The 2010 Renaissance: Tijuana/Baja California
March 22, 2010
“Why go there? You’ll find no one but drug lords and other bad guys.” This is so yesterday!
“Why go there? You’ll find no one but drug lords and other bad guys.” This is so yesterday! The Tijuana of today is a center for gourmet dining, luxurious hotels, world-class artists and musicians, award-winning wines, excellent medical services, centers for scientific research, creative and value–priced home-furnishings (i.e., wrought iron, wood works, glass, pottery, marble, and tiles) plus rugged mountains for climbing and fabulous water for kayaking and surfing.
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TIJUANA, Mexico The question of whether Tijuana has sufficient green spaces was dramatically emphasized recently when Baja California’s governor vowed to seize one of Tijuana’s private golf courses.
TIJUANA
The question of whether Tijuana has sufficient green spaces was dramatically emphasized recently when Baja California’s governor vowed to seize one of Tijuana’s private golf courses.
Baja California Gov. Jaime Bonilla proposed in April to convert the Tijuana Country Club and golf course into a public recreational space for sports and culture for children, arguing the 120-acre property belongs in the hands of the people, as one of the border city’s few green areas.
“With the growth of Tijuana it’s the most densely populated city in the country it doesn’t have lungs, and young people in the neighborhoods don’t have anywhere to play. There are no green spaces,” said Bonilla.
Mexican governor out to seize Tijuana s Prohibition-era golf course
By Lizbeth Diaz
Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The Tijuana Country Club and its 18-hole golf course, an oasis of swaying palms and manicured lawns in the crowded Mexican border city, is set for a radical makeover as a public park under a government plan to turn it over to the people.
Baja California state Governor Jaime Bonilla of the ruling party Morena has proposed to convert the club s 120 acres (50 hectares) into a public recreational space for sports and culture, arguing that it is one of the few green areas in Tijuana that can be redeveloped for that purpose, in a city with few parks.