Miles of rugged desert stretches between the bustling tourist towns of the Baja peninsula’s northern Pacific coast and the glamorous resorts of Cabo to the south. In between, the isolated pueblos along cactus lined highways spanning the 800 mile long peninsula almost exude a Wild West vibe. San Felipe is no different. Despite its tourist draw, this Baja California Norte fishing town on the Sea of Cortez is still a little rough and tumble.

Sunny skies and miles of beautiful sand beach stretching along the Sea of Cortez make San Felipe a popular winter destination for American and Canadian ex-pats, and a weekend get-away from Arizona, California and the Mexican border cities of Mexicali and Tijuana. Once a sleepy fishing village, this town of around 20,000 with…