Mexico: The Most Corrupt Developed Nation

Mexico still ranks the most corrupt countries in the world, according to the Corruption Perception Index 2015 published today by Transparency International and Transparencia Mexicana, scoring 35 points in a scale of 100 to 0, with 100 being the least corrupt. The Index scored 168 countries and Mexico landed on number 95, which means it’s […]

Sanders and Clinton Debate Before Iowa Caucuses

CNN broadcasted a town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, with all three remaining Democratic candidates participating, a crucial event on the road to secure the Democratic nomination, since based on the most recent polls, both candidates are pretty much tied in Iowa. It was a sort-of town hall, since the candidates never saw each […]

MIND BAJA CALIFORNIA: Looks To Capitalize Innovation In The Northeastern Region

MIND (Mexico Innovation and Design) was created. It is a place where the industrial sectors, creative industry companies and entrepreneurs can meet, network, and interact to focus their talent on developing ideas, converting them into processes and integrating them to the industry. In order to make innovation and design a fundamental part of the strategy […]

$50k Reward for Escaped Orange County Prisoners

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the three felons who escaped from the Orange County jail located in Santa Ana last Friday. This is in addition to the up to $20,000 reward being offered by the FBI. Source: Fox 13 Jonathan Tieu (20), Hoseein Nayeri […]

“El Chapo” Wants to Make a Deal With the U.S.?

MEXICO – After Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto's announcement about the urgency in his administration to extradite the Sinaloa cartel leader "El Chapo" Guzmán to the U.S., Joaquín Guzmán Loera might play one last dirty trick on Peña Nieto's administration. According to Proceso, José Refugio Rodríguez Núñez, who's the head of "El Chapo" Guzmán's legal […]

Dear Tourist: Mexico is 50% Cheaper Thanks to Weak Peso!

In August of last year, we published an article announcing that it was 20% cheaper to visit and live in Mexico. At the time, the value of the dollar had leaped to 16.45 pesos — a 20% increase since the year prior. [p]In recent days, the dollar has grazed the 19 peso to dollar rate, […]

Western Regional Meeting Of The Mexico-United States Binational Group

The event, a collective effort to discuss and rethink cross-border infrastructure topics, counted with the assistance and participation of various experts on the topics of transportation and logistics, such as the Pacific Imperial Railroad and INDRA, among others. The event was presided by Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de Leon, General Director of Special Affairs of the […]

Mexicans Panic as Peso Hits All Time High of 20 per Dollar

Just this weekend, the dollar in Mexico broke the $18.70 pesos per $1 barrier, a record, and as expected, it wasn't going stop there. Now it's almost at $19 pesos per dollar. The Mexican peso has depreciated 6.7% in value, brought on mainly because of the fall in oil prices, which is currently at $28 […]

Mexico’s First Lady Criticized for Wearing Veil in Saudi Arabia, Unlike Michelle Obama

This weekend, Mexico's president Enrique Peña Nieto, visited Saudi Arabia to award king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and recognize the "prominent services" that he has "made" towards humanity, something that outraged people online due to Saudi Arabia's history regarding human rights violations. However, this whole kerfuffle didn't end there. The conversation online turned towards Angelica […]

Baby Sea Lion Rescued in Ensenada

ENSENADA – After getting a call from the locals at Playa Misión, members of Mexico's Environmental Protection Agency (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente [PROFEPA] in Spanish) went to the place where the very weak and still breastfed baby sea lion was found. Authorities said its mom wasn't there and that the baby showed signs […]

Notes from the Mexicali Chinese Underground

Turns Out that Instant Bread Rey Eats in Star Wars The Force Awakens Actually Exists

Star Wars is mostly recognized for its awesome spaceship battles, lightsaber duels, its incredible characters and memorable dialogues, but in action movies such as The Force Awakens, there's other scenes that are regarded as special moments. If you already saw the movie, then you know exactly which instant bread we're talking about on the headline, […]

PEMEX Gas Prices Drop in Baja California

On January 1, 2016, Pemex fuel prices in Baja dropped 3%. The price drop is the first in nearly seven years and is a step in deregulating the current state-owned fuel industry in Mexico. Prices will now fluctuate on a monthly basis (no more than 3% above or below the previous month’s prices), whereas they […]

The Food Colectivos of Northern Baja

The food truck phenomenon has been sweeping the U.S. for some time, and northern Baja California was quick to catch on and then take the movement one step further. Colectivos (collectives) are groups of small food stands or food trucks gathered together, allowing customers to try a selection of food from multiple independent eateries under […]

Second Candidate Registers to Run for Tijuana Mayor as an Independent

TIJUANA – This Friday at noon, Carolina Aubanel Riedel, successfully registered herself as a Tijuana mayoral candidate at the National Electoral Institute's headquarters in Mexicali. Aubanel, owner of the local television network Síntesis, was joined by her campaign team, who have 40 days to gather enough signatures from Tijuana residents in order to run for […]

Former Tijuana Mayor Claims Current Mayor Gets Orders from Casino Kingpin Billionaire Hank Rhon

TIJUANA – Astiazarán gets orders from Grupo Caliente’s president and former Tijuana mayor, Jorge Hank Rhon, according to also former Tijuana mayor, Carlos Bustamante Anchondo. The accusations were made at a press conference where Bustamante assured current Tijuana mayor Jorge Astiazarán, who has allegedly been taking steps to protect the business interests of Hank Rhon […]

Best of Baja 2015 | WokTrok Wins Best Food Truck

Maybe it has something to do with being on the West Coast, but for some reason Tijuana loves its Asian food. Another thing that Tijuana loves… Food trucks! Which didn't surprise us when our readers voted for WokTrok, an Asian fusion food truck located in Tijuana's La Cacho neighborhood as the best one in Baja […]

Erectile Dysfunction is What Brought “El Chapo” to Tijuana

News about Sinaloa cartel leader "El Chapo" Guzmán's recapture, Rolling Stone's exclusive interview, Sean Penn pictured alongside the infamous capo and Kate del Castillo's juicy texts has been all over the news this past week. But now, Mexican newspaper Reforma is reporting intimate information regarding the drug kingpin's Tijuana visit: He visited the border town […]

Baja California’s Governor to Investigate “El Chapo” Tijuana Visit

TIJUANA – After multiple media sources shared yesterday the news of "El Chapo" Guzmán's Tijuana plastic surgery visit, Baja California's governor, Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, stated he ordered an investigation on the matter. "Neither the Ministry of Public Security or any other government agency ever told us much less confirmed that his visit ever happened, […]

100 Years Ago a Flood Almost Wiped Tijuana Off the Map

A very peculiar story in which a man allegedly caused intense rains and floods will be part of a lecture called "1916-2016. Centenario del diluvio que borró Tijuana" (1916-2016. Tijuana's 100 Year Anniversary of the Flood that Wiped It Off the Face of the Earth), this Thursday, January 14 at 6 pm, delivered by professor […]