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Characterized by year-round surf, long-ride waves and barely-there line-ups, Southern Baja is the fairy tale surf destination of which little surfer boys and girls dream.

Rarely a cloud in the sky, enchanting natural landforms, a wide range of waves for every kind of surfer, moderate marine temperatures and shark-free waters are just a few of the things that make Los Cabos a surfers’ paradise.

“Growing up in San Jose del Cabo, I always knew this place was special,” said Alejandro Olea, owner of the Costa Azul Surf Shop. “I’ve surfed all over the world and Los Cabos has my favorite waves. According on your mood and skill level, you can find a little bit of everything here.”

For surfers for whom one coast is not enough, and for visitors who want to learn to surf on their own schedule, Los Cabos is the place to go. Baja California Sur offers two bodies of water on either side of the peninsula, so when the seasons change, the surf doesn’t disappear. Instead, it drifts between the Pacific Ocean in the winter and the Sea of Cortez in the summer.

Depending on the season, the hottest surf spots span from just north of Todos Santos on the Pacific to the East Cape on the Sea of Cortez. From big right breaks at the Pacific’s La Pastora to fast reef breaks at Shipwrecks on the East Cape, and from Punta Palmilla’s 20-feet swells to The Rock’s fun reef breaks in between, Los Cabos has a wave for every kind of surfer.

Pets and Friends

Did you know that people living in long-term care facilities can go months without meaningful social contact? Even with the best care, they may struggle with powerful feelings of loneliness and frustration.

Pets and Friends is working to ensure that people in facility care don’t have to live without the comfort of companionship. Our long-running and highly successful pet visitation program touches thousands of lives each year—but there are still many elderly, sick and disabled residents who need our help.

Sekoya made the cut and will start bringing joy in a persons life next week.

China

China was reincarnated into a dog. Her spirit is of a lost little girl. I have never met a more human dog in my life.

China and Sekoya

Goose

We found Goose in a small cage full of 10 puppies at our local vet in Loreto, Mexico.

She was the only tan looking of the bunch. I wanted a puppy so bad. There were so many street dogs where we lived that it just torn me apart. So when I saw Goose I fell in love. We already had 2 dogs we brought down with us but having the extra addition has brought so much joy into my life. She is a true trooper and an inspiration.

This was the group I was volunteering at in Loreto. There is a very big story to this group but I will get into it another time. It was the reason why we left Mexico. But Animalandia was a true inspiration. They are doing a very good job at keeping the pet population down in Loreto.

Check out Animalandia's fundraiser, I helped promote and organize it.

Black Gold

Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil.

But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields.

Nowhere is this paradox more evident than in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to save his 74,000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers strive to harvest some of the highest quality coffee beans on the international market, Tadesse travels the world in an attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price.

Against the backdrop of Tadesse's journey to London and Seattle, the enormous power of the multinational players that dominate the world's coffee trade becomes apparent. New York commodity traders, the international coffee exchanges, and the double dealings of trade ministers at the World Trade Organisation reveal the many challenges Tadesse faces in his quest for a long term solution for his farmers.

Manufactured Landscapes

Edward Burtynsky is internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry. Manufactured Landscapes is a stunning documentary by award winning director Jennifer Baichwal – follows Burtynsky to China, as he captures the effects of the country’s massive industrial revolution. This remarkable film leads us to meditate on human endeavour and its impact on the planet.