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  Welcome - Tijuana Tourism Board
It is a privilege for us to present to you this promotional tool that is the result of a great collaboration and excellent relations that exists between the business and tourist industry community of the city of Tijuana, Baja California.
Tijuana is located in the northwest corner of the Mexican Republic, in the state of Baja California and freeway close to neighbor city of San Diego, California, with manifold tourist and commercial attractions.
Our city is recognized for it's accelerated economic growth, which places it as the fourth most important city of the country.
www.seetijuana.com   (127 words)

  
  Crime wears on Tijuana, San Diego - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
TIJUANA, Mexico — Americans have been crossing into this border city from San Diego since it was founded more than a century ago, sampling food, culture, easy liquor and fast nightlife.
Tijuana, population 1.2 million, saw one slaying a day in 2006 and roughly two kidnappings a week.
In Operation Tijuana, Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderón, ordered 3,300 federal military police in to take control of the city on Jan. 3, set up roving checkpoints, and in a move that would be unimaginable on the U.S. side, took the service guns away from each of the more than 2,300 municipal officers.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2007-02-05-border-crime_x.htm   (1182 words)

  
  Tijuana, Tijuana Vacations - www.bestday.com
Tijuana is an extraordinary place where different cultures are blended to create a unique atmosphere rich in history, which features an amazing architecture (appreciated in constructions such as Tijuana 's Cathedral) and a population with an eclectic cultural background that provides the city with a cosmopolitan and versatile profile.
Tijuana's name was originated from the union of the words "tia" (aunt) and "Juana", since the place that nowadays is the seat of the big city, was some time ago the territory that housed the estate of aunt Juana (tia Juana), famous landlady in the beginning of the 19th century.
The fame that associates Tijuana with a sleepless and excessively festive city was originated in 1920, when the Dry Law ruled the United States (the sales of alcoholic drinks were forbidden); then, alcohol drinking people, on the verge of desperation because of its forced abstinence, crossed the borders to quench their thirst in Mexico.
www.bestday.com /Tijuana   (607 words)

  
  Tijuana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tijuana [ti'xwana], is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana; the city's current mayor is Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
The city of Tijuana is situated in a region once inhabited by the Kumeyaay Indians, a tribe of Yuman-speaking hunter-gatherers.
Tijuana is particularly famous among US youths, who cross the border in order to drink alcohol prior to their 21st birthday (Mexico's legal drinking age is 18).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tijuana   (2677 words)

  
 The History of Tia Juana or Tijuana | Mexico
Tijuana is one of the most traveled and largest border crossings in the world.
Tijuana is a gateway for the restless and motivated to get out and live in the north, away from the problems facing Mexico.
Tijuana and its shanty houses and stores are built up to the fence, like children with noses to the window, all longing to be on the other side (Parfit, 1996, pg.
www.digthatcrazyfarout.com /oldtj/TJ_history.htm   (1704 words)

  
 Tijuana bible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tijuana Bibles (also known as "eight-pagers") were pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.
It is also possible that the name is simply an ironic coinage, Tijuana being stereotypically seen in the U.S. as uncivilized and debauched, while the Bible, perceived as the pinnacle of chaste morality, stands as far removed from pornography as possible.
Tijuana bibles were sold illicitly, often passed among soldiers and schoolboys.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tijuana_bibles   (391 words)

  
 Tijuana River Pollution   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tijuana and San Diego are located in the same atmospheric basin; runoff from the Tijuana River flows northward into the Pacific Ocean; the production of pollutants in each city affects the other.
The pollution of the Tijuana River Watershed and the Pacific Ocean is caused by a lack of proper sanitation facilities in Tijuana and, partly, by the activities of the maquiladoras in the Tijuana area.
The Tijuana River Estuary comprises 20 percent of all the wetlands in Southern California.
www.american.edu /ted/TIJUANA.HTM   (3575 words)

  
 MexOnline.com Tijuana History - The story of Tijuana - Baja California, Mexico
Tijuana was also a small stage for the Mexican Revolution when revolutionaries loyal to Ricardo Magon took over the town in 1911.
The twenties changed Tijuana forever, actually it was the enactment of Prohibition in the U.S. which sent droves of Americans across the border to partake in legal drinking and gambling.
Tijuana's population tripled in that decade, from 22,000 to 65,000 in 1950.
www.mexonline.com /tijuana/tijuana-history.htm   (415 words)

  
 Tijuana
Tijuana, the world’s busiest border crossing, is about fifteen minutes south of San Diego and close enough for a day trip by the vast number of people living in southern California.
Tijuana’s reputation was made, as was that of so many other border towns, during the Prohibition era.
Being in northen Mexico, Tijuana is known for its char-broiled steaks and tacos, with the tacos often being made from the New York cut, something rarely found elsewhere.
www.lomexicano.com /html/tijuana.htm   (1530 words)

  
 Tijuana travel guide - Wikitravel
Tijuana has a population of around 1.2 million people according to the last census, although it is believed that the number is now closer to 2 million.
Tijuana is a transit point for illegal immigration into the United States, as well as a common destination for any illegal Mexican immigrants deported from the west coast of the United States.
Tijuana is on the ocean, but is not known for its beaches, for boating, or as a seaside resort.
wikitravel.org /en/Tijuana   (2991 words)

  
 Tijuana Summary
Tijuana [ti'xwana], is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana; the city's current mayor is Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Tijuana is the westernmost city in Latin America as well as one of the northernmost (neighboring Mexicali is slightly farther north).
Tijuana is particularly famous among US youths, who cross the border in order to drink alcohol prior to their 21st birthday (Mexico's legal drinking age is 18).
www.bookrags.com /Tijuana   (2620 words)

  
 Tijuana
The officials of Tijuana are concerned about the possibility of: (1) a health problem because of the contaminated water, (2) the irritation to the local residents because of the odor and visual pollution, and (3) the effect on the future development of the coastal area.
The Tijuana test indicates that the AMT process has a definite effect on the B.O.D. As shown on Graph No. 2, the B.O.D. shows a steady negative slope.
The City of Tijuana is the first major city in the world to use the application of cultured bacteria as a primary treatment.
www.bugsatwork.com /Wasteline/TIJUANA.HTM   (2561 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico -- Scores attend funeral
TIJUANA – A day after a Catholic priest was found handcuffed in his car and shot to death, church-goers attending his funeral Mass struggled to make sense of the violent act.
The number of murders in the Tijuana region so far this year has surpassed the total of 355 for all of 2004, according to statistics from Castro's office.
García said Velázquez, who worked in Tijuana for 17 years, was most recently pastor of the Church of Santa María Reina in the Colinas de Agua Caliente section of the city.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/mexico/tijuana/20051026-9999-7m26priest.html   (686 words)

  
 Baja Tourist Guide - Tijuana.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tijuana in an exciting City, is the liveliest port of entry in Mexico and the gateway to the exiting Baja peninsula, often described, and rightfully so, as the most visited city in the world (approximately two million visitors each month) is very distant from the central plateau of Mexico.
Tijuana came under a short-lived "military occupation" in 1911 when a group of rag tag US socialist filibusterers attempted to set up an independent republic.
Tijuana has lived down her gaudy past and is now a booming thriving, industrious city -still attracting tourists by the thousands -but somewhat more virtuously.
www.bajatouristguide.com /gtijuana.html   (652 words)

  
 Tijuana Jews
Tijuana Jews, is a one-hour documentary and a personal exploration of this community that blended Jewish and Mexican cultures and customs in an unlikely place and time.
Tijuana's dark legend continues to fire up the imagination with stories of free-flowing liquor, cheap narcotics, beautiful senoritas and fl velvet paintings.
Tijuana Jews is an authentic and living testimony set against conceptions and misconceptions of this near-mythic border city.
www.brandeis.edu /jewishfilm/Catalogue/films/TIJUANAJEWS.html   (315 words)

  
 Newswise
The aim of the UCSD study, conducted along with collaborators in Mexico, was to estimate the number of men and women in Tijuana, aged 15 to 49 years, infected with HIV.
The dramatic rise in HIV infection may be linked to a number of factors including Tijuana’s proximity to the United States, which creates economic opportunities that attract migrants from elsewhere Mexico.
The population’s mobility is also a consideration; 64% of Tijuana residents report crossing the border into the United States at least once a month.
www.newswise.com /articles/view/518368/?sc=rsmn   (785 words)

  
 Tijuana Activities - Activities and Attractions in Tijuana Mexico
The cliffs lining the strip of coast between Tijuana and Ensenada are ideal for sailing kites or paragliding, as in Cantamar Beach.
Tijuana boasts an intense famous nightlife and at weekends, its countless discotheques and nightclubs go on until dawn, offering entertaining options for the young and mature adults with non-stop entertainment and all kinds of music.
the Tijuana Wax Museum is the second of its type in all Latin America with more than 80 replicas of historic and artistic figures as well as movie and television personalities, located in downtown.
www.tijuana-hotels.com /activities.htm   (842 words)

  
 Guide2mexico - Tijuana   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tijuana is a diverse mix of people from many parts of Mexico and the world.
One of the primary factors in its growth early in the century was the banning of cabarets in San Diego and then prohibition of alcohol, both of which Tijuana was happy to provide visitors.
In fact, Tijuana is sometimes called the television capital of the world because of the number of televisions that are manufactured there.
www.guide2mexico.com /cities/tijuana/tjindex.htm   (475 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico > Tijuana & The Border
Kidnap suspect may be linked to 1996 ransom: TIJUANA – A man accused of masterminding the kidnapping of a maquiladora executive this month was also involved in the high-profile 1996 abduction of a Japanese businessman in Tijuana, authorities said.
TIJUANA – Mexican authorities are still investigating the cause of an underground gas explosion near the city's tourism district, which left two people dead and one person injured this week.
Tijuana's fine dining: From the Pampas of Argentina to the exotic jungles of Mexico, Tijuana dining has something for every palate.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/mexico/tijuana/index.html   (1193 words)

  
 TIME.com - The New Frontier
Local Tijuana radio played the music of a few electronic bands, but the airwaves were mostly filled with norteño and tambora — Mexican variations on the polkas and waltzes that German farmers brought to central Mexico in the 19th century.
What little tolerance existed in Tijuana for electronic music was obliterated by the arrival in the early '90s of rock en Español, an irony-free form of hard rock.
Tijuana Sessions is selling well, and he has lucrative gigs scheduled this summer in Los Angeles, London and Barcelona.
www.time.com /time/covers/1101010611/fnortec.html   (1252 words)

  
 CMT.com : Tijuana No : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mexican alternative band Tijuana No was formed by the end of the 1980s, playing under the name of No, at the beginning.
Tijuana No's self-titled debut album was released in 1993, followed by 1994's Transgresores de La Ley.
Tijuana No's third album, called Contra-Revolución Ave, came out in 1998.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/tijuana_no/bio.jhtml   (168 words)

  
 Tijuana News
Tijuana's CEO denied there were plans to purge street vendors from public thoroughfares, but said not one more license will be granted to the outdoor sellers.
Also, members of the Press Photographers Association of Tijuana planned to deliver their third request to President Fox during his visit for justice in the cases of local newspaper editor Francisco Ortiz Franco, who was murdered last year, and photographer Juan Ramon Hurtado Osorio, who was allegedly assaulted by federal police in 2002.
In an interview with the Tijuana daily Frontera, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Consulate in the border city revealed that thousands of Baja California residents were granted professional work visas to work legally in the U.S. in recent years.
www.nmsu.edu /~frontera/Tijuananews.html   (10098 words)

  
 Tijuana Jews
Tijuana Jews, is a one-hour documentary and a personal exploration of this community that blended Jewish and Mexican cultures and customs in an unlikely place and time.
Tijuana's dark legend continues to fire up the imagination with stories of free-flowing liquor, cheap narcotics, beautiful senoritas and fl velvet paintings.
Tijuana Jews is an authentic and living testimony set against conceptions and misconceptions of this near-mythic border city.
www.jewishfilm.org /Catalogue/films/TIJUANAJEWS.html   (298 words)

  
 Tijuana Estuary NP
Tijuana Estuary is a small intertidal coastal estuary on the international border between California and Mexico.
The estuary is primarily a shallow water habitat, though it is often termed an "intermittent estuary," as it is subjected to extreme changes in streamflow at different times of the year.
The Tijuana River Estuary is one of the few salt marshes remaining in Southern California, where over 90% of wetland habitat has been lost to development.
www.parks.ca.gov /default.asp?page_id=669   (508 words)

  
 Welcome to Tijuana, Tequila, Sexo, Mariguana
The excess that is easily had in Tijuana comes at a price: one US citizen per day dies in Tijuana and the surrounding area of Baja California, according to the American consulate in TJ.
If you were to visit Tijuana, and you should at least once, there's lots of action for the egotourist.
This Tijuana version of an old-fashioned diner is 50 years old.
www.tijuana.com.mx /21   (525 words)

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