Hostal Barnes
We are located within walking distance of the main shopping mall, restaurants,
Laundromats, telegram office, and mail office. Our common room is an amazing; overlooking terrace, from where you can see Tijuana, the ocean and San Diego. We offer single, or twin bedrooms with all necessary features for your comfort, like the bed, chair, closet, and lots of light. Above all it is clean and
pretty ...
Tijuana is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana; the city's current mayor is Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Hilly Tijuana is the westernmost city in Latin America as well as one of the northernmost cities (Mexicali a few hours to the east by car, is slightly farther north). For this reason Tijuana is referred to as the corner of Mexico and/or Latin America. The city stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, adjacent to San Diego County, California, United States to the north. The city of Playas de Rosarito seceded from Tijuana in the year 1996 to become its own city. Although population figures are considered as official, yearly entries of large numbers of mostly-national —but also third-country transnational migrants conform vast squatter sprawls amongst endless hills, complicating population counting.
The city's motto is "Aquí empieza la patria". The Mexican government actually translates it as "Gateway to Mexico", but the literal translation is "The homeland starts here." It is also sometimes known as the "Most visited city in the world," owing to its proximity to the world's busiest border crossing. It is sometimes considered a mix of Mexico's good and bad: known for its economic prosperity, popular night clubs, and shopping areas, Tijuana is also considered to be Mexico's biggest illicit drug and prostitution center, with high kidnapping rates.
