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We have some long time friends who have lived in San Felipe for over 15 years who swear that it’s safe. They built one of the first homes in El Dorado and while we have never seen anything happen out where they live, we have gotten to the point that we are afraid to leave our vehicle parked anywhere downtown and have watched over the years as the town has lost some of its friendly, welcoming vibe that we felt when we first visited there probably in 2005.

Bahia del Los Angeles unfortunately has suffered from the same problem. Our last 3 or 4 trips there we have noticed that people there seem more afraid of something/someone with a lot more people now putting up fences and bars on their windows. When we talk to someone who lives there about the recent murders of American expats they seem to know who did it but are also afraid to talk about it much.

I can only assume that the criminals have eyes and ears everywhere in that beautiful area and it’s a real shame how things have changed from the days back when it was the Diaz store and not much else in BOLA.