The Gold Coast (Spanish: Costa Dorada ) is the northwest region of the Baja California Peninsula. This is one of the most visited places in Mexico. The Gold Coast is one of the richest, most educated, and most developed regions of Mexico.
Just south of California, the Gold Coast consists of the northwest coastline on the Baja California Peninsula. Its urban area is a continuation of the South Coast urban area, and overall, extends from the town of Oxnard, Southern California to Rosarito. Both regions share many cultural and economic exchanges.
The largest cities on the Gold Coast are Tijuana, Ensenada, and Rosarito.
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Histori
The modern area of ​​the Gold Coast traces its roots for thousands of years of prehistory when Kumeyaay settled in the area. The first European explorers to arrive in the area were Iberian sailors, the first being Juan RodrÃÆ'guez Cabrillo in 1542, who traveled on the coastline. Under orders from the Viceroy of Mexico City, in 1602 SebastiÃÆ'¡n VizcaÃÆ'no charted Californias beach in detail looking for a natural harbor for a Spanish galleon.
This region is part of an area that used to belong to the Spanish Empire and is under the jurisdiction of the Californias Province. Californias was divided when Mexico won its independence from Spain to Alta California and Baja California. After the Mexican-American War, Californias became politically separated when California became a United States territory.
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Ecology
Baja California Gold Coast is located in an area where the territorial ecoregion and California chaparral land is prevalent. These ecoregions within the Mediterranean forests, forests, and bushes of biomes also have the same sub-ecororegion where different types of flora and fauna exist including California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion.
City
The largest cities of Baja California Gold Coast are located on a path that runs from Tijuana to Ensenada. The development of cities between these cities is almost continuous.
The largest city in the region is the cosmopolitan Tijuana and is known as the most visited border town in the world. T.J., as it is commonly known, is known for its cultural icon Avenida Revolucion. The large tourism sector of Tijuana is also partly associated with San Diego, with which it forms an international metropolitan area. Tijuana serves as a center for art, music, culture, sports and innovation on the Gold Coast. The city is also known for its industry, where thousands of people are employed.
Inside the Tijuana metropolitan area, Rosarito Beach beach is a water sports and gringo seaside resort on the Gold Coast, 25 minutes south of California - the border of Baja California. The municipal economy is based on income generated by golf resorts, amusement parks, and ecotourism opportunities. Rosarito is also home to the third largest bike race in North America. Created by Lobster Capital of the World, Rosarito's cuisine mostly focuses on seafood and shellfish.
Ensenada is the second largest city on the Gold Coast and approximately 74 miles (119 km) south of Tijuana. Known as a wine production center, the Guadalupe Valley of Greater Ensenada is a wine region that partly begins wineries in the Napa Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area. Port of Ensenada, located near the heart of the city, maintains a cargo terminal and yacht, next to a smaller fishing marina. Cruise ships arrive at the harbor from the nearest port of Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego.
Recreation
Bahia de Todos Santos is decorated with surfing locations that include Seven Sisters and Todos Santos Island. The coastline near Ensenada has several resort communities and marinas in Baja Mar and La Salina. Port of Ensenada is a cruise ship destination filled with fishing gear and marina. The area around Bahia de San Quintin, two hours south, is a quieter area on the Gold Coast that does not have a large population in the northern coastal resorts. San Quintin is a small rural community known for hunting, fishing, sailing, and historical cultural opportunities.
See also
- South Coast (California)
References
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