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Kungashiwo ukuthi iTijuana, okuyisandulela sephupho laseMelika, yakhula futhi yathuthuka phakathi nengxenye yokuqala yekhulu lama-20 yaze yafinyelela esilinganisweni sabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingama-50 ngawo-1950. Ethandwa yisimo sayo sendawo, iTijuana yasheshe yafika ezingeni lasemadolobheni uma umuntu ebheka ukuthi igridi ka-1924 ayikaze iqede imigwaqo yokuqala eyishumi eyayisuka kweyokuqala iye kweyeshumi nezinye izinhlamvu zamagama laalaj.
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Lokho kwaba yisikhathi eside uphawu lwedolobha, isithombe sasabalala emaphephandabeni nakomagazini. Ukushiya eceleni ukucatshangelwa okungenziwa maqondana nalokhu, iqiniso ukuthi iTijuana yaba ngumngcele owaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni.
Okwakuyisithenjwa esivakashayo sabavakashi eminyakeni edlule kwaba yinto engakaze ibonwe kwezomnotho, ikakhulu eyashukunyiswa ukufunwa yizinkulungwane zezivakashi ezazivakashela, njengoba kunjalo nanamuhla, ngezimpelasonto.
Imizamo yabantu bayo evela ezingxenyeni ezahlukahlukene kakhulu zezwe nasemhlabeni yayiguqula ngesikhathi esifushane kakhulu yaba idolobha eliphelele elivulekele izivakashi.
ITijuana inomoya wokungenisa izihambi futhi enobungane njengamadolobha ambalwa iyindawo ekahle yokuzilibazisa, ebonwa njengethuba lokuphunyuka ekucindezelekeni kwansuku zonke nokuthola, njengezivakashi zendabuko, okuhehayo ekujabuleleni okuseduze.
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ITijuana yanamuhla, enezakhamuzi zayo ezicishe zibe yizigidi ezimbili, iyisihluthulelo esivula umnyango wezokuvakasha osuka emngceleni uye eMission of the Sun eSanto Tomás Valley, ukuwuvakashela kubalulekile ukufinyelela emabhishi nasemadwaleni ngomhlaba kusuka ogwini lwaseCalifornia, okulungele ukudilika, ukudoba neminye imisebenzi yamanzi; Kuyindlela emfushane yokufinyelela izivini zase-Ensenada, maphakathi nemboni yewayini esezingeni lomhlaba jikelele; iphuzu eliseduzane neSpa elidumile edolobheni laseTecate; ekubukekeni kwenyanga kweLa Rumorosa, iSierra de Juárez nezindawo ezinomona.
Itheku elibophezelekile ukuqala i-adventure yokuvakasha indawo ende ye-Baja California Peninsula, iTijuana iyaqhubeka nokuba ngezinkulungwane nangendlela eyodwa, indawo yomhlangano.
Umthombo: I-Aeroméxico Tips No. 10 Baja California / ubusika 1998-1999
