Baja news & stories
Author Luis Urrea embodies contradiction. Though Mexican, he is blond-haired and blue-eyed. Though born in Tijuana and raised in San Diego, he lives in the cold and humidity of Chicago. Though he's written four books …
Though the municipal government unveils a new mass-transit proposal every few years, the fact remains: Tijuana is a city of cars. But it isn't a city of new cars. Only the wealthiest of tijuanenses drive …
There are three wax-figure museums in all of Mexico. Two of them, Mexico City's and Tijuana's, owe their existence to Ricardo Parra Montes. "I was the director of tourism for the Mexico City government in …
Prospective home buyers in San Diego have waited for months for prices to stop their upward climb. In Tijuana, they're no longer waiting. Many Tijuanenses are leaving the city's colossal rental market and buying their …
Salsipuedes About 50 miles south of the border "It's just a little turnoff on the road to Ensenada, about midway through that little mountainous section," explains Vern. "You come around this corner and there's an …
Teniente Guerrero Park Located six blocks west of Revolución between 3rd and 4th Avenues This park proves that Tijuana is, after all, part of Mexico. While much of the city now resembles suburban San Diego …
Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma Brewery Av. Hidalgo and Calle Carranza, Tecate www.baja-web.com 665-654-9478 Named for its place of origin, Cerveza Tecate was launched in 1944 when Alberto Aldrete transformed an old brick building from a vegetable-oil producing …
Tangaloo Club Avenida Monterrey #3215, Tijuana www.tangaloo.com 011-52-664-681-8091, 011-52-664-681-8092 For years, Baby Rock has dominated Tijuana nightlife. But now Tangaloo is giving it stiff competition. Francisco Gatica, the owner of Tangaloo, has turned a former …
Sotano Suizo Gourmet & Sports Bar Centro Plaza Fiesta Avenida Paseo de los Heroes 9415, Zona R’o, Tijuana www.sotanosuizo.com 011-52-664-684-8834 Only a half mile south of the border is an area of Tijuana nightlife not …
El Lugar del Nopal Callejon 5 de Mayo, Tijuana 011-52-664-685-1264 On Thursday nights after 9, Tijuana's poets and artists mosey over to El Lugar del Nopal, a cafŽ at the start of Cinco de Mayo …
La Diferencia Boulevard Sanchez Taboada 10611-A Zona Río, Tijuana 011-526-664-634-3346, 011-526-664-634-7078 One of Mexico's great traditional delicacies is cuitlacoche, a subtle-flavored black "mushroom" that grows on fresh corn ears. (Its English name is the ugly …
Aqui Es Oaxaca Avenida Cuauhtemoc Sur Qte. 212-5 (across from Hotel Palacio Azteca) Zona Río, Tijuana www.bajavisual.com/oaxaca/mapa.htm 011-526-664-686-4193 You'll find the most authentic Oaxacan cooking in our general neighborhood at the "Here's Oaxaca" restaurant in …
Chiki Jai Basque Restaurant 1388 Avenida Revolucion (at Eight), Tijuana 011-52-664-685-4955 Tijuana's oldest restaurant is kicking with new life. Yes, it has always been famous for its paella. That's what the Spanish jai alai players …
Café Francais La Belle Claude Calle Galeana (7th Street), No. 8186-A 011-52-664-685-3415 La Belle Claude, named after the owner's daughter, looks expensive but isn't. It's a light, airy patisserie full of richly varnished wood, Victorian …