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Tijuana Beach
Looking north to IB and San Diego, the post in the water marks the border:
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Clowning around
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Beachside restaurant
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Looking to make a buck
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Need to wait to low tide to walk north and stay dry.
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k-rico
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West end of the wall:
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Great pics, never seen that view. Thanks
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k-rico
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The malecon.
There was another row of buildings to the west that got wiped out during the El Nino of the early 1980s. The current beach front buildings are now in
the Federal Zone and I think that's why re-development has been slow, federal concessions are needed. At least that's what I've been told.
However there has been steady improvement in the few years I've lived here.
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k-rico
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BTW, I saw a recently remodeled 2nd floor apartment right on the malecon with wide open ocean views and a balcony - $300/month. Cheap living 20
minutes from the San Ysidro crossing.
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Nice photos.
A lot of people are not aware Tijuana has a beach.
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For those who are less knowledgeable about the TJ beach, it is just west of the bull ring. There is a reason the area is kown as Playas de Tijuana.
It would be interesting to interview the residents and beachgoers on how they feel being so close to the US and not be able to touch it!
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I have found that a very high percentage of those living in Playas cross daily into the US to work, or at the very least have laser visas. It seemed
to me it was more the norm than the exception in my experience there - could be wrong...
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Summer weekend
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bullring by the sea
Plaza de Toros Monumental
http://www.plazamonumental.com/
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"Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?"
Heading south 10-20 minutes out of San Diego.
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One of the main drags through Playas de Tijuana
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Is that water clean enough to swim in ? It seems awfully close to where the stinky river goes in to the ocean.
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I wouldn't go in the water for a few days after a rainfall. They're making progress with the sewage infrastructure. The main street that parallels the
beach was dug up last year and a new sewer line was put in that runs to the sewage treatment plant to the south. The main outfalls along the beach
have been closed off however there are still a couple that are used when the treatment plant is beyond capacity during storms. The river mouth is well
into the US and generally the currents take the pollution north into IB and Coronado. But the plume can be quite large and it does come to the south
when the sewage treatment plant just north of the border is maxed out.
But no doubt, the bacteria counts are high a lot. The US and Mexico are working together to get things cleaned up. The situation is improving, not
degrading.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
I wouldn't go in the water for a few days after a rainfall. They're making progress with the sewage infrastructure. The main street that parallels the
beach was dug up last year and a new sewer line was put in that runs to the sewage treatment plant to the south. The main outfalls along the beach
have been closed off however there are still a couple that are used when the treatment plant is beyond capacity during storms. The river mouth is well
into the US and generally the currents take the pollution north into IB and Coronado. But the plume can be quite large and it does come to the south
when the sewage treatment plant just north of the border is maxed out.
But no doubt, the bacteria counts are high a lot. The US and Mexico are working together to get things cleaned up. The situation is improving, not
degrading.
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Good tour of that part of Tijuana---thanks.
Water? Even when the signs are not up, we don't let our dogs swim in the ocean here in Imperial Beach any more---caused too many ear infections.
They have to wait until we are in Bahia Asuncion to swim---no ear infections.
But, you are correct, they are working on it.
Again, Thanks for the picutures---I really enjoyed them.
Diane
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Thank you for showing us a little known area....I had never thought about it...
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