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Mexicali
Mexicali at night
Mexicali at night
Motto: Tierra Cálida
(Warm Land)
Location of Mexicali within Baja California
Location of Mexicali within Baja California
Coordinates: 32°40′00″N 115°28′00″W / 32.666667, -115.466667
Country Mexico
State Baja California
Municipality Mexicali
Founded March 14, 1903
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
Population (2008)
 - City 1,000,010
 - Density 81. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico. Municipalities ( municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the Mexicali is a municipality (municipio in the Mexican state of Baja California. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 94/km² (212. 2/sq mi)
 - Metro Incl. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Imperial Valley and SLRC: 1,155,399
Time zone America/Tijuana or Mexico/BajaNorte (Daylight Savings/Summer Time switchover date is different from Pacific Time) (UTC-8)
Area code(s) +52 686
Website: XVIII Ayuntamiento de Mexicali

Sources: INEGI, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, Mexico. UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area codes in Mexico by code 0-99 This range of area codes is currently reserved for the Metropolitan areas of Mexico Guadalajara, Monterrey and Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Mexicali is also the seat of the municipality of Mexicali. Mexicali is a municipality (municipio in the Mexican state of Baja California. Founded on March 14, 1903, Mexicali is situated on the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to Calexico, California. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Calexico is a city in Imperial County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Mexicali has grown to be an important city in Mexico and is the northernmost city in Latin America, located at 32°40′0″N, 115°28′0″W.

The link is emphasized by the way each city's name combines the words "México" and "California. " To the East of Mexicali lie the states of Arizona (US) and Sonora (México), to the west lies the municipality of Tecate, and to the South lies the municipality of Ensenada. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country Tecate is a small city in the Mexican state of Baja California, located at on the border with the United States and adjacent to Tecate California

Contents

History

Pre-settlement

In pre-Columbian times, the Río Colorado (Colorado River) delta was inhabited by a centuries-long succession of Yumano tribes. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately A delta is a Landform where the mouth of a River flows into an Ocean, Sea, Estuary, Lake or another river When the Spanish first stumbled upon the delta after traversing, with great difficulty, the Sonoran Desert's Camino del Diablo ("Devil's Road"), a sophisticated Río Colorado culture was cultivating squash, melons, peas, and five colors of corn: yellow, blue, white, red, and blue-white. The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita native to the Mexico and Central America, also called marrows depending Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit A pea (inaccurately called a '''sweet pea''' by food distubutors is most commonly the small spherical Seed or the seed-pod of the Legume Pisum Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica The Native Americans also possessed an impressive knowledge of medicinal herbs and employed desert plants like mesquite and agave in a wide variety of uses. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Mesquite (from Nahuatl mizquitl) is a leguminous plant of the Prosopis genus found in Northern Mexico and the United Agave is a succulent Plant of a large Botanical Genus of the same name belonging to the family Agavaceae. Like their neighbors the Kiliwas, the Cucapás' numbers were greatly reduced by Spanish evangelization in northwest Mexico. The Kiliwa are an aboriginal people of northern Baja California, Mexico The Cocopah are a Native American peoples that live in Baja California, Mexico, and some emigated and settled on the lower reaches of the Colorado

Among the major Yumano groups in the region were the Cucapás, who navigated the difficult Río Colorado on reed rafts. Today Cucapá descendants inhabit a small government-protected corner of the delta near the junction of the Hardy and Colorado rivers. For the most part, the Indians work on agricultural ejidos or fish the rivers, although many have migrated to Mexicali. The ejido (from Latin exitum) system is a process whereby the government promotes the use of communal land shared by the people of the community Few indigenous customs survived both the Spanish and Mexican eras; both the Kiliwas and the Cucapás continued to practice cremation rituals, for example, until they were banned by the Mexican government early this century.

After the Jesuits left in the 1780s, the Spanish and later the Mexicans had little to do with the northeastern corner of the Baja California peninsula, perceiving it as an untamable, flood-prone desert delta. The Baja California peninsula ( English: Lower California peninsula) is a Peninsula in western Mexico. Around the time of the U.S. Civil War, a Yale geologist, while surveying a route for the Southern Pacific Railroad, wandered into the delta and discovered what the dwindling population of Yumanos had known for centuries: the 2. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South 5 km thick sediment was prime farming soil. The sediments extended far to the west of the river itself, accumulating in a shallow basin below the Sierra de Cucapá. All it needed was the addition of water to become an agricultural miracle.

Building of an agricultural empire

In 1900 the U. S. -based California Land Company received permission from the Porfirio Díaz government to cut a canal through the delta's Arroyo Alamo, thus linking the dry basin with the Colorado River. To attract farmers to the area, the developers named the basin the Imperial Valley. In March 1903, the first 500 farmers arrived; by late 1904, 100,000 acres (405 km²) of valley were irrigated, with 10,000 people settled on the land and harvesting cotton, fruits, and vegetables. A collection of huts and ramadas that straddled the border was named Calexico on the U. S. side, Mexicali on the Mexican side.

Seeing that the equally fertile Valle de Mexicali lay undeveloped, another U. S. land syndicate, the Colorado River Land Company, moved in. Led by Harry Chandler, then publisher of the Los Angeles Times, the syndicate controlled some 800,000 acres (3200 km²) of northern Baja and in 1905 began constructing a Valle de Mexicali irrigation system. Instead of using Mexican labor, as the Imperial Valley developers had, Chandler imported thousands of Chinese coolies or ditch diggers.

After a major 1905 rainfall, the channel dug from Arroyo Alamo (or Rio Hardy) ended up diverting the entire outflow of the Colorado River into the Imperial Valley, taking Mexicali with it; unknowingly, the syndicate had tapped into one of the river's original routes. The Salton Sink, a dried-up remainder of the Sea of Cortez, became the Salton Sea virtually overnight. The Salton Sea is an inland Saline lake, occupying the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink, part of the larger Colorado Desert in Southern By 1907, a hundred new ponds formed where the river briefly flowed and gave more irrigation abilities for the Imperial valley on both sides of the US-Mexican border.

Neither the U. S. nor Mexico wanted to take responsibility for the growing New River created by Chandler's mistake. As both valleys became increasingly inundated, the Southern Pacific Railroad stepped in and, to protect its tracks, dumped a sufficient amount of rock into the river to head the Colorado back into the Cortez, leaving a canal to the Valle de Mexicali. From then on, both valleys became highly productive agricultural centers.

Mexicali was born on 14 March 1903 with Manuel Vizcarra as the town's first authority and assistant judge (juez auxiliar). Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Manuel Vizcarra was a Mexican judge and founder of the city of Mexicali now the state capital of the state of Baja California ( Mexico) Mexicali is now the capital city of Baja California, the 29th state of Mexico. Shortly after the first irrigation canals were built, most of the land was bought by the Colorado River Land Company from the USA The company developed commercial crops and became almost a monopoly until it was decided to sell its land to Mexican farmers in 1936 and 1937. Previously, they gave land to European, East Indian, Arabian and Japanese farm hands instead of local Mexicans.

The Imperial Valley (in Mexico, El Valle de Mexicali or Mexicali Valley) is the agricultural heart of the state, with more than 2,000 square kilometres of irrigated land. The Imperial Valley is a region of southeastern California ( USA) located in part between the Colorado River and the Salton Sea, which This valley is responsible for some of the biggest crops in Mexico, including wheat and cotton. With an ensured supply of water, coming under the ground from a canal in the United States, Mexicali has become an important exporter of asparagus, broccoli, carrots, green onions, lettuce, peas, peppers, radishes and tomatoes for the whole world.

Cotton became the most important crop of the Valley and it helped to develop the dressing and textile industries. In the early 1950s, the Mexicali Valley became the biggest cotton producing zone in the whole country. Production increased even more in the mid-1960s, reaching more than half a million parcels harvested in just one year.

Once considered a sleepy, neglected and troubled "border town", Mexicali has seen great potential of economic growth and improved living standards in the 1990s in part of the NAFTA economic boom. Now Mexicali is progressing more than ever and is one of the fastest growing cities in the Mexican nation, especially an event to dedicate the population mark at one million on the city's 104th birthday (March 14, 2007). Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Demographics

View of the Civic Center Monument, designed by noted Mexicali artist, Francisco Arias Beltrán, to the four original municipalities in Baja California (Mexicali, Mexico)
View of the Civic Center Monument, designed by noted Mexicali artist, Francisco Arias Beltrán, to the four original municipalities in Baja California (Mexicali, Mexico)

The city itself had a 2005 census population of 653,046, whereas the municipality's population was 895,962. Mexicali is a municipality (municipio in the Mexican state of Baja California. It is the 13th largest municipality in Mexico as of the Census 2005 with population estimates exceeding one million alone. The population is constantly growing due to the number of Maquiladoras in the area and migrational aspects, like seasonal labor and the constant in-and-out flow of immigrants to the U. A maquiladora or maquila is a Factory that imports materials and equipment on a Duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing S. or into Mexico.

Chinatown, Mexicali

Mexicali has one of North America's largest overseas Chinese communities, the local Chinese live in La Chinesca or Chinatown in Spanish, located on Callejon Chinesca, between Avenida Reforma and Avenida Juarez. Chinatowns in Latin America ( Spanish: barrios chinos, singular barrio chino) developed with the rise of Chinese immigration in the 19th century A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. Most of the residents of Chinese-Mexican and other east Asian heritage are descendants of people who came in the the late 30's to work the farmland on the valley (thus, owning it), during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz (leading to the "Asalto a las tierras" war, since no Mexican people owned land); some came on from the U. S. side to reside with family members, or some were denied US citizenship and settled down in the early 20th century. An estimated 100,000 residents have some Chinese ancestry, and Mexicali has a major concentration of Chinese Mexicans as well Mexicans of east Asian descent (see Asian Latin Americans. For the Asian Hispanic population of United States see Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans. ) Mexicali has a thriving Chinese-Mexican culinary industry in its restaurants and grocery stores, one of three major hubs of North American Chinese cooking after San Francisco and Vancouver, Canada. Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between Culture and Food. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Boroughs (delegaciones)

Main article: Municipality of Mexicali#Boroughs

The municipality of Mexicali is divided into 1 city area and 14 administrative boroughs (delegaciones, in Spanish) of which the city of Mexicali occupies 3 beside the city area These boroughs offer administrative services such as urban planning, civil registry, inspection, verification, public works and community development and are served by a Delegado Municipal (Municipal Delegate). Mexicali is a municipality (municipio in the Mexican state of Baja California.

Economy

In its beginnings Mexicali was an important center for cotton production for export until synthetic fabrics reduced the worldwide demand for the fiber.

Currently horticulture is the most successful agricultural activity with scallion, green onion and asparagus being among the most important crops. Cotton and wheat are still cultivated but with government price guarantees and subsidies making wheat farmer protests an annual event. There is an annual agribusiness fair in March drawing interested people from all over Mexico and the United States called Agrobaja.

The current prospects for economic growth in Mexicali rely on in-bond and assembly plants, mainly for export, including companies like Sony, Selther, Daewoo, Mitsubishi, Honeywell, Paccar, Vitro, Skyworks Solutions, Cardinal Health, Bosch, Price Pfister and Kwikset. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with SELTHER is a transnational Mexican company active in the Mattress and bedding industry This article is about the Chaebol Daewoo Group For the Korean auto company Daewoo Motors that is associated with Chevrolet, see GM Daewoo. The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi Honeywell ( is a major American multinational conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products engineering services and aerospace systems Paccar Inc is the third largest Manufacturer of heavy-duty Trucks in the world (after Daimler AG and Volvo) and has substantial Vitro Corporation was a major United States defense contractor which became part of BAE Systems in 1999 Skyworks Solutions Inc ( is a manufacturer of Semiconductors for use in radio frequency and mobile communications systems Price Pfister is an American manufacturer of low to mid-range Faucets and other Plumbing products and has been in business since 1915 Kwikset is a lock and lockset manufacturer owned by Black and Decker Hardware and Home Improvement Group (BDHHI a Division of Black and Decker Mexicali is also home to many food processing plants such as Nestle, Jumex, Bimbo, Coca-Cola and Sabritas.

There are joint efforts on behalf of the Baja California government and the private sector to attract more companies to Mexicali based on a cluster strategy focusing on the regions' strengths of qualified labor, abundant energy and water supplies, a pro-business environment and its location on the California border.

Mexicali is considered among the most prosperous cities in Mexico, although US tourists can observe the level of poverty in rural villages surrounding the modern, upper-middle class enclave of Mexicali proper. The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 that eliminated most trade restrictions between the two nations offers Mexicali an economic boom in the next decade.

Silicon Border

Silicon Border is a high-tech manufacturing park currently under construction near the border with California. The aim of the manufacturing park is to capitalize on Mexicali's proximity to Silicon Valley to lure some of the lucrative semiconductor manufacturing market to Mexico. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley. The Mexican Federal and Baja California governments have committed over $2 million to the project. Additionally, former President Vicente Fox offered 10 years of tax-free status to any firms that locate in the park and invest $1 billion or more. Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently The cost of a single semiconductor manufacturing plant can top $1. 5 billion.

California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has repeatedly promoted cooperation with the project in his radio addresses. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor [1]

The proximity of two new power plants is a major aide to this project, as manufacturing semiconductors requires a high-quality electricity supply. As the project grows, it is slated to receive a dedicated power plant. Further infrastructure improvements associated with Silicon Border include a new highway (under construction) and an additional border crossing. [2]

Natural resources

In spite of its arid desert location Mexicali is watered through a system of aquifers in the valley. Under a 1944 water treaty the city is ". . . guaranteed [an] annual quantity of 1,500,000 acre-feet (1,850,234,000 cubic meters) [of water] to be delivered. . . " from the Colorado River. [3] On the nearby Volcano, Cerro Prieto,[4] presides a geothermal plant, from which electrical energy is generated. [5]

Tourism

Mexicali also relies on tourism as a medium revenue, and visitors cross by foot or car from Calexico in the United States every day. Restaurants and taco stands, pharmacies, bars and dance clubs are part of the draw for the city's tourists. Many shops and stalls selling Mexican crafts and souvenirs are also located in walking distance from the border.

Mexico's drinking age of 18 (vs. 21 in the United States) makes it a common weekend destination for many high school and college aged Southern Californians who tend to stay within the Avenida Justo Sierra and Francisco L. Montejano.

Mexicali is also home to several pharmacies marketed toward visitors from the United States. These pharmacies sell some pharmaceutical drugs without prescriptions and at much lower costs than pharmacies in the US. Many medications still require a doctor's prescription, although several accessible doctor offices are located near the border as well.

As well in the musical side, Mexicali hosts one of the most important events in Progressive Rock in the world: Baja Prog. As of the early 1990s (the first concert was held in 1997), Baja Prog has always been in the eyes of the world for being an event gathering the best music groups of the progressive rock scene. This show was created and still organized by local musician and member of the band CAST Alfonso Vidales Moreno. This massive event, gathers tourism from all over the world.

Air travel

The city is linked to other Mexican cities by the Mexicali International Airport, which serve the city itself and the surrounding towns. General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport Is an international Airport located outside Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Culture

The residents of Mexicali (Mexicalenses) call themselves "Cachanillas" (due to a local plant, the cachanilla, used by the Cucapah tribe to build shacks) and are from culturally diverse backgrounds, and it is among the most ethnically diverse cities in Mexico, with people from various Native American, European, African, (east) Asian, and Middle Eastern origins. [6]

In 2004, there were 11 theaters [7] in the city:

  1. Teatro del Estado.
  2. Teatro al Aire Libre del Centro Comunitario Estudiantil.
  3. Teatro de Casa de Cultura de Mexicali. Idem.
  4. Teatro del CREA
  5. Teatro Universitario de Mexicali, it is mainly used for UABC ceremonies and occasionally for plays.
  6. Teatro al Aire Libre de Rectoría
  7. Teatro del Seguro Social that was inaugurated in the 70's.
  8. Teatro al aire libre del Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior CETYS unveiled on September 2006.
  9. Teatro del Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior CETYS.
  10. IMAX Teatro in The Sol del Niño Museum
  11. Centro Estatal de las Artes with multiple teather and convention center

Mexicali also has the Baja Prog festival, a series of progressive rock concerts that take place during four consecutive days in springtime. Baja Prog is an annual Progressive rock festival in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, held since 1997 It is hosted by CAST, a progressive rock band from Mexicali. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved

Sports

Mexicali has many sites where people from all over the country visit, as well as visitors from United States and Canada, such as the bullfighting arena, Plaza Calafia, where many bullfights ("corridas") are organized along the year. Bullfighting or Tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia, "bull-fight" is a traditional spectacle of Spain Califia (aka Calafia) is the name of a legendary Black Amazon warrior queen associated with the mythical Island of California. Mexicali has also a professional 18 hole Golf Course "Club Campestre" where both national and international championships take place regularly. Beside the amateur leagues, they are a few professional sport teams which plays in different leagues.

Basketball

The City of Mexicali's basketball team is Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) of Mexico, the Soles de Mexicali are the current champions of the LNBP (2006-2007). Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional ( LNBP) is the top professional Basketball league in Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. International tournaments The Soles have represented Mexico in some renown and important international basketball competitions in such as the Harlem Week Basketball in the Netherlands Their stadium is the "Auditorio del Estado" located in the "Ciudad Deportiva de Mexicali". Auditorio del Estado is an Indoor arena in Mexicali, Mexico. It is primarily used for Basketball and is the home arena of the Soles de

Mexicali is also home to a 2007 Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit franchise, the Calor de Mexicali (The Mexicali Heat). Their stadium is the "Gimnasio de Mexicali" located in the "Avenida Reforma".

Mexicali is also home to a 2007 American Basketball Association franchise, the Centinelas de Mexicali (The Sentinels). The Mexicali Sentinels (Centinelas de Mexicali are a team of the American Basketball Association scheduled to begin play in 2006 in Mexicali Mexico.

Football

The "Ciudad Deportiva" also houses a Football stadium where the Cachanillas de Mexicali, a Mexican third division football team. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Tercera División is Mexico's fourth tier in the Mexican League System.

The home of the Pioneros del Valle, also a Mexican third division football team, is located in the Mexicali Valley, near to Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria.

Baseball

In addition, "Ciudad Deportiva" harbors the "CasasGeo" stadium where the professional baseball team "Águilas de Mexicali" plays every season. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Águilas de Mexicali (Mexicali Eagles is a Mexican baseball team playing for the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (Mexican Pacific League in Mexicali, Baja The Águilas de Mexicali is a Mexican baseball team playing for the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico in Mexicali, Baja California. The Mexican Pacific League ( Liga Mexicana del Pacífico or LMP) is Mexico's most important winter Baseball league The team was founded ok October 14, 1976. They have won the championship three times, 1985-1986 (coach Benjamin Reyes), in 1988-1989 (coach Dave Machemer), in 1998-1999 (coach Francisco Estrada). The team also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Venezuela. The Águilas de Mexicali were formed in 1976 and have been a member of the Mexican Pacific League since. They are located in the border city of Mexicali, Baja California and have won three LMP pennets. Their brightest moment came when they won the 1986 Caribbean Series, only becoming the second Mexican team to take the title. [8]

The Azules de Mexicali is a professional Mexican baseball team which plays in the North Sonora League, the main supporting league of the "LMP". The Liga Norte de Sonora is a minor baseball league in Mexico that acts as a feeder system to the Mexican League in the summer season

American Football

The team plays in the newly-build convention center, while local businessmen negotiate a deal for a American Football team with the af2 under ownership of the Arena Football League in 2008. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football League 's Minor league, which started play in 2000. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. . The owners announced they made a new team, the Mexicali Borregos Salvajes but hasn't officially joined af2 but could play in the Mexican Pro American Football League in games against teams from across Mexico.

Shopping

Mexicali possesses a diversity of shopping malls, the most visited being Plaza La Cachanilla, located just a few minutes away from the US border. The mall hosts a variety of shops, which sell a wide array of things, ranging from cheap Mexican curiosities to expensive imports. The Plaza La Cachanilla also represents a common place for people to socialize. Especially in summer when the weather is hot, a lot of families come and spend all the day inside the mall.

Just about everything for recreation can be found in Mexicali, including pool halls, bowling alleys, traditional cantinas, car clubs, full contact strip clubs, movie theaters, museums, a zoo, a state university, a convention center, supermarkets, and fast food restaurants.

Weather

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Mexicali is well known for its extreme weather. The highest temperature recorded in Mexicali was 52°C (about 125°F) in July 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Average July highs hover around 42°C (107°F). On the other hand, winter normals are quite low, with average January lows of 5°C (41°F) and a record low of -8°C (18°F) recorded in January 1949. [9] The city received snow only once in recorded history, on December 1932. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. [10]

Notable residents

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References

  1. ^ http://www.siborder.com/Government_support.html
  2. ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico - Partners pushing 'silicon' center
  3. ^ The Mexican Water Treaty:
  4. ^ Global Volcanism Program | Cerro Prieto | Summary
  5. ^ CFE - Cerro Prieto, geotermoeléctrica
  6. ^ http://www.mexicali.gob.mx/ImagenesCS/CONAMM/index.html
  7. ^ Sistema de Información Cultural - CONACULTA - Mexico
  8. ^ Viva Beisbol newsletter by Bruce Baskin. Águilas de Mexicali.
  9. ^ Mexicali, MEX Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
  10. ^ IID Water Department
  1. ^ http://www.siborder.com/Government_support.html
  2. ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico - Partners pushing 'silicon' center
  3. ^ The Mexican Water Treaty:
  4. ^ Global Volcanism Program | Cerro Prieto | Summary
  5. ^ CFE - Cerro Prieto, geotermoeléctrica
  6. ^ http://www.mexicali.gob.mx/ImagenesCS/CONAMM/index.html
  7. ^ Sistema de Información Cultural - CONACULTA - Mexico
  8. ^ Viva Beisbol newsletter by Bruce Baskin. Águilas de Mexicali.
  9. ^ Mexicali, MEX Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
  10. ^ IID Water Department
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Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico. The municipality (municipio of Ensenada, with a land area of 51952 Mexicali is a municipality (municipio in the Mexican state of Baja California. Tecate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Tijuana is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Playas de Rosarito is a Municipality in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja Playas de Rosarito is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California and seat of the municipality of the same name. Tecate is a small city in the Mexican state of Baja California, located at on the border with the United States and adjacent to Tecate California Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U
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