Tijuana

Tijuana Pacific coast Mexican y situated U.S.-Mexico border adjacent sister y S Diego, California. Tijuana westernmost y Mexico ( westernmost Mexican population center located I Guadalupe) largest y Mexican State Bj California municipality Tijuana.

Currently, Tijuana metropolitan sixth-largest Mexico, population 1,483,992 S Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan A 14 largest metropolitan North America, 4,922,723. I fastest growing modern cities Mexico.

Tourism

Tijuana relies tourism major revenue. About 300,000 visitors cross y S Ysidro point entry United States every y. Restaurants stands, pharmacies, dance clubs p city's tourists. My shops stalls selling Mexican crafts souvenirs located walking distance border. Mexico's drinking g 18 (. 21 United States) common weekend destination y g school college g Southern Californians y within Avenida Revolución. Tijuana several pharmacies marketed toward visitors United States. These pharmacies pharmaceutical drugs without prescriptions, lower costs pharmacies US. My medications still require Mexican doctor's prescription though several accessible doctor offices located border . I addition Tijuana legal "-light" district known Z Norte which significant revenue economy. Tijuana y businesses selling products services cheaper United States. S businesses detailing, medical services, dentistry plastic surgery heavily marketed located city's border US.

Culture

T Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) composed theater, lecture rooms, video rooms, library, exhibition hall, Museum Californias, futuristic planetary movie theater displays IMAX films, restaurant. Since 1992, CECUT hosted Orchestra Bj California (OBC), headquarters Center Scenic A Northwest (CAEN) Hispanic-American Center Guitar (CHG). Since 2001, CECUT receives about million visitors p year, making Bj California's important cultural center. Another important culture center L C Cultura, comprising school, theater, public library. Dance, painting, music, plastic arts, photography languages taught there. T y Instituto Municipal A y Cultura (Municipal Institute A Culture), Tijuana Wx Museum, Museo E Trompo (T Trompo Museum).

Tijuana y active independent artist community whose internationally recognized earned Tijuana title " important cultural meccas", according Newsweek. Strange N World, exhibition Tijuana's current scene, being curated y Museum Contemporary A S Diego traveling across USA 2006 2007. A collectives Bulbo production Palenque Filmaciones explore award winning Tijuana Makes M Happy, media television bulbo TV print "bulbo PRESS", different realities Tijuana Mexico. I 2004, Tijuana earned international acclaim exhibition displayed cement banks Tijuana River along Mexico/U.S. border fence Oy M.

Graffiti widespread Tijuana. I range - writing spray marker form, often carrying social sexual commentary English Spanish, pictures wheatpaste stencils, consisting stenciled renderings personalities crucial Hispanic culture p present eras, television announcers stars, extending images artists Salvadore D. Graffiti Tijuana y first consist largely simplistic g technically evolved, colorful, accepted mainstream "pieces" graffiti scenes United States, Europe, Japan, large, colorful graffiti murals adorn walls native Tijuanense artists visiting graffiti writers, especially California. T Tijuanense pieces prowess skill those y their renowned U.S. counterparts, although illicit graffiti strongly discouraged y Tijuana government, other major metropolitan areas.

Tijuana Nortec, fusion Norteñas typical northern-Mexican music electronic music, music T Nortec Collective other electronic music artists, Murcof, which placed Tijuana international y specialized magazines forums recent years. Additionally, Tijuana enjoys large support y other musical scenes, hardcore, punk, black metal, Tijuana Brass house music. Famous musical Tijuana include world known singer Julieta Venegas, bands Delux.

Musical clubs Avenida Revolución others often cater diverse range tastes y offering nightly variations musical fare, N W music night, p bands x. Interestingly, metal bands Europe whose members cannot perform United States prior felony convictions their countries py music festivals Tijuana attract Mexico United States.

Although poverty widespread throughout city, y affluent prominent society developed Tijuana. T C Campestre Tijuana (Tijuana Country C) y affluent members famous g course. A large sized Rotary C located Tijuana. T Grand Hotel Tijuana y luxurious restaurants developed along Bulevar Ag Caliente (often called "E Bulevar" y locals) Z R. Around country Ag Caliente, y developments wealthy luxurious gated communities filled hillsides, which views similar Mount Soledad S Diego areas Orange County. There y amazing restaurants Tijuana, attracting locals travelers. These 4 restaurants range Argentinean Italian Japanese .

Entertainment



Tijuana's prestigious entertainment center C Campestre Tijuana g club, Ag Caliente Racetrack would notable p general public. Parque Morelos small p space; Parque Amistad small pond, running - track. Parque Teniente Guerrero p located downtown public library weekend entertainment y clowns.

T popular tourist attraction nightclub . My foreigners travel there drink dance, y prescription drugs, illegal drugs (especially around dance clubs), purchase bootleg brand- clothing, timepieces, other personal accessories found globally, manufactured -crafted local curiosities. There y night clubs, including dozen gy clubs locals regular tourists avoid touristic hassle clubs Plaza Fiesta other areas Z Rí without crowds, heavy marketing, occasional tourist misbehavior outright lawbreaking common Revolución strip, though Revolución known bolstered number nightclub shows. While still entertaining enjoyable atmosphere, locals tourists alike would agree "anything goes" mentality which acquired, mindset dangerous tourists, locals, tourism industry whole.

Tijuana possesses diversity shopping malls including Plaza Rí, Plaza Mundo Divertido, Plaza Monarca, Plaza Carrousel, Centro Comercial Playas/Plaza Coronado. Plaza Rí largest located j minutes y US border between Paseo heroes Tijuana River. T hosts Cinépolis Cinépolis VIP movie theater, Sanborns restaurant variety shops, including large department stores M Dorians. Plaza Mundo Divertido Tijuana's - highway arcades rides whole family. Plaza Monarca north-south artery known "Gato Bronco" anchored y movie theater Cinépolis grocery chain Gigante. Plaza Carrousel, named because contains children's merry-g-round, minutes Cinco y D retail centered around former store. T beach community Playas Tijuana burst construction 2004, which yielded Plaza Coronado complex x existing Comercial Mexicana-anchored Centro Comercial Playas.

Tijuana enjoys notoriety among Americans other nationals -light district Z Norte (referred L Coahuila streets ) which boasts large number legal street prostitutes , parts, selection strip clubs offering least establishment p block. T strip clubs typically -contact, meaning dancers allow patrons fondle . T dancers their sexual services which pricier ($US 72 early-2007) those street prostitutes, while y clubs, valid y clubs, lower-priced clubs engage practice prostitution.

People filling p prescriptions drugs classified under U.S. schedule II schedule III drugs, found difficult locate medications, purchase pseudoephedrine become restricted y Tijuana pharmacies, United States. F prescription filled Tijuana brought legally United States, y g covered y scheduling would require prescription United States -import.

Recently numerous artists created freedom pleasure regarding Tijuana. T famous singer M Chao, author "King Bongo", g called "Welcome Tijuana" refrain g: "Welcome Tijuana/ Tequila, x y marihuana"