Tijuana is bordered by the municipalities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada; to the east, by the municipality of Tecate; and to the west, by the Pacific Ocean. The municipality of Tijuana has an extension of 1,727 square kilometers and includes part of the Coronado Islands located off the coast of the municipality in the Pacific Ocean. Missing image Rosaritos beaches are a popular destination for tourists worldwide Missing image A brightly lit touristical hotel in downtown Rosarito Rosarito is a city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. ... The port of Ensenada Ensenada is a city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. ... Tecate is a small city in the Mexican state of Baja California, located at 32° 34Ⲡ30ⳠN, 116° 37Ⲡ7ⳠW on the border with the United States. ... Islas Coronado. The Coronado Islands are a group of 4 islands of the coast of Baja California in Mexico. ...
Tijuana is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of the same name; the city's current mayor is Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Tijuana is the westernmost city in Latin America as well as one of the northernmost (neighboring Mexicali is slightly farther north).
Tijuana is particularly famous among US youth, who cross the border in order to drink alcohol prior to their 21st birthday (Mexico's legal drinking age is 18).
The city is bordered to the north 41 kilometers by the county of San Diego, California, United States; to the south, by the municipalities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada; with the municipality of Tecate to the east; and to the west, by the Pacific Ocean.
Tijuana is particularly famous among the millions of U.S. college students who flock to its location each year in search of an easily accessed place with few inhibitions and a legal drinking age of eighteen.
Tijuana boasts two bullfighting rings, a racecourse and a dogtrack located in the old Hipódromo de Agua Caliente, the franchise of a soccer team in first division, a Mexican baseball team that plays the league during the summer, professional and university theater, the opera, as well as diverse festivals along the year.