Steak Fajita Recipe

Ingredients:Steak Fahits

• 1-1 lb Flank Steak or Sirloin Steak
• 1 Sliced, Purple Onion
• 2 Sliced Bell Peppers
• 4 Tbsp of Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste.

For the Marinade:

• ½ cup of fresh cilantro
• 1 tbsp of Worchester sauce
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled
• Juice of one lime
• 1 tbsp of Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Serve with:

• Flour Tortillas
• Guacamole
• Salsa Mexicana
• Sour Cream
• Limes
• Green Salsa

Recipe:

1. Slice the steak thinly on a diagonal and place it in a large zip lock bag.

2. Puree in a blender or food processor all of the marinated ingredients until you have a smooth mixture. Pour the marinade ingredients in the zip lock bag with the steak and mix to make sure the slices are fully coated with the marinade; put it on the fridge for at least 2 hours. Take the marinated steak out of the fridge for 15 minutes before cooking.

3. Preheat a large skillet over medium heat, add 2 tbsp of olive oil, and add the Sliced Onions and bell Peppers season with salt and pepper, cook until are caramelized set a side on a large plate.

4. On the same skillet add 1 tbsp of olive oil and cook half of the steak slices, stir constantly over high heat for 5 minutes or until the steak is cooked. Repeat the operation with the remaining steak. Serve in the plate with the cooked peppers and onions stir and ;

5. Serve it with rice, beans and the toppings of your choice.

 

 

Los Cabos Fishing Report

September 15, 2013 840_GerryMcKay78Amber
Anglers –

Local weather has settled down this past week, this has given the area a chance to dry out after all of the recent rainfall. The desert landscape has transformed to a lush green color, days remain warm, with scattered tropical cloud cover and high humidity. With each passing day we are starting to feel a hint of fall in the air, particularly early morning. There is now a low pressure system developing off of the Southern Mexico mainland coast and we will be monitoring its progress closely, as this is the time when the local environment is favorable for tropical storms to form rapidly.

Crowds of tourists are light now, this is the time when family priorities shift towards starting the new school year. It will be soon enough when the busy fall fishing season is in full swing. For the anglers that are making the trip they have enjoyed great fishing action in recent days. Most consistent bite has been found on the areas north of Punta Gorda, from La Fortuna to San Luis Bank, for yellowfin tuna and dorado. Ocean current has been swift from the south, this has made any bottom fishing that much more difficult. Water temperatures are in the 84 to 87 degree range, clear blue conditions are found within a couple of miles from shore.

Squid has been the best bait for the yellowfin tuna, the giant squid are being jigging up by the commercial fleet in dark hours and sold to charter boats in the morning, there are also limited supplies of caballito, still no sardinas available. Drift fishing with strips of squid on light tackle has been the best bet for catching limits of yellowfin tuna, the fish were now larger than in previous weeks, averaging 15 to 20 pounds. The larger cow sized tuna that were starting to show up on the Gordo Banks have not been active this past week, though surely they are still in the area, we expect these cows to become more active soon.

Dorado schools have been spread throughout the area, found by trolling lures and baitfish. The majority of the fish have been smaller sized, though with patience anglers have been able to find some larger sized dorado mixed in. Limit on these fish is two per license and the inspectors are enforcing these regulations. Only a few wahoo being accounted for, they become sluggish in the warmer water, we expect that these speedsters will become more active as fall conditions transition in the coming weeks.

Billfish have slowed this past week out of San Jose del Cabo, only scattered reports of mostly smaller sized striped marlin, surely there are black and blue marlin lurking on the grounds, they just are not readily striking lately, the way the conditions are anything could happen on any given day.

No inshore action being reported, bottom action was limited to a handful of amberjack, pargo and grouper, though no numbers to speak of, though a few impressive fish were accounted for, amberjack up to 78 lb. and one grouper over 100 pounds landed by a La Playita commercial pangero, current has been relentless, hard to effectively drift fish the bottom structure when moving so fast.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 75 charters this past week with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 3 striped marlin, 8 wahoo, 5 amberjack, 2 grouper, 16 red snapper, 300 black skipjack, 415 yellowfin tuna and 550 dorado (many released).

Good fishing, Eric

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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM

Los Cabos Fishing Report

843_Chame_Dave_282August 25, 2013
Anglers –

For the past couple of weeks the weather was relatively calm, hot and humid, with some afternoon breezes. At this time we are bracing for a weekend of thunderstorms, forecasters predict rainfall of six inches possible over the Southern Baja. High swells to 15 feet, with winds of 30 knots will shut down sportfishing operations through the weekend. This storm, now named Tropical Storm IVO, is predicted to follow a path well to the west of the Baja Peninsula, the system is expansive, several separate areas of disturbance are joining forces, slow moving and holding a lot of moisture.

Ocean conditions had settled, we enjoyed calm weather patterns, offshore fishing action was improving steadily. Dorado were the most common catch, with large schools of smaller grade fish now present, there were still some nicer bull dorado to 30 pounds or more accounted for, lot of juveniles to deal with, these should be released to mature and reproduce, dorado are one of the fastest growing species, studies say they grow five pounds per month. Best practice is to release all of the smaller dorado and if interested in capturing your limit of two dorado for personally consumption, choose a pair of the larger catches. Anglers have been finding easy limits for dorado, anglers found these fish from within one mile of shore, to the offshore grounds, these gamefish have been readily striking a wide variety of trolled lures and baits.

Football sized yellowfin tuna have been consistently found in recent weeks, these fish were found closer to shore and not associated with porpoise, schooling on the Iman and San Luis Banks, as well on the Gordo Banks, mixed in with skipjack, finicky to bite at times, striking on strips of squid and trolled hoochies, anglers were fortunate to land several of these small tuna, some anglers did find fast limits. On Tuesday, Gordo Banks Pangas skipper Chame Pino, with angler Dave Martin, visiting from Colorado, while trolling a live bolito on the San Luis Bank hooked into what would be the season’s first La Playita Cow Tuna. While using 80 pound tackle, Dave and Chame teamed to subdue this giant tuna in under two and a half hours.. Commercial pangeros targeting huachinango on this these same grounds had reported that they had seen large tuna feeding on these grounds the previous afternoon, apparently the larger grade yellowfin are now moving into the area, right on schedule.

Billfish action has been steady, lots of striped marlin, some sailfish and good numbers of larger sized blue marlin were reported, many blues were caught and released from anglers on sportfishers. A group of local La Playita pangeros teamed up to land a black marlin that was estimated at easily over 500 lb., hooked while trolling a small yellowfin tuna on the Gordo Banks. The season is showing encouraging prospects for an excellent fall season to come. Wahoo were also more active this past week, despite warm water temperatures near 85 degrees, wahoo to 50 pounds were landed while trolling the blue water ledges, no great numbers, but good for this time of year.

No inshore action now, a few late season roosterfish by the PLC Marina entrance, bottom bite was off due to the persistent strong currents. Red snapper (huachinango are being found in good numbers by the commercial fleet, they have been anchoring on deeper areas and using cut squid. Giant squid are being found in big numbers off of the Los Frailes and East Cape area, small sized giants, under two feet in length, same food source that attracts big fish.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 65 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 2 blue marlin, 1 black marlin, 23 striped marlin, 6 sailfish, 115 yellowfin tuna, 250 dorado, 13 wahoo,
16 roosterfish, 38 huachinango (red snapper) and 7 cabrilla.

Good fishing, Eric


GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM

Los Cabos Fishing Report

847_Dogtooth57July 28, 2013

Anglers –

Weather patterns have stabilized this past week and conditions are feeling more like we would expect during mid summer season. Tropical cloud cover is forming over the mountainous areas in the afternoon, that is always a sign that summer season is progressing normally, increased humidity with high temperatures in the 90s. Winds were moderate, has shifted from the north, east and the southwest, ocean water temperatures are now in the 80 to 84 degree range, from Cabo San Lucas to Los Frailes. Clean blue water is now being found as close as several miles from shore. There is presently Tropical Storm Flossie located far off to the west, appears to be heading in the direction of the Hawaiian Islands, and is forecast to weaken as it does. No other storm systems are forming on the horizon at this time.

During the recent full moon baitfish such as caballito became harder to find, moonfish were plentiful, though they are not the best offshore baitfish. Lots of ballyhoo now schooling on the offshore grounds, occasionally these baitfish were chased into meat balls and pushed to the surface by feeding porpoise. There were more encounters in recent days of yellowfin tuna found traveling offshore with porpoise, most days this action was found 20 or more miles offshore and the tuna were more often than not of the football sized variety, 5 to 15 pounds, though a local La Playita pangero did account for one 40 pound fish, so that was encouraging, there were reports of larger yellowfin tuna being seen in the swells. The East Cape area has been seeing some larger sized tuna, the East Cape Bisbee Tournament now has a 192 pound yellowfin tuna leading the tuna jackpot category, with a 46 lb. dorado also at the top board, so far no qualifying marlin over 300 pounds have been landed. Though on Wednesday there was a black marlin in the 500 pound class that was caught off of a sportfishing charter trolling outside of San Jose del Cabo, however they were not participating in the ongoing tournament.

Good numbers of striped marlin now spread out throughout the region, most commonly found 5 to 15 miles from shore, striking on lures and various rigged baitfish, sizes averaged in the 70 to 120 pound range, a few sailfish were mixed in. An occasional wahoo is striking on the same marlin type lures on the offshore grounds, traveling through the blue water, one wahoo weighed 65 lb., it was taken off a La Playita panga. Many charters accounted for multiple billfish days, two or three fish was not uncommon. Dorado were being found most days just as random single fish, some trophy sized catches to over 45 pounds were weighed in, no significant numbers of these fish.

Inshore action was mainly for late season roosterfish, the action has tapered way off compared to previous weeks, which is the normal pattern for late July, but there were still some larger roosters to over 50 pounds accounted for, some boats accounting for up to a half a dozen big fish. The inshore amberjack action that had been so good, has come to a standstill and the deeper rock piles where we would normally be concentrating on, have been harder to fish due to a very strong current sweeping through, when this does slack we expect to find some better opportunities for the spots around La Fortuna, Iman and San Luis Banks. One local panga charter accounted for a 57 lb. dogtooth snapper on Thursday, angler Jason Shipman was trolling bait inshore, near Vinorama.

Shore anglers have reported a handful of very impressive snook catches in recent days, they were all reportedly hooked into near the Puerto Los Cabos Marina and Estuary area, fish up to 46 lb. were caught, also several other in the 20 to 30 pound range. These fish were taken on available baitfish and on cast and retrieved jigs. One was actually caught from a panga while trolling a bait for roosterfish, all others were from the beach.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 69 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 1 snook, 5 wahoo, 29 yellowfin tuna, 32 dorado, 48 striped marlin, 7 sailfish, 4 dogtooth snapper, 7 amberjack, 15 jack crevalle, 7 broomtail grouper, 15 cabrilla and 86 roosterfish.

Good fishing, Eric

GORDO BANKS PANGAS

Eric Brictson / Operator

619 488-1859

Los Cabos (624) 142-1147

e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com

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Los Cabos Fishing Report

848_John_DoradoSan Jose del Cabo
 
July 21, 2013
Anglers –

Moderate crowds are now arriving in the Los Cabos area, as summer weather patterns continue to be more unpredictable than usual. No new tropical storms have developed at this time and the conditions are feeling more tropical, with scattered cloud cover and isolated showers on Thursday, as clouds blew moisture in from the east. This cloud front and associated breeze helped keep the climate very comfortable, high temperatures were around 90 degrees. Ocean currents have been strong and constantly shifting, ocean water temperature is around the 70 degree mark on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas, while towards the Gordo Banks and north there has been water temperatures up to 80 degrees or more.

The majority of sportfishing fleets now are fishing in the direction of the warmer blue water. Winds were shifting from out of the north, east to west and offshore waters were choppy at times. Striped marlin action turned on, on the grounds from the 95 spot, the 1150, Gordo Banks and north to Desteladera, multiple catches per day was common, stripers weighing up to 130 lb. were striking on the normal array of lures, readily hitting trolled or dropped back live baits.

Some scattered reports of yellowfin tuna being found traveling with porpoise, most of this action was found 10 to 20 miles from shore and the tuna have been smaller sized footballs. No larger sized yellowfin tuna are now being reported in local waters, though with 80 degree blue water now present, anything could happen on any given day. An occasional wahoo was being reported, most of these fish have been single fish, striking on lures in open offshore water.

There was a dorado frenzy found midweek in the vicinity of some buoys that were set in an area 10 to 12 miles offshore of the Cardon to La Fortuna area. Anglers who were fortunate to get in on this action will remember it for a long time, wide open action, as neon streaks of flashing blue, green and yellow could be seen all around, the fish were averaging in the 30 to 50 pound class. These fish were striking on any type of baitfish thrown in the water. Of course word travels quickly and the whole fleet arrived on the scene and the dorado became more weary in the coming days, first boats arriving in the morning hooked up, after that it was very scratchy.

Inshore action continues to produce roosterfish to 50 pounds or more, this is usually the later part of the season for them, this year we have experienced the best roosterfish bite as we have seen in the past decade, simply for the sheer numbers of big roosterfish found throughout the region. The amberjack action that had been going strong in recent weeks while trolling surface baits over inshore rock piles, seem to have faded out and now anglers are starting to find more action off of the deeper areas, such as the Iman Bank, San Luis Bank and La Fortuna reefs, with depths ranging from 100 to 180 feet. A mix of grouper, cabrilla, snapper, amberjack and other species can be found on these grounds. Techniques include, drift fishing with various whole and cut baits off of the bottom and using yo-yo style jigs, bounced and rapidly retrieved off of the high spots.

The supplies of baitfish in the PLC marina area continue to be plentiful for caballito, mullet and moonfish. We should start to see more offshore schooling batifish, such as bolito and small skipjack, move onto the local fishing grounds, this always seems to attract more predators, these make great live baits for the larger sized pelagic gamefish.

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 69 charters for the week, with anglers reporting a fish count of: 4 wahoo, 19 yellowfin tuna, 78 dorado, 27 striped marlin, 2 sailfish, 5 dogtooth snapper, 12 hauchinango (red snapper), 18 amberjack, 33 jack crevalle, 9 broomtail grouper, 25 leopard grouper and 135 roosterfish (majority released).

Good fishing, Eric


GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM

Four Reasons Mexico Is Becoming a Global Manufacturing Power

Mexico is beginning to beat China as a manufacturing base for many companies despite its higher crime rate, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group. Mexico’s gain is a plus for the U.S. because Mexican factories use four times as many American-made components as Chinese factories do, says the consulting firm. Here are Mexico’s four key advantages:

1. Manufacturing wages, adjusted for Mexico’s superior worker productivity, are likely to be 30 percent lower than in China by 2015. China’s wages have soared. They were about one-quarter as high as Mexico’s in 2000 but are catching up rapidly and will be slightly higher by 2015. And labor productivity remains higher in Mexico, even though the gap is narrowing. The crossover point was 2012, when unit labor costs in China (i.e., wages adjusted for productivity) grew to equal those in Mexico. By 2015, Mexico will be around 29 percent less expensive.

2. Mexico has more free-trade agreements than any other country. The North American Free Trade Agreement gives Mexican goods easy access to the world’s largest market, the U.S., as well as to Canada. But that’s not all. Mexico has free-trade agreements covering 44 countries. That’s more than the U.S. (20 partners) and China (18) combined.

3. Mexican manufacturing has a significant advantage in energy costs. Natural gas prices in Mexico are tied to those of the U.S., which are exceptionally low because of a glut of supply on the market. China pays from 50 percent to 170 percent more for industrial natural gas. Mexico also has an edge over China in electricity costs, although power isn’t as cheap in Mexico as in the U.S.

4. Industry clusters, especially in autos and appliances, are growing. Mexico has developed a national expertise in certain industries, which makes it more attractive for companies to locate or expand plants there. Because Mexico is a major auto manufacturer, 89 of the world’s top 100 auto parts makers have production in the country. The companies are concentrated in five Mexican states, reducing transportation costs. In appliances, more than 70 manufacturers are in the country, ranging from components makers to assemblers of both small and large appliances.

Mexico’s progress relative to China is major good news for the country because manufacturing accounts for 35 percent of Mexico’s gross domestic product (vs. 12 percent of U.S. GDP), Harold Sirkin, the report’s lead author, says in an interview. The U.S. benefits in two ways, he says. First, by selling more components to Mexican manufacturers. Second, by selling more consumer products, such as American-made beef, to Mexicans, who will have more money for imported products if their living standards rise.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-27/four-reasons-mexico-is-becoming-a-global-manufacturing-power

Los Cabos XVII Stars & Stripes Fishing, Golf & Music Festival

Los Cabos XVII Stars & Stripes Fishing, Golf & Music Festival

Started in 1996 The Stars and Stripes fishing and golf tournament and affectionately known as “The Feel Good Tournament,” will be held on June 27th-30th @ the Hilton hotel Beach and golf Resort in Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico.

This charity event has raised more than $ 12 million to benefit Southern California children’s charities, and has quickly become one of the region’s annual top charity fundraisers, over time the list of beneficiaries have expanded an this year includes: Orangewood Children’s Foundation, Big brothers big Sisters of Orange County, Boy Scouts of Los Angeles, San Diego Armed Services YMCA, Miracles for Kids and most recently, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA OC).
Additionally, Stars & Stripes gives back to communities in the Cabo San Lucas area, this year; monies raised will also benefit Building Baja’s Future, Mexico’s Green Scholarship Program.
For Reservations and more information on the event please visit the web site:

http://www.starsandstripestournament.com/

Brochure link:
http://www.miraclesforkids.org/events/2013/stars-stripes/brochure=starsandstripes2013.pdf

The event includes 3 nights @ the Hilton Hotel, Food and Beverages, silent and live auctions, fishing and several activities and live entertainment by recognized names like the Doobie Brothers performing Live.

www.LosCabosVillas.com

Los Cabos Real Estate – Viva Mexico

Viva México! Program

International Investment, Resort And Second Home Forum

June 6-9, 2013 Los Cabos, Mexico

This investment, resort and second-home forum will take place in Los Cabos, Mexico, and will be followed by a CIPS Institute. Meet with real estate professionals and authorities on investing safely in Mexico for knowledge exchange and networking. Industry leaders from both sides of the border will address questions such as “why buy in Mexico, how to invest in Latin America’s most dynamic and strong economy, and how to conduct referrals with members of the Mexican Association of Realtors (AMPI)”.

 

Cabo Margarita Recipe

Cabo Margarita Recipe:

Cabo Margarita
Ingredients:

-Salt for rimming the glass (optional)
-Ice
– 1 ½ ounces tequila Don Julio or any tequila 100% agave
– 1 ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice
– ½ ounce Cointreau
-1/2 ounces Damiana liquor
Instructions:
– If using salt, place in a shallow dish. Moisten the rim of a rocks glass with a dampened paper towel, then dip in salt.
– Fill the glass with ice; add tequila, lime juice, cointreau and damiana liquor; and stir a few times until chilled. Serve immediately.

Come to Cabo for Fun in the Sun!

http://www.LosCabosVillas.com

IronMan Los Cabos

Los Cabos, the stunning worldwide resort destination, located at the tip of the Baja Peninsula and will provide athletes with an unforgettable experience.

Athletes will take a 2.4-mile swim in azure blue and turquoise waters in the Sea of Cortes, followed by a 112-mile bike course and a 26.2-mile run course that travels along a 20-mile corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, all while offering views of rugged cliffs, desert vistas and mountains that are bound together by a wash of colors that are unmistakably Cabo’s.

Known for its vibrant culture and nightlife, Cabo San Lucas offers visitors a variety of attractions that showcase the heart of Mexico’s Western Coast, all while boasting world-class service and amenities. Natural wonders dot the coastline and outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy landmarks such as El Arco, a natural rock formation in the shape of an arch that lies adjacent to Playa Del Amor (Lover’s Beach), as well as the rich warm waters and its plethora of black corral gardens, unique marine life and miles of gorgeous sandy beaches.

Located just 20 miles to the northeast of Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo transports visitors to a historic time as ancient buildings, including the Jesuit Mission, known as Parroquia San José, and The Estero, an estuary with an endless variety of colorful birds and wildlife offer a tranquil look back to the 1730’s.

There are 50 qualifying slots for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, HI.

Originally from: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/ironman/los-cabos.aspx#ixzz2MDaRR2TI

http://www.ironman.com/