Life of María Elvia Amaya Hank

María Elvia Amaya Hank was born on February 27 of 1954 in Mexicali, Baja California, but lived most of her life in Tijuana. A Psychology graduate, she was the president of the Foundation Por Ayudar, through which she helped low income families in Tijuana. Since its creation, the organization donated food to local civil associations […]

April 13, 2017

The San Diego-Tijuana border goes to Washington

SAN DIEGO.- Approximately 100 elected officers from both sides of the border traveled to Washington on Sunday to push forward border-related issues, one of them being the funds needed to finish the last two stages of the San Ysidro expansion project. The delegation formed by the Mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante, and his equivalent from […]

April 13, 2017

Taking the Plunge: Diving Adventures in Cabo San Lucas

General Information How to Get There: Dive tours meet at the Cabo Dolphin Center, located near the Cultural Pavilion on the Cabo San Lucas Marina. Check in times are typically at 8:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Tours are three hours in duration, and round-trip ground transportation from your hotel or resort can usually be arranged […]

April 13, 2017

Gray Whales in Guerrero Negro: Now is the Time to Plan Your Trip

About Guerrero Negro February and March are the key months for whale-watching in Guerrero Negro, which is about 440 miles from the San Diego/San Ysidro border crossing and a half-way stop between Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas on the Transpeninsular Highway. Although private planes can be chartered to get there, most people arrive in Guerrero […]

April 13, 2017

Hispanic unemployment rate down to 10.2%

The unemployment rate of Hispanics living in the United States went down a tenth in August regarding the previous month and reaching a 10.2 percent; the national rate is 8.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The institution calculates that from a Hispanic community of 36.9 million, last month 2.5 million were […]

April 13, 2017

Wife of Tijuana Ex Mayor Jorge Hank Dies at Age 57

María Elvia de Hank, wife of former Tijuana Mayor, Jorge Hank Rhon and president of the "Por Ayudar" Foundation passed away in the early hours of this Saturday as a consequence of the cancer she had long battled. She had recently received a bone marrow transplant among other type of treatment. The information was confirmed […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos opens an Initiation Center in Rosarito

ROSARITO, BC.- San Diego, California and Baja California are slowly turning red and black, just this Thursday morning they opened a Xoloitzcuintles Initiation Center (CIX in Spanish) in Rosarito to keep the canine presence growing. The ‘Xoloitzcuintles from Caliente’ Tijuana Club currently has three different CIX campuses, the first behind the Agua Caliente Hippodrome, the […]

April 13, 2017

Marijuana found in cement bags at the border

Around 67 pounds of marijuana hidden inside bags of cement were found by a canine unit when a 19 year old Mexican male tried to smuggle them into San Diego, authorities of Customs and Border Protection confirmed on a press release. The individual arrived last Wednesday at 5:30 am to the San Ysidro port of […]

April 13, 2017

Ambulante Border Series arrives to Tijuana-San Diego

Ambulante Border Series is a trail of continuous plays followed by panels organized by the Ambulante Itinerant Documentary Festival held for the first time this year and making its base of Tijuana from September 6 to 9. Mexican actor Diego Luna is on the lead, the festival will tackle three of the most immediate topics […]

April 13, 2017

Baja’s best summer of the last 5 years

Tijuana Festiarte: September 7 – 9 Entijuanarte: October 4 – 7 Tijuana Innovadora: October 11 to 21 Rosarito Bike Ride Rosarito-Ensenada: September 29 Baja Sand 2012 and Off Road Expo: September 30 Mariachi Festival: October 3 to 7 Rosarito-Puerto Nuevo Half Marathon: October 13 Lobster Fest: October 14 Quixote Fest: October 27 Mexicali Desert Music […]

April 13, 2017

Justice Department goes after Mexican Kingpin´s Wife

WASHINGTON. The US Department of the Treasury informed today that Griselda López Pérez, the second wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquín "Chapo" Guzmán has been included in their "black list" for her participation in the drug cartel. The Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Adam J. Szubin, stated through a press release […]

April 13, 2017

San Diego welcomes Tijuana Innovadora

SAN DIEGO.- San Diego's streets have a new look. From the lamps of the Gaslamp District in Downtown San Diego hang the faces of world famous personalities, some of them highlight aspects of the Tijuana-San Diego area's development as one region; all of this as an effort made to promote Tijuana Innovadora, to have its […]

April 13, 2017

Fun facts about Baja

Did you know… That throughout Baja California, particularly in Ensenada and San Felipe, Carnaval (Mexico's version of Mardi Gras) is celebrated with big festivities? Carnaval dates might change but it always occurs in the days before Ash Wednesday. Photo by 2cycle2gether Did you know… That Loreto, on the Sea of Cortez, Loreto was the setting […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos are back on the field

TIJUANA, BC.- The Tijuana Club Xoloitzcuintles of Caliente are back on the training field getting ready for their next engagement against Atlante after a short break. After defeating 2-0 the Jaguares from Chiapas last week, the hounds got a two-day rest during which some of its team members traveled to their hometowns to visit their […]

April 13, 2017

The grand life: Jazz and Blues in Tijuana’s underground

Rob Thorsen, contrabajo. What is next for you three? "We are going to launch a third CD and tour the west coast. They have invited me to play in Istanbul, in Turkey, we also want to play more often in Baja California, we want to go to Ensenada and come to Mexico more often. We […]

April 13, 2017

Mariachi & Folklorico Festival in Rosarito: Heritage of Humanity

By Carla White Via Baja.com [/p] The 3rd Annual Mariachi & Folklorico spectacular, to be held October 3-7 at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, will feature the best of Mariachi music and dance groups from Mexico and the U.S. In addition to offering the chance to hear great mariachi music, the thousands expected to attend from […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico’s next president introduces his transition team

MEXICO- Mexican president elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, presented today a large transition team of 46 collaborators that will work with Felipe Calderón's cabinet to arrange his arrival to the presidential chair, expected on December 01. Peña Nieto, representative of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), placed the biggest responsibilities for the next three months on two […]

April 13, 2017

Magical Cataviña : The beauty of the desert in Baja

By Meghan Fitzpatrick Via Baja.com [/p] Nestled in the desert, right in the middle of Baja and just south of El Rosario, lies Cataviña, referred to by many as "Magical Cataviña." Why? What is known is that Cataviña is the point where the north and south portions of Highway 1 — the Transpeninsular Highway –finally […]

April 13, 2017

Obama is looking for a historic immigration reform

CHARLOTTE.- The first Hispanic vice-president of the platform committee that the Democrat Party will approve today during its convention, Andrés López, said that Barack Obama wants to be the president that makes history by signing a comprehensive immigration reform. López, one of the advisers the White House contacted on the subject of Hispanic issues during […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana: the five-hour plan

Walk back down Constitucion, take a right on Sixth Street and walk two blocks to Madero. If you're wanting a quick drink before you head back, check out Dandy del Sur, Zebra Bar or Mezcalera on Sixth between Revolucion and Madero. Dandy is open all day. The other two open around 5. If you're adventurous […]

April 13, 2017