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Ensenada is the third-largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California. It is located about 70 miles south of Tijuana. Ensenada is also the municipal seat of Ensenada Municipality, one of the five into which the state is divided. Ensenada is locally referred as La Bella Cenicienta del Pacífico (The Cinderella of the Pacific).

Located in the Bahía de Todos Santos — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean — Ensenada is an important commercial and fishing port as well as a cruise ship stop. There is also a navy base, an army base and a military airfield, which functions as an airport of entry into Mexico.

The city is backed by small mountain ranges. Due to its location on the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean latitude, the weather tends to be mild year-round. Although the winter rain season is short and the area is prone to prolonged droughts, Ensenada sits in the heart of a wine country that is widely regarded as the best in Mexico. It is said that the first vitis vinifera made it to the peninsula (specifically to the San Ignacio Mission) in 1703, when Jesuit Padre Juan de Ugarte planted the first vineyards there.

Ensenada's proximity to California also makes it a destination for short cruise ship trips from the Los Angeles area. There are four ships that make weekly trips to Ensenada as of 2005.

A few minutes south of town on highway 1 is the largest of three known major marine geysers in the world. This one is known as "La Bufadora" ("The Blowhole").
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The Hut
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Apr 11, 2006 - Apr 12, 2006
The road to the hut runs a little way in from the coast.  Ok, there are two choices: my favorite it the Free Road, the original highway that runs along the beach, through all the little towns.  The downside is that it takes a really long time since there's a stopsign every block or two for 50 miles.  It's cool if you make that the trip though.  We took the Toll Road.  You don't see as much, but you get there a lot sooner.  They found it necessary though to put a toll booth every couple ...
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And just south of the border...
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Aug 01, 2005 - Aug 14, 2005
Not wanting to end my unforgettable road-trip, once I returned to San Diego I picked up my friend Kristen and we continued to drive south of the border into Mexico.  About 2 hours from Tiajuana was the charming seaside town of Ensenada, meaning "cove" in English.  We spent a few relaxing days there and then it was time for me to return to San Diego and prepare myself for my next road-trip; this time across the country! Our battered suitcases...
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La Palapoloca
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Jan 13, 2007 - Jan 15, 2007
Two friends and I loaded up a van full of surfboards, Doritos and instant noodles and headed to the deserted coasts of Baja in search of waves.
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Bajamar Golf
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Sep 26, 2005 - Sep 30, 2005
I took a cruise with my company. It was a memorable experience. We left from Long Beach, CA and made stops at Catalina Island & Ensenada, Mexico.
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