#baja-california

#baja-california

Tijuana has long had a reputation for violence. Mexican officials consider it one of Baja California's biggest challenges. So there was reason to point out progress recently when Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced during her latest visit to the border town of nearly 2 million people that the daily average of reported homicides and other serious crimes in Baja California had fallen to the lowest levels in nine years.

Casa La Vista is a residential project by MEDEZA CDQ and VERTEBRAL located on a cliff within the desert landscape of Baja California Sur, . Positioned among dunes and overlooking the coastline of San José and Punta Gorda, the house is oriented toward the southeast to frame the horizon where sea and sky meet. The project responds to the region's extreme climatic conditions through a spatial and tectonic strategy that prioritizes orientation, shading, and material performance.

MIAMI -- Hurricane Lorena was intensifying Wednesday off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and a tropical storm warning was expanded for parts of the area, forecasters said. The storm was expected to continue strengthening throughout the day and heavy rain up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) was forecast for portions of the peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The weather agency warned of the risk of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, especially in higher terrain.

In the final hours of a recent trip to the Baja California Peninsula, I found myself at the final place on my Mexican tourist itinerary: Gasolinera Pemex off Highway 1 near the airport.

At its heart is a flourishing on-site garden at Villa Santa Cruz, which fuels two distinctive dining experiences, turning each dish into a celebration of the land.