Tasty Puerto Nuevo style lobster, or as the local’s say, "langosta", is the reason millions of travelers come from all over the world to visit the famous Mexican lobster village of Puerto Nuevo.
Whether you arrive for lunch, dinner, or a few extended, carefree days, visitors are sure to find this destination mesmerizing.
You are in an atmosphere like no other a mere 30 minutes drive south from the San Diego/San Ysidro border crossing. Here visitors will find 35+ Langosta Houses, Mexican art, crafts, furniture, glass, pottery, and clothing. And perhaps, it is here as well, where you will find the friendliest and most hospitable people on Baja’s Gold Coast.
Travel Note
Parking in Puerto Nuevo can be challenging. A few restaurants have their own parking, but nothing is official.
Young men in town offer to watch your car if you have valuables. We sometimes take them up on it, and sometimes don't.
There are guarded parking lots on the perimeter of the village. Cost is usually $5 with no time limit.
We recommend these parking lots if the village looks too busy for your driving comfort.
We have always found a stroll around the three blocks
that make up Puerto Nuevo, drifting in and out of the shops, an
enjoyable diversion after our meal.
Whether it is walking back to the hotels that are within walking distance, or before departing in our car.
Many regular travelers flock to Puerto Nuevo because
of its small village atmosphere.
La Casa Del Pescador
First time visitors to Baja California, Mexico will
enjoy Puerto Nuevo and will find it much less intimidating then the nearby larger cities of Tijuana,
Rosarito Beach, and Ensenada.
The streets of Puerto Neuvo look
pretty sleepy until about 10 – 11 am daily, when the local fishermen
return with their daily harvest ready to serve up lunch and dinner to
anyone who pops into town. The Mexican craft vendors, store owners,
jewelry peddlers, and artists begin to open their shops, and the hamlet of Puerto
Nuevo is in full swing.
In Puerto Nuevo the sun is usually shining, the skies are mostly blue, the lobsters plentiful, and the sounds of Mexico's musicians are waiting to serenade you.
This website is dedicated to the coast line of Baja Mexico that runs just south of Rosarito proper, to just north of the beautiful port of Ensenada.
Along this section of Baja coastline, visitors will find one of the most interesting, and stunningly picturesque coastal drives in all of North America. Our site specializes in covering the interesting things you can find, and do along this 50 miles, or 100 kilometers.
You should also know this site is designed, written, and photographed by two mouthy gringas who have worked in the tourism industry of this area hosting media, and producing U.S. sales for over 20 years. Due to the unfair media coverage the coastline is receiving and the resulting decline in U.S. visitors, these Gringas have joined an army of U.S. citizens who reside in the area, to dispel the lies.
These fun-loving visitors from Orange County, who also have a beach home in the area, offered to show you how much fun they were having in Puerto Nuevo, in July, 2010.
On this particular weekend we spotted more U.S. tourists than we have seen in a long time. This may be due to the positive media coverage the area has received in the L.A. Times and Long Beach Press Telegram.
If you are considering visiting the area, we encourage you to do so with common sense you use in your own home town. We also ask you to take this Travel Advisory below exactly as it was intended, to tell you how to travel safely in the area and get you back alive!
The warning is not telling you not to travel to the area, but rather to remind travelers to always use caution, and common sense in unfamiliar territory.
We also think it is funny how crazy the media is acting about the Mexican mafia and their danger to the average tourist to this area. As many of us grew up around the Irish and Italian mafias on the east coast, and the Black, Asian, and Hispanic gangs in the U.S., we think we can give you some sound advice on traveling through this area, and getting you back alive.
Some
of the funnier stories we have heard are those of people who come here
regularly. One fella wrote on a web blog that he was scared to come to
this area too because he had to drive through LA to get here!
One
of our husbands said something one of our visiting journalists liked,
"What self respecting mafia man is going to shoot you for no pay?" So
the moral to the story is, if you have no business with the mafia, your
travels should be carefree!
Family Travel on the Rebound!
July, 2010
Travel Warning
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Mexico
May 06, 2010
The Department of State has issued
this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and living in
Mexico about the
security situation in Mexico, and to advise that
the authorized departure of family members of U.S. government personnel
from
U.S. Consulates in the northern Mexico border
cities of Tijuana, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and
Matamoros
has been extended.
This Travel Warning
supersedes the Travel Warning for Mexico dated April 12, 2010 to note
the extension
of authorized departure and to update guidance
on security conditions and crime.
Millions of U.S. citizens safely
visit Mexico each year. This includes tens of thousands who cross the
border every day for
study, tourism or business and at least one
million U.S. citizens who live in Mexico. The Mexican government makes a
considerable
effort to protect U.S. citizens and other
visitors to major tourist destinations.
Resort areas and tourist
destinations
in Mexico do not see the levels of drug-related
violence and crime reported in the border region and in areas along
major
drug trafficking routes.
Nevertheless, crime
and violence are serious problems. While most victims of violence are
Mexican
citizens associated with criminal activity, the
security situation poses serious risks for U.S. citizens as well.
It is imperative that U.S.
citizens understand the risks involved in travel to Mexico, how best to
avoid dangerous situations,
and who to contact if one becomes a victim of
crime or violence.
Common-sense precautions such as visiting only
legitimate
business and tourist areas during daylight
hours, and avoiding areas where criminal activity might occur, can help
ensure
that travel to Mexico is safe and enjoyable.
U.S. citizen victims of crime in Mexico are urged to contact the
consular section
of the nearest U.S. Consulate or Embassy for
advice and/or assistance.
