Where to Go / What to Do in Mexicali

LA CHINESCA
The largest Chinatown in Mexico located to the south of calzada (street) López Mateos, where you can enjoy the fusion of two cultures (Mexican and Chinese) in different aspects like food, culture, clothing, among others.

PLAZA CONSTITUCIÓN
Better known as Plaza del Mariachi, it is the best place to listen to Mexican bands playing the best of regional and local music in the warm afternoons of this beautiful city.


TEATRO DEL ESTADO
This hypermodern theater offers a wide variety of local and foreigner features and cultural shows through the year.

PLAZA DE TOROS CALAFIA
The bullfighting fair takes place during May and October and is celebrated in this plaza with two or three events per month in this lapse of time.

LAS ÁGUILAS
For the Baseball fans, this is an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the local professional team “Las Aguilas” playing against other teams of the Pacific Mexican League in the stadium known as “El nido de las Aguilas” (The Eagle’s nest). The season opens after the final game of the MLB series and ends in January.

SHOPPING
For the shoppers looking for typical artifacts, artisan and leather products, an economic option is the market concentrated in the Melgar and Reforma avenues. If you are looking for more sophisticated objects an adequate option would be visiting “El Armario” located in Sierra street number 1700.


Sources:
http://www.mexicaliturismo.com
http://geologia.cicese.mx/sist_inf_geo/paseo/mexicali.htm
INEGI, Statistical Yearbook of Baja California State, Mexico, 2001.
Virtual Enciclopedia of Mexican Municipalities, http://www.e-local.gob.mx