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Mexicali
Situated adjacent to Calexico California, Mexicali (derived from Mexico and
California) is the capital of Baja California Mexico.With a growing population
of one million, Mexicali is a highly desired destination for drinking age
youth between ages 18-21.
Mexicali has a rich history that combines both the Yumano tribes and the
Spanish explorers. Due to prime farming soil consisting of 2.5 km sediment
in the delta, early Native Americans cultivated a variety
of crops including colorful corns, peas, melons, squash, and other vegatables.
Indigenous tribes also had a working knowledge of medicinal herbs from desert
plants which were very effective in many treatments.
In the 1900's, Calexico became major agricultural centers of the world due
to a canal that linked the dry river basin with the Colorado river. With the
success of Calexico, the Colorado River Land Company attempted to irrigate the
Mexicali side with a human canal dug by Chinese ditch diggers.
Unkowingly, the synidate dug over the river's original routes
followed by the great 1905 rainful helping re-create the Salton
Sea. In order to stave off the water-flow from the Colorado River the
South Pacific Railed road stepped in and filled the river with rocks in order
to re-direct it through the Corez while leaving a canal for Mexicali. Now
the whole delta was adequately watered creating the richest soil for crops in
the world.
Due to the influx of Chinese workers imported from China, Lorea &
Philippines, an overseas chinatown community was
established creating one of the largest Chinese culinary industry of
grocery stores and restaurants in North America..
As mentioned earlier in this article, Mexicali is Mexico's #1 destination spots
in the world and relies on a medium revenue from this business. Daily,
visitors cross over from Calexico into Mexicali to patronize the local
commerce including restaurants & bars, pharmaceuticals dance clubs,
speciality shops and craft shops.
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