command at the top of the stretch and pulling away for a record-setting victory Saturday and giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas a top Kentucky Derby hopeful.
Consolidator, fourth as the even-money favorite in the San Vicente on Feb. 13, was ready for his second race at Santa Anita, covering 1 1-16 miles in 1:40.11 — a full second faster than the previous standard set by Pole Position in 1979.
Ten past winners of the San Felipe race have won the Santa Anita Derby, the most recent being Buddy Gil two years ago.
www.usatoday.com /sports/horses/2005-03-20-san-felipe-stakes_x.htm?csp=34   (649 words)

  
 SAN FELIPE, Baja California Mexico Fishing Kayaking Sports Real Estate Hotels Motels Lodgings, and more.
San Felipe is a picturesque town facing small islands and pristine waters with excellent fishing.
SAN FELIPE gained much of its popularity with the invention of the three day weekend.
This charming beach side town is the first of many towns to be found as one travels south, down the east side of the Baja Peninsula.
www.bajaquest.com /sanfelipe   (740 words)

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