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[Greeneyegringa]

Hi...like I said I am a "Greenie" here to Rosarito. I have been here about a year and I love it!! It is home for me! I am a married mother of 1 and currenlty just playing the mommy role. I am hoping to find some usefull information here as well as share what little I know. I would like to get to know more about the area and the locals that live here...I am also hoping to find a job locally...Well we will see what happens!

[BajaGringo]

Hi Greenie...

Welcome to Rosarito Beach and to the blog...

I have been living here in Baja for a number of years and really love it. No place is perfect and after having lived in many different parts of the globe I have found that my life here is as close to perfect as it could get. Are you living right in Rosarito or in a community nearby? We live in San Antonio del Mar...

[George Costanza]

Welcome to the forum, feel free to ask any questions you may have and we are always looking for more people with info from Rosarito

[Greeneyegringa]

Hi Greenie...

Welcome to Rosarito Beach and to the blog...

I have been living here in Baja for a number of years and really love it. No place is perfect and after having lived in many different parts of the globe I have found that my life here is as close to perfect as it could get. Are you living right in Rosarito or in a community nearby? We live in San Antonio del Mar...

I actually live in Rosarito, very close to "The Lobster Shack"....its a mellow area and I really do like it. I am not too familiar with the neighborhoods yet....from what I understand mine is called Fracc. Los Angeles.

[Greeneyegringa]

Welcome to the forum, feel free to ask any questions you may have and we are always looking for more people with info from Rosarito

Thank you.....

[zunigan]

What does Fracc. mean? I see it all over and its so hard to tell someone where I really live cause I have no idea what they call the areas in Tijuana.

[George Costanza]

What does Fracc. mean? I see it all over and its so hard to tell someone where I really live cause I have no idea what they call the areas in Tijuana.

I think it means part or section or area ?

[Greeneyegringa]

I think it means part or section or area ?

Yes I agree, I know some "areas" are called "colonias" where as other areas are called "fraccimente" (I thinks that is spelled right) I think it is comparable to like names of housing tracks in the US. I know to write my address it goes as following:

Street name & Number
Colonia or Fracc
Then of course city and state

or atleast that is how the utility companys write it...they always include the "neighborhood"

[BajaGringo]

It is spelled fraccionamiento.

Literally translated it means like a sub-division but it is used like the terms colonia, barrio and neighborhood...

[George Costanza]

Thanks Bajagringo for the answer
I always wondered that too

[BajaGringo]

Depending on what part of Latin America you are in will determine which term is used more...

In Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Venezuela I only heard the term "barrio"...

[Chiquito]

BARRIO is often used in Chicano areas of California as well. FRACCIONAMIENTO, division, is common in Baja California. General slang puts an area called a fraccionamiento as higher standard than a colonia even though technically there's no real difference. (From the thoughts of friends in Tijuana).

[BajaGringo]

Fraccionamiento, as a sub-division, implies that a developer (hopefully) provided some type of master plan for the area with minimum build standards, infrastructure and green areas, although this has not always been true in the past in Baja. Colonias sort of "sprung up" on their own. As far as providing directions or geographical reference, they are the same...

[Greeneyegringa]

BARRIO is often used in Chicano areas of California as well. FRACCIONAMIENTO, division, is common in Baja California. General slang puts an area called a fraccionamiento as higher standard than a colonia even though technically there's no real difference. (From the thoughts of friends in Tijuana).

I noticed that too...My husband was at the Doctor and by mistake said Colonia instead of Fracciinamiento...and the receptionist said "Oh no, no ..where you live is Fraccionamiento Los Angles...almost like Colonia was a dirty word. We didnt get it...but I think i do now....wow...I learn new stuff everyday here!

[Aztec Eagle]

Gringos,gringos,gringos.... So much disinformation

Been the only local here i have to clarify what is the difference between them FRACCIONAMIENTO is land own by a particular that hes intent is to sell the land for residential purpose by dividing or fractionating (Fraccionamiento) the land in to several urban plots and also has to provide roads,streets and green areas for the residents.

The term "colonia," in Spanish means a community, a "colonia" as a residential area and there many types from Rich colonias with green areas and paved streets and nice houses and middle class colonias with a mix of nice and not so nice houses to poor colonias that lack many basic living necessities, such as potable water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing.

Unidad habitacional,is another one you may encounter it means HABITATION UNIT is usually goverment provided housing.

Barrio in Mexico just means neighborhood and its usually means just that nothing else it could be a rich barrio or a poor one,is not to be compared to the meaning given by Mexican-Americans which usually means poor neighborhoods or getto in the U.S..


P.S. Welcome to the blog greenie and welcome to Baja! if you need any help please let us know.

[BajaGringo]

Gringos,gringos,gringos.... So much disinformation

Been the only local here i have to clarify what is the difference between them FRACCIONAMIENTO is land own by a particular that hes intent is to sell the land for residential purpose by dividing or fractionating (Fraccionamiento) the land in to several urban plots and also has to provide roads,streets and green areas for the residents.

The term "colonia," in Spanish means a community, a "colonia" as a residential area and there many types from Rich colonias with green areas and paved streets and nice houses and middle class colonias with a mix of nice and not so nice houses to poor colonias that lack many basic living necessities, such as potable water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing.

Unidad habitacional,is another one you may encounter it means HABITATION UNIT is usually goverment provided housing.

Barrio in Mexico just means neighborhood and its usually means just that nothing else it could be a rich barrio or a poor one,is not to be compared to the meaning given by Mexican-Americans which usually means poor neighborhoods or getto in the U.S..


P.S. Welcome to the blog greenie and welcome to Baja! if you need any help please let us know.

Actually, if you read my post, that is what I said. I am a Gringo by birth but have lived for over 30 years in Latin America from Argentina to Mexico and several stops in between...

[Chiquito]

Hmmm. disinformation? Only repeating what I have been told by various Mexican friends and relatives. Remember quite a few Mexicans do not use Spanish correctly just as many Americans do not use English correctly.

[George Costanza]

Thanks guys, I'm just happy to have people that can help each other out here. I'm no TJ expert so I enjoy reading what others have to say so I can learn more
I learn something new almost every day here.

[Chiquito]

I learn something new almost every day here.

NO soup for you!

[Miggiesmallz- TEXMEX]

Hi greenie… Welcome to TijuanaBlog. I live in Delegación Playas de Tijuana, also known as Fraccionamiento Playas de Tijuana, more specifically Sección Coronado.

Confusing huh? Welcome to the forum.

such as potable water and sewer systems

I really didn’t know that potable water was a word in English, but according to Microsoft Word , it is. I do, however, here it all the time in Spanish. Learned something new.