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Tijuana (pronounced /?ti??'w??n?/[2]; Spanish, pronounced [ti'xwana]), is a Pacific coast Mexican city situated on the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to its sister city of San Diego, California. Tijuana is the westernmost city in Mexico (the westernmost Mexican population center is located in Isla Guadalupe) and is the largest city in the Mexican State of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. Currently, the Tijuana metropolitan area is the sixth-largest in Mexico, with a population of 1,483,992 [3] and as the San Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan Area it is the 14th largest metropolitan area in North America, at 4,922,723. It is one of the fastest growing modern cities in Mexico. The land where the city of Tijuana would be built was originally inhabited by the Kumeyaay, a tribe of Yuman-speaking hunter-gatherers. Europeans arrived in 1542, when the Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo toured the coastline of the area, which was later mapped in 1602 by Sebastián Vizcaíno. In 1769, Juan Crespí documented more detailed information about the area that would be called the Valley of Tijuana. Junípero Serra founded the first mission of Alta California in San Diego. More settlement of the area took place near the end of the mission era when José María Echendía, governor of the Baja California and Alta California, awarded a large land grant to Santiago Argüello in 1829. This large cattle ranch, Rancho Tía Juana ("Aunt Jane Ranch"), covered 100&_160;km2 (40&_160;sq&_160;mi).
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1. Socially Sophistocated Young Adolescents in Elementary Schools
June 29, 2008
Elementary schools are increasingly faced with young adolescent behaviors with younger students. Elementary school principals and safety experts say they're seeing more violence and aggression than ever among their youngest students, pointing to what they see as an alarming rise in assaults and threats to classmates and teachers (Toppo, 2003). Sensitive and safety issues such as self mutilation, possession of dangerous objects and weapons, depression, mental issues, sexual activity, revealing inappropriate attire are some of the young adolescent behaviors that are increasing in elementary scho... (read more)
Author: Tijuana Bigham
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2. Is Baja California 'No Country for Old Men'?
June 27, 2008
Just a couple of years ago, around 2 or 4 years may be, whenever people think of Baja California especially the border cities of Tijuana and Mexicali, what usually comes to mind are pristine white sand beaches and golden desserts. Scenes of colorful markets filled with vendors hawking ridiculously cheap items and numerous food stalls cooking-up tacos, burritos and churros by the hundreds may flash into your mind. Or you might imagine numerous bikini-clad college girls out in the sun on spring break and the occasional rowdy 18-year old gringos drinking at cantinas like there is no tomorrow. ... (read more)
Author: rome sanzio
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3. Things to do in Baja California
February 15, 2008
The peninsula of Baja California is a piece of paradise situated at the westernmost region of Mexico. Geographically speaking, Baja is a unique and interesting place to see and visit. The peninsula is situated between two large bodies of water, the vast Pacific Ocean on the west and the abundant Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez to the east. All throughout the entire length of the peninsula runs a series of coastal mountain ranges which, along with the beaches and deserts of Baja, make up the peninsula's land region.
The multitude of environmental regions in Baja California combined wi... (read more)
Author: rome sanzio
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4. Retirement in Puerto Vallarta--Don't Like the Poverty in Mexico?
September 09, 2007
Mexico! Just remembering your first trip across the border to Tijuana, Mexicali, Nogales, Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros or any other border town probably conjures up thoughts of poverty. Our first introduction to extreme poverty was 25 years ago near the outskirts of Mexico City and we’ll never forget it.
Although poverty still exists in Mexico, it is nothing like it was due to the stable peso and the Mexican economy booming for the past decade. Furthermore, comparing resort cities on the Mexican Riviera to border-towns is like comparing Beverly Hills to Bangladesh! We have be... (read more)
Author: Jim Scherrer
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5. The word is out about the investment opportunities of Mexico's Baja Peninsula
August 18, 2007
Now more than ever people are excited about taking a Mexican vacation.
The top choice for tourists who are looking for a Mexican vacation rental is Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. There is the chance to enjoy it or make a profit on it. What makes it the place to be is the variety.
One of the three popular locales on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula is Tijuana. It offers all of the flavor of a major city like Atlanta, or Chicago. Museums, festivals, fine dining wonderful hotels and so on and so on. The wonderful people of this city speak Spanish, you have the breathtaking lovely Pacific Ocean ... (read more)
Author: Nick Halverson
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6. Mexico Beaches - Puerto Vallarta and Ensenada
October 28, 2005
With shores on two oceans, Mexico is a beach lover’s paradise. Here’s a primer on three of the beach areas, Puerto Vallarta and Ensenada.
Puerto Vallarta
Considered a poor man’s Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta lies in the middle of the Bahia de Banderas, a huge bay. The beach is long and nice while the two lies at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains. The last ten years have seen a lot of development with condos, hotels and tourist support areas going up like mad. This isn’t particularly surprising since tourism seems to be the hub of the entire economy in Puerto Vallarta.
For beaches, ... (read more)
Author: Rick Chapo
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