El corazoncito rojo de la ciudad Puede llegar a sorprender si se recuerda que la actual Feria del Libro de Tijuana se debe indirectamente a la Guerra Civil Española. Como muchas cosas en Tijuana, todo …
June 8, 2014
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Stories by Lorena Mancilla
Intenso año para la feria del libro de Tijuana
Intense year for Tjuana's annual book fair
Little red heart of Tijuana It may surprise you to learn that we indirectly owe the current Feria del Libro de Tijuana to the Spanish Civil War. Like most things in Tijuana, it all started …
June 7, 2014
Rosarito and the Broken Board Surfos
Banano “I learned to surf with a broken board. I repaired it with resin that I bought from a fish taxidermist factory. I patched it and I glued it back together. I would surf with …
August 9, 2013
Mexican President-Elect Peña Nieto vs. #yosoy132
Mexico's president-elect may not look like he's got problems, but he does.
August 15, 2012
México: Entre los Dinosaurios y el Poder del #
Mariana siempre quiso casarse en la Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México. Cuando el momento llegó decidió cumplir su sueño: su ceremonia se llevaría a cabo en el histórico recinto frente al Zócalo, la …
August 15, 2012
A Brave New World of Liberated Tourists
An afternoon of neon lights and ’80s pop, washed down with a pitcher of draft beer at the roller rink...a night of charalitos con chile, flying chairs, fake blood, and a screaming crowd that competes …
November 30, 2011
Valle de Guadalupe
Imagine a valley filled with vineyards surrounded by olive trees. The weather is dry and warm and there’s hardly any wind. There are only a couple of paved roads and people mostly walk or drive …
June 29, 2011
Rehab: A Public Nightmare in Tijuana
They sell newspapers on street corners. They wander around swap meets selling candy. They offer pamphlets in restaurants, taco stands, supermarkets, parking lots, malls, and homes. They carry around little wooden penny banks and ask …
February 23, 2011
¡Futbol!
Lions and Tigers and Xolos In a dusty field behind a racetrack in Tijuana, the line of cars trying to park snakes into the distance. Once we park, we look around and see that we’re …
June 23, 2010
Tijuana's Downtown Revival
A Schizoid City Tijuana has suffered from multiple personality disorder for way too long. It’s been a place for trade and fugitives — for anyone who needed to escape from anything, whether it be extreme …
February 17, 2010