Tijuana

Happily, gone are the days when the only thing Tijuana had to offer were bars and a rather unsavory reputation. These are the days when Tijuana has become hip, artsy and edgy, attracting a whole new audience looking for cutting edge food and culture. In its position on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Tijuana is just minutes from one of America’s most popular cities (San Diego). Now home to millions, Tijuana is the busiest border crossing site in the world (with an estimated 300,000 daily crossings --more than 50 million annually – at its two border stations) and a major hub for national and global corporations and businesses. Today, Tijuana offers visitors a safe venue to experience everything from world-class opera, to food festivals, to art extravaganzas. It no longer relies solely on tourism to bolster its coffers…but it recognizes the importance of this industry, and of world opinion. Tijuana is also becoming a voice and a force in the Americas. Perhaps this is because it is an international city where cultures intersect: Besides Mexicans who have emigrated from other parts of the nation, there is a significant Asian community, as well asMORE