San Telmo, Baja California
| San Telmo | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′00″N 116°06′00″W / 30.9665809°N 116.1000202°WCoordinates: 30°58′00″N 116°06′00″W / 30.9665809°N 116.1000202°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State |
 Baja California
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| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 29 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
San Telmo is a city in Baja California, Mexico. It is a small village situated along the Pacific border of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. It is registered within the Licenciado Gustavo Días Ordaz municipality, which is a part of the massive Ensenada municipality of the State of Baja California. It is also a part of a region in Baja California called Heroes de Chapultepec —2,142 kilometres (1,331 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the country's capital city. San Telmo is also known as El Bramadero.
There are many surrounding cities that are nearby San Telmo such as San Diego and Ensenada, which are 275.4 kilometres (171.1 mi) and 143.9 kilometres (89.4 mi) from San Telmo, respectively. In addition, it is located about 244.6 kilometres (152.0 mi) from Tijuana, 60.1 kilometres (37.3 mi) from San Quintin, and 26.1 kilometres (16.2 mi) from Camalú. Although it is noticeably south of San Diego, the temperature differs greatly from day to night, ranging from 37 to 7 °C (99 to 45 °F).
On March 17, 2015, a strike rose in the state of Ensenada. Approximately 300,000 people work in the coastal region of San Quintín and San Telmo —one of Mexico's leading export regions for crops such as strawberries, tomatoes, and cucumbers. During the protest, field laborers demanded a higher salary and government benefits such as social security and insurance. Before the protest, workers earned around 110 pesos per day with 10 hours of labor. Protestors raised up their current issues during the meeting with the representatives but granted negotiations with the Consejo Agricola de Baja California soon ended when Alberto Munoz, the representative of agribusinesses, did not return to the meeting. As a response, Fidel Sanchez, a spokesman for the Alliance of national (State and Municipal Organizations for Social Justice) —a partnership of indigenous groups representing laborers —told the agribusinesses representatives that if Munoz does not present himself, he and the protesters cannot be held accountable for what happens.United Farm Workers of America (UFW) from the United States decided to support Mexican farm laborers by circulating an online petition that was directed toward major companies such as Driscoll's.
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