This Baja California port has positioned itself as a leader in the Mexican Pacific, having received 142 cruise ships carrying more than 470 thousand passengers in the first half of 2024. Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda (Morena) also reported that the destinations of Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta occupy second and third place, […]
4 Tijuana intersections among Mexico’s most dangerous, safety group says
Four intersections in the city of Tijuana are among Mexico’s 50-most dangerous intersections, according to Mexico City-based public safety watch dog Strategy Mission Zero. The group surveyed street crossings in Mexico’s biggest cities and determined four intersections in Tijuana are among the country’s most perilous. The survey was based on the total number of crashes […]
2024 Harvest in Baja California: Activities to enjoy the best wine
You don’t have to be passionate about wine to enjoy a good glass, and this happens in one of the best destinations in our country, Baja California. I traveled to Baja California to experience the 2024 Harvest Festivals at five incredible vineyards that offer activities and labels of excellent quality. Walking through the vineyards and […]
Baja California will host the most important tourism event in Latin America
On the morning of August 14, the traditional Wednesday morning conference was held in the municipality of Playas de Rosarito, where the Governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar, addressed tourism issues together with the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Miguel Torruco Marqués, and the Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Aguíñiga Rodríguez. During the conference, it […]
CJNG threatens Baja California prosecutor in Tecate with a narco banner and animal remains
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) continues to threaten officials in the state of Baja California, now it did so with María Elena Andrade Ramírez, head of the state Attorney General’s Office. The organization led by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, threatened the official with a narco-banner and with the remains of an animal […]
42 deaths from heat stroke in Mexicali
In the state capital, the Secretary of Health, J. Adrián Medina Amarillas announced that as of Wednesday, 42 deaths were reported due to heat stroke, due to the high temperatures, which led to the result of benefiting from the distribution of 8 thousand liters of bottled water, in tankers and for domestic use, as part […]
500K residents living below poverty level in Baja California
Approximately half a million people in Baja California live below the poverty line, including 62,000 in “extreme poverty” in cities like Tijuana and Mexicali, according to Netzahualcóyotl Jáuregui Santillán, the state’s Secretary of Wellbeing. “Our goal is to continue reducing these numbers,” said Jáuregui Santillán. “As a state, we are committed to lifting people out […]
FGE investigates beating of American in Baja Beach in Rosarito
The Rosarito Citizen Security Secretariat did not receive a report of the fight that occurred during the Baja Beach Fest celebration, where a young man was brutally beaten, and the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) did not receive a complaint about the assault, but reported that it will investigate ex officio. The moment, captured on […]
US slowdown hits jobs and growth in Central America: expert
When the Japanese stock market had its worst fall in 37 years, shaking the markets of the rest of the world and the increase in unemployment in the United States, they would be “indicators that there is a recession in the making,” considered economic analyst Roberto Valero. The economic slowdown in the US is already […]
US mom goes to Mexico with 2 minors, comes back with 4
A federal judge has scheduled an August 26 trial for a California couple, Laura Aracely Rodriguez and Cristian Velez Gutierrez, who were accused of smuggling two Mexican boys into the US. The incident occurred at a tactical highway checkpoint near Westmoreland, California. According to court records, on , a Border Patrol agent stopped the couple’s […]