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People working together make it happen; local artists praise wall's beauty and happiness.
A retired American, living in Rosarito, had an amazing vision. His dream was to expose the children of Rosarito to the beauty and appreciation of art, to beautify the city, and to bring together all the various peoples of Rosarito.
He decided ...
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By Ron Raposa
Saturday, July 31, 2010
In the 1980s's Hugo Torres led the tough 12-year campaign to make Rosario its own city, independent from Tijuana. When voters made that a reality in 1995, he was appointed the city's first mayor.
When Torres' term ended in 1998, he thought his time in office was over. The long-time owner ...
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By Ron Raposa ROSARITO BEACH , BAJA CALIFORNIA , MEXICO ---Taking advantage of the many opportunities shared between Southern California and Baja California was the main message delivered by speakers Friday at the Fifth Binational Mayors’ Summit here.More than 220 civic and business leaders plus mayors from 14 cities on both sides ...
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By Ron Raposa
The Rosarito-Enesenada 50-Mile Fun Bike Ride will begin its 31st year this Saturday with the first of two yearly events.
"Five-thousand cyclists are expected to ride on April 17," said San Diego event promoter Gary Foster. "The event had 4,000 last September and only 3,000 one year ago in April, ...
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A new metropolitan tourist police force to serve visitors along the 70-mile tourist corridor from Tijuana to Ensenada was launched Wednesday in a Rosarito ceremony.Leading state and city officials as well as members of the new force took part in the ceremony in a tented area along the coastal scenic road from Tijuana to Ensenada."Today, the ...
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ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO---The city has recognized three women for their work on developing a reality TV show that highlights the beauty, attractions and advantages of living in Baja California.
City Mayor Hugo Torres on Wednesday presented a plaque to Susanna Stehr, Debbie Shine and Robin Mackenzie, the trio of U.S. women who ...
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ROSARITO BEACH , BAJA CALIFORNIA , MEXICO ---For 2009 Rosarito had the largest year-to-year decline in crime of any city in Baja California --- 21 percent --- and was the only city to reach a five-year low, according to state figures.“These are very encouraging figures for Rosarito, especially in difficult economic times, when crime ...
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To promote the tourist attractions and gastronomy of Rosarito. April 28th,2009 LAS VEGAS, NV. The Mayor of the Rosarito Beach, Hugo Torres, accompanied by the Director of Economic Development and Tourism, Hector Reyes and the Manager of the Conventions and Tourism Committee in the city, Jesús Santos, made a work tour to Las Vegas NV., ...
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Posted by Jason Clampet at 3/26/2009I've been a big fan of Baja California ever since I lived in Los Angeles and began taking frequent trips to the peninsula. I'm not sure, though, how accurate my impressions of the place are now, considering that I spent all of my time there before the uptick in violence that began in 2008. From the ...
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Misleading U.S. media coverage has conveyed an inaccurate picture of the risk of visiting Baja and has been the main cause of a tourism decline, Rosarito Mayor Hugo Torres told a meeting of the Mexico Business Center Wednesday. ...
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