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TIJUA NA TIJUA NA, THE CITY WITH NO LIMITS The last twenty years have brought about many changes and prosperity to this buzzing city, but not too many people know yet the wonders of Baja California’s cultural mecca. After hosting countless celebrities during the Roaring Twenties, Tijuana is once again in the heatmap of partying, good times, and amazing food. Its streets are alive with an impressive cultural diversity, and its sisterhood with San Diego fills it with surprising places, bringing to visitors the pleasures and joy that a global city can offer. No wonder Tijuana is the most visited border city in the world. Its close ties to Japan, China, and the American way of life make “the corner of Latin America” a hybrid and fascinating place. The landscapes around the city couldn’t be more beautiful. The Pa- cific coast beaches with their pale golden sand, and the arid and dense mountains bring together the ideal conditions for the pro- duction of the best wine and the best craft beer in the country. Any good tour worth your while should include the magic town of Tecate, the Guadalupe Valley vineyards, Rosarito, and beautiful Ensenada to give you a complete panorama of the region. The following pages are an invitation to look closer, from a local perspective, to whoever is looking for a place to live amaz- ing experiences and perhaps to have the best trip of their lives. CONTENTS 04 WHAT TO DO 10 WHERE TO EAT 24 SHOPPING Museo del Coleccionista 32 WHERE TO STAY Editor Judith Campiña. Texts Camilo Rodríguez. Design and map Ana Cecilia Vázquez. Photography Diego Berruecos. Translation Annuska Angulo. Proofreading Diana Solano. Fact-checking Isabel Gómez Aguado. Digital retouching Armando Ortega. 40 NIGHTLIFE © 2021, Travesías Editores, S.A. de C.V. 48 Amatlán 33, col. 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Despite the research and fact-checking to which the texts were submitted, the information contained in them may vary due to uncontrollable circumstances, so the publisher will not be responsible for any changes or errors that may derive from them. what to do Tijuana is endless, but it is possible to get a good picture of its vast culture by visiting some of the emblematic places that sum up its spirit, where the buzz and the stillness converge in this fascinating city. Visiting museums or sport-stadiums, taking yoga classes, or enjoying a wine tasting are just a few of the things you could enjoy here. Beaches of Tijuana Beaches 4 WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO 5 Auditorio Academia Zonkeys several times for the visitor’s enjoyment. Libramiento Sur 12713, Spend the night trying your luck at Camino Verde; (664) 626 0717; the blackjack table, or give in to your tijuanazonkeys.com.mx gambling self on the slot machines and This arena is the official home of the darts. Down at the greyhound racing the Zonkeys, Tijuana’s professional track, the atmosphere is exhilarating. basketball team. Getting a ticket to see three-time champions of the Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut) Cibacopa —the city’s greatest pride— Paseo de los Héroes 9350, is a must. You have to keep an eye Río Tijuana; (664) 687 9600; on the calendar, because aside from cecut.gob.mx the games, they hold interesting talks Emblematic of the city’s modern and events for basketball lovers. culture, it is one of the most visited Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut) Cultural Tijuana Centro places in the city. This cultural Beaches of Tijuana center, the most important in the The Tijuana coast is special and a country’s northwest region, promotes spectacle in itself. Here you can see border identity through the work of Estadio Caliente Museo del Coleccionista the line that divides Mexico from the local, national, and foreign artists Blvd. Agua Caliente 12027, Hipódromo; | Museo de la Lucha United States, the wall that goes into since 1982. Its three international (664) 622 5933; calientecasino.com.mx Libre Mexicana the Pacific ocean, the Brotherhood exhibition galleries, film auditorium, Join the party and visit the home of Hermenegildo Galeana 8186, Mural —the longest in the world aquarium, and rehearsal rooms make Baja California’s professional soccer Centro; (664) 685 9926; and symbol for all borders— and it an essential point of any itinerary. team, the beloved Xolos de Tijuana, to mullme.com | FB: Museo Del Monumento 258, which marks the At the spherical IMAX dome, an icon watch a Liga MX match. A must: take Coleccionista De Tijuana beginning, or the end, of the Mexican of the city, they screen a well curated a selfie with the Xoloitzcuintle dog This venue of popular collecting is a territory. Here you can also visit the selection of films. head at the entrance. must for nostalgia buffs. The museum second largest bullring in Mexico, which stores an immense assortment of today functions as an entertainment Centro de Luz ADA Estadio Chevron objects: from Mexican and American venue. The visit to the beaches ends NewCity Medical Plaza. Paseo del Misión de Santo Tomás s/n, Cerro electric toy trains and old video game with a walk along the boardwalk, where Centenario 9580, Río Tijuana; Colorado; (664) 635 5600; consoles in mint condition to stamps you can (and should) stay for a bite or FB: Centro de Luz ADA FB: Estadio Chevron and collectible mugs. The second floor a coffee in the afternoon. Inner health and well-being should This is the place where Mexican houses the Museo de la Lucha Libre never be neglected, even when baseball league games are held. The Mexicana. There is an exhibition of Casino de Agua Caliente on vacation. Sisters Denisse and Chevron welcomes fans of the king emblematic photographs, and an altar Blvd. Agua Caliente 12027, Deborah Kuri are the wellness of sports with great enthusiasm. We to the Fighting Woman, which Hipódromo; (664) 633 7300; experts in charge of this center. cannot recommend highly enough to completes an arsenal of original calientecasino.com.mx They offer yoga, meditation, sound plan your visit during baseball season. masks, wigs, and even a professional This fabulous casino opened its doors in therapy classes, and reiki and The atmosphere created by the Toros ring. The entrance fee is 50 pesos for 1927 and is located next to the historic breathing practices to experience and their fans is impossible to describe. both museums. hippodrome built in 1916 and restored mental and spiritual transformation. 6 WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO 7 Museo de la Lucha Libre Mexicana Libre Museo de la Lucha Pasaje Gómez Pasaje Revolución that, through the creation of its own shoppers, such as Foodgarden, a Recently opened in the Cacho | Pasaje Gómez microclimate, was able to produce network of culinary enterprises well neighborhood, Páramo and Boh are Ave. Revolución 942, Centro; (664) wine in the city ten years ago. Totol regarded for their taquerías, creperies, two spots that should not be missed. 688 0330; FB: Pasaje Revolución | also belongs to this last wave of and vegan bistros. The former is a benchmark of good Ave. Madero 915, Centro; FB: Pasaje cutting edge wineries. For just over taste, both in coffee and interior design. Gómez Coleccionables a decade in the wine business, they The Beer Route In Boh, they pride themselves on Like the Pasaje Rodríguez, these have done it spectacularly. Take the Tijuana is the Latin American capital making the perfect American espresso lively cultural alleyways house entire afternoon to savor all their of craft beer. The best way to taste and having their own bakery. Whatever a variety of small bars, cafes, products, including their own brand the diversity of beers produced in you choose to try, it will be worth it. restaurants, and music shops, among of beer. the city is to start at “la Revu”, where many other businesses. In short: you’ll find the best places to spend a whatever you’re looking for, you’ll Shopping Centers great afternoon: Mamut Cervecería, find it here. Plaza Río, Galerías Hipódromo, Insurgente Tap Room, Teorema and Alameda Otay Town Center have Cervecería, the cantina Border Psyco, Regional Wine Tasting established themselves in the city and Norte Brewing Co., among others. The Mexican wine route starts in as the benchmarks of international Tijuana. Begin with the pioneers shopping. In the three malls, you will The Coffee Tour of the wine movement in the region: find shops specializing in technology, If you are a fan of coffee culture, you a visit to the underground cellar of sports, and fashion accessories. If you should start your tour in Sospeso, a the boutique of L.A. Cetto is the first forgot to pack something essential, specialty coffee shop that not only stop, where you have to taste the you will be able to get it here and at brings coffee from all corners of the house reserve. Then you can visit a very good price. There are several world but also makes interesting Casa Bayolán, the first urban winery food initiatives to cater to hungry experiments—including coffee beer. 8 WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO 9 where to eat Tijuana’s food scene can only be described as an explosion that has reached beyond national borders.