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I know Encántame has been a controversial topic on this forum (to say the least LOL) but we were down last weekend and my neighbor mentioned that the Santo Coyote restaurant was already open and that he and his wife had a nice dinner there during the week. We have been to the original Santo...

Has anyone heard about this? It looks like a sign was put up somewhere around town? There is a website but it seems more like a placeholder for now... https://sonoranstarresort.com/

Hit the border later than we wanted to friday afternoon, 3:37pm, waited 20 minutes to get to the Mexico stoplight, got the green and then the wave through by the Mexico Marines. Lots of Sonoyta police but didn’t see anyone pulled over, then an uneventful drive to PP, which is a good thing. There...

Hey Gang! Anybody know if its possible to get Halloween pumpkins anywhere in RP? We're planning to come down next Wednesday or Thursday for the weekend and thought it would be fun to carve pumpkins with the kids. I assume it could be problematic to bring pumpkins across the border so wanted to...

JayT had a great report from Friday that was almost identical to our experience, so I'll keep it short n' sweet. -hit Border at 10:20am, no US outgoing inspection/interview at all, just a line of ~20 vehicles waiting on the Mexico traffic-light revision; line moved slow but steady -did 10 mins...

Hit the border at Sonoyta at 11am, here are some quick notes: -very light traffic and essentially no lines at border in either direction -no US customs outgoing revision at all (i.e. no agent asking if you have over $10,000, arms/ammo, etc) -got green light but red went off immediately before...

FYI, I got an email today from Hacienda del Sol furniture that an Ashley Home Store just opened next store to HDS and they have a 25% sale through the end of December. I had previously looked at some Ashley pieces but never pulled trigger due to prices being somewhat inflated compared to the US...

Its been a while since I've done a restaurant review, but we liked this one so much we went twice during our trip last week. Its north of the city, off the road to get to Sandy Beach without going through town. I'll post a crude map I made and a couple pictures we took. You turn north off the...

Just an interesting random note- was down at Señor Amigo on Monday for lunch and when the kids ordered lemonades the waiter told us they didn't have any straws. When my wife started to give him a furrowed brow he clarified that it was not that they had run out of straws, but rather there is a...

We really like Kaffee Haus, and even though I had a bad feeling about wait times, we tried to go on Sunday morning around 10am. There were already 20+ people waiting outside and we were told the wait was over an hour. I think from now on, unless they expand we will only try to go on a "down day"...

Quick question for those "in the know"... We have a larger group of about 15 but just one mini-van for getting around. We want to make a couple day trips (Casa de Capitan, Malecon, etc) and I was wondering if there are any larger, van-sized taxis or shuttle services in town? We would much...

I love loading up on cold Tecate, Dos Equis, Sol, etc as much as anybody, especially out in the afternoon sun at the beach. But sometimes, especially in the evenings, I'd rather have a stronger IPA style brew. And I don't really mean darker Mexican beers like Negra Modelo OR Bohemia either-I...

Hey gang! I have 2 friends that arrived yesterday to our place the Sonoran Sea, and they just texted me that they have 2 flat tire, and 1 of the 2 has a pretty bad tear. They asked for recommendations about tire repair/replace. I know there are random "llanterias" everywhere in Mexico but I...

I am headed down in a couple weeks and want to upgrade an old/broken queen bed to a king. I found this frame on Amazon for $209: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R6OX5IM/ And this mattress for $295: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005A4OMKA/ So they would be ~$500 total. I think there's a 15%...

Not sure if anyone would have the inside scoop on this, but we stopped by Lucas today and it had a big closed sign out front even though they're normally open every day. Does anyone know if they'll be back open tomorrow or over the weekend? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Gang! Just got down yesterday afternoon. Everything went perfect, but I wanted to throw burgers and dogs on the grill this week and I forgot the burgers [emoji22] The Mexican stores like Ley and Aurera are great for some things, but they often dont have certain 'gringo' stuff, especially...

Hey Gang- was down in RP for the 1st time in 7 months with the wife and new baby boy. Had a great time and wanted to give a quick shout out to the Cornejo Panaderia (Bakery). We discovered this place on out last trip and have gotten hooked on their breads, doughnuts, and sweets. Almost every...

I live in Nogales and Monsoon season started on Wednesday. Like clockwork, every year the rains come at this time last for 6-8 weeks. Im not aware that RP sees the same phenomenon- I'm assuming not? (at least not to the same degree? In NOG there are absolute downpours that can happen for days in...

I've seen pics from it posted on the forum and elsewhere and would love to get a new or used copy. Any insight?

Hey all, quick question- 2013 was my first year as an owner, and I am doing my Schedule E for rental income. To calculate depreciation, you have to allocate the purchase price between the land and building value. I have no idea what to do here, especially considering the Mexican land ownership...