The State Cultural Institute/Instituto de Cultura de Baja California

Waiting for the bus is a cultural experience.








Esperando el camion es una experiencia cultural.

Violence/La violencia

My favorite sign in the USA, it is the last of 3 telling you not to bring your guns into Mexico. It tells me I'm almost home and makes me feel safe, though I know that U.S. law enforcement has killed unarmed Mexicans within yards of returning to Mexico.

Mi letrero favorito en los EEUU, es el ultimo de 3 dicir no traer armas a Mexico. Para mi dice estoy casi en casa y me hace sentir seguro, aunque se yo que la policia gabacha ha asesinado a Mexicanos sin armas adentro metros de regresar a Mexico.


I have been in Nicaragua during the contra war, in Guatemala during the civil war, now in Tijuana, but according to any statistics I have seen the most violent place in the hemisphere is the USA.
I would guess it is the most violent place in the world but for the violence it has brought to the Middle East.

Fui a Nicaragua en la epoca de la guerra contra, en Guatemala en la epoca de su guerra civil, ahorita in Tijuana, pero por todos los estatisticos el lugar mas violento de las Americas esta' los EUA, presuntamente lo mas violento del mundo a no se por la violencia han traido al Oriente Medio.

Cloudy afternoon/Tarde nublada

Cloudy afternoons are uncommon. Once in awhile is enough.

Los tardes nublada son pocos comunes. De vez en cuando es bastante.

Maquilapolis

There is indeed a lot of work in Tijuana.

Claro que si, hay mucho trabajo en Tijuana.













































Please try to see the film Maquilapolis when it plays near you. It is a realistic view of Tijuana factory work.

Por favor trate ver el cine Maquilapolis quando esta cerca a usted. Es la vista real del trabajo en las fabricas de Tijuana.

Know your neighbors/Conozca a sus vecinos

Paradise = Tijuana/Tijuana = El Paraiso

Well, maybe not, but these photographs were taken yesterday, January 23. There are folks swimming right now at 8am. The weather is near perfect.

Pues, tal vez no, pero las fotos son de ayer, 23 de Enero. Hay gente nadando ahorita ya a las 8. la clima es casi perfecta.

Desert & mountains of Baja/El desierto y las montan~as de Baja

In the early morning mist between La Rumorosa and Mexicali.

En la niebla de la man~ana entre La Rumorosa y Mexicali.

Horses, pigs & dogs/Caballos, cerdos y perros

In Playas,

En Playas,






Along the Mexicali/Tecate toll road,

En la quota entre Mexicali y Tecate,






On the other side of the fence,

En el otro lado de la barda,






And in Cucapah Mayor.

Y en Cucapa' Mayor.





You can decide which category the border patrol is in.


Puedes decidir el clase para la migra.

Seen waiting in line/ Vista esperando en la linea

Sometimes the line between advertising government programs and political advertising is quite thin.

Aveces es muy delgado la linea entre la publicidad para los programas del gobierno y la propaganda del politicos.



"300 tv cameras in the streets to protect you"








"50,000 people of limited resources well cared for"

Dead seal/Foca muerta

A shark victim.

La victima del tiburon.

Shore birds

Here is one of my favorite shore birds. Please tell me its name.

Aqui esta' un ave del mar que me gusta mucho. Por favor digame como se llama.

A horse on the beach/El caballo en la playa

Nothing is much more fun than a horse on the beach.

No hay nada mucho mas divertido que un caballo en la playa.

Rough seas, record cold/Mar agitado, record frio

We have had temperatures below 32 degrees and high waves lately. This is bad weather here in paradise.

Tuvimos temperaturas bajo 0 y olas altas recientemente. Esta' mal tiempo aqui en el paraiso.

The Fence of Shame/La Barda de Verguenza

The wall has many names including the Wall of Death for the more than 4000 migrants who have died because of its construction.

El muro tiene muchos nombres incluir el Muro de Muerte por los mas que 4000 migrantes que se murieron por su construccion.

Thanks to my friend Dianna for sending me these photographs.
Gracias a mi amiga Dianna para mandarme las fotos.

From the US side in Calexico









Desde el lado EU en Calexico

Mural art in Playas/Arte del mural en Playas

A small mural


Un mural pequen~o





Details from a large mural











Detalles de un mural grande

Army as police/El ejercito como la policia

Approaching the military check point entering Playas de Tijuana.









Acercarse el control militar entrando a Playas de Tijuana.






The politics of the situation is neither my competence nor my business, but with 15 years of experience as an "officer of the court" I can say that it is very foolish to think that a military force can do the job of law enforcement. They are two very different functions and require very different training.

No es competencia mia ni asunto mio la politica de la situacion, pero con 15 an~os como "oficial del juzgado" puedo decir que es muy tonto pensar que una fuerza militar puede hacer la tarea de la policia. Son dos cosas muy diferente y nesesitan entrenamiento muy diferente.

Morning light/La luz de la man~ana

Looking north to San Diego

Mirar al norte a San Diego







Looking south to the Coronado Islands


Mirar al sur a las Islas Coronados

Winter sunset/La puesta del sol en invierno

It is odd returning to a city occupied by the army and with a police force disarmed, but the sunsets are still beautiful.

Es raro regresar a una ciudad ocupado por el ejercito y con la policia desarmada, pero la puesta del sol siempre es hermosa.

Winter light/La luz del invierno

Llegar desde atras las olas la luz de invierno es hermosa.







The winter light is beautiful coming from behind the waves.

Return to Tijuana (Playas)/Regresar a Tijuana (Playas)

I love the popular, informal, public art.

Soy encantado del arte, popular, no formal, publico.