Mexicali

The name Mexicali comes from the anagram MEXI-co and CALI-fornia, which in an inverse way also generated the name of Calexico, access door to the state of California and frontier with Mexicali. It is the capitol of the state of "Baja California" and a modern city called "The city that captured the sun," since during the summer, temperatures range between 35ºC and 45ºC.
As well as the urban development has been benefited by the border localization of Mexicali, so has commerce and other activities. Despite its rural beginnings, the city has evolved progressively into a big urban and manufacture center. All the national banks operate in the city with more than 60 branches.
There are several first class hotels with facilities for conventions. Mexicali also has excellent malls and a wide variety of restaurants being particularly famous the Cantonese cuisine, important part of the heritage that the city has from China. The city also has the State theater, art galleries and a regional museum which helps to preserve the history of the city.



