TIJUANA

Tijuana is located in the northwest of Mexico, at the north end of the Baja California Peninsula, and it is close to the USA border. San Diego is about 25 Km north of the border...the actual city at the border is called San Ysidro, which happens to be the south terminus of the San Diego Trolley. It is the largest city in the territory of Baja California Norte. Many people go up there from all parts of Mexico, many work at these border manufacturing factories called MAQUILADORAS.

From a tourist standpoint, most people cross the border and visit the area downtown at Calle Revolucion, about 6-10 blocks long... this area is full of shopping areas, bars, restaurants, etc... and then these tourist cross back to the US. It gets very busy at night... It is kind of neat just to venture many 2-3 blocks west (around 6th and revolucion or so)...and you get to see more of a local area. There are local stores, a bakery, a tortilleria, even a catholic church.