Main Street - Tijuana

Across the border - Day trip to Mexico...

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October 15th 2008
As we were so close to the Mexican border, we decided on taking a day trip to Tijuana. Wanting to make a day of it, we got ourselves out of bed at 8am and drove the 15 miles south to the border. The rules of of hire car stated that we must not cross into Mexico, so we parked at a motel close to the border and casually walked across. We walked through 2 turnstiles and were in Mexico without even se ... read more

North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more