Measuring 7. 2 on the Richter scale, the quake was centered about 40 miles south of the U. S .- Mexico border near Mexicali.

Westmorland is on State Route 86, which was upgraded to a new six-lane highway to reduce its infamous auto accident and fatality risk, while it connects with Brawley, El Centro and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Near Coachella, a new four-lane expressway State Route 86 was built for international trucking from Mexicali, Mexico to Los Angeles or Arizona.

On June 29, 2004, Valenzuela announced he would return to the mound in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico ( the Mexican Pacific Coast League ) to play for Los Aguilas de Mexicali in October at which time he was nearly 44 years old.

It was on March 8, 1967, that Felipe González became the first one to go the distance with Olivares, when Olivares defeated him by a decision in 10 at Mexicali.

Once the divorce was final, the pair married on May 13, 1922 in Mexicali, Mexico.

The concentration of small housing units that straddled the border was called Calexico on the U. S. side, Mexicali on the Mexican side.

The Mexican side was named Mexicali ( a portmanteau composed of " Mexico " and " California ") by Coronel Agustín Sanginéz.

The town of Mexicali was officially created on 14 March 1903 when Manuel Vizcarra was named as the town's first authority and assistant judge ( juez auxiliar ).

Mayor Baltazar Aviléz declared the municipality of Mexicali on November 4, 1914 and called for elections to create the first ayuntamiento or district council, which was then headed by Francisco L. Montejano.

In its beginnings Mexicali was an important center for cotton production for export until synthetic fabrics reduced the worldwide demand for the fiber.

While this does not compare to U. S. cities like San Francisco or New York, early in the 20th century Mexicali was numerically and culturally more Chinese than Mexican.

The team demonstrated strong results in the first leg of its inaugural season, yet was negatively affected by the April 4th earthquake of the Mexicali region, seeing its second leg play out as a road team in Tijuana ’ s Municipal Auditorium.

Mexicali was also home to a 2006 American Basketball Association franchise, the Centinelas de Mexicali ( The Sentinels ).

Mexicali was the host for the Caribbean Series in 2009.

Zedillo was educated in public schools in Mexicali where he was recognized as an excellent student.

A conceptually opposite technique of using hexagonal incisions in the periphery of the cornea is known has Hexagonal Keratotomy ( HK, described by Antonio Mendez of Mexicali, Mexico ), which was used to correct low degrees of Hyperopia.

This restaurant was utilized by many U. S. and Mexican officials and celebrities throughout the years ; its end eventually came due to the devaluation of the peso in the 1980s and the new border crossing that takes tourist and locals away from the original heart of Mexicali.

In November 1975, the Plaza de Toros Calafia was completed, a bullfighting arena in the city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California.

There are also many streets that have been named after him, including the Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico City, and highways in Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexicali.

Mexicali also has the distinction of being the northernmost city in Latin America.

Mexicali is also home to many food processing plants such as Nestlé, Jumex, Bimbo, Coca-Cola, Kellogg, and Sabritas.

Mexicali also relies on tourism as a medium revenue, and visitors cross by foot or car from Calexico in the United States every day.

The best known communities of this subzone are González Ortega, also called Palaco ( a name derived from the Pacific Land Company ), New Mexicali, Villa Florida, Villa del Roble, Toledo Commercial, Residential Laureles, Victoria Residential, Residential Sevilla, Condor, Villa Verde, Valley of Colorado and Villas del Palmar.

There is a very popular song called “ Puro Cachanilla ” also known as “ El Cachanilla ” that identifies people from Mexicali.

Mexicali also has the Baja Prog festival, a series of progressive rock concerts that take place during four consecutive days in springtime.

Mexicali has also a professional 18-hole Golf Course " Club Campestre " where both national and international championships take place regularly.

The " Ciudad Deportiva " also houses a football stadium where the Cachanillas de Mexicali, a Mexican third division football team plays.

The home of the Pioneros del Valle, also a Mexican third division football team, is located in the Mexicali Valley.

The next largest cities are Tucson, in southern Arizona, with a metro area population of around 1 million, and Mexicali, Baja California, whose municipality also has a population of around 900, 000.

He also collaborated with Christopher Alexander on The Production of Houses ( 1985 ), an account of an innovative housing project in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

He also participated in the Baseball Fest 2010 in Tijuana with Aguilas de Mexicali.

Mexicali is home to several pharmacies marketed toward visitors from the United States.

Bomberos arrived to Mexicali and reached an agreement with the Municipal Government to renovate the hardwood of the Mexicali Gymnasium and call the Silver Colossus their home.

They played their home games at the " Gimnasio de Mexicali " located on " Avenida Reforma ".

There is now a consulate of the People's Republic of China in Mexicali as well as one in nearby Tijuana.

Manuel Vizcarra was a Mexican judge and founder of the city of Mexicali now the state capital of the state of Baja California ( Mexico ).

Category: Águilas de Mexicali players

During winter time, Mexicali is affected by the snows that occur in the town of Rumorosa located in the Sierra de Juarez, about 45 minutes west of the city, causing decreases in temperature in the urban area lasting from two days to one week.

Within this subzone, is the Plaza New Mexicali, Centenary Sports Centre, the Universidad del Valle de Mexico, the Attorney General of the Republic, the Instituto Tecnologico de Mexicali, the University of Baja California, the New Campus of the University Xochicalco, and soon construction will soon begin on the new General Hospital of Mexicali.

Some public universities in the city include Autonomous University of Baja California, Universidad Politécnica de Baja California and the Technological Institute of Mexicali.

# Teatro de Casa de Cultura de Mexicali.

# Teatro Universitario de Mexicali, it is mainly used for UABC ceremonies and occasionally for plays.

Mexicali's basketball teams are the Bomberos de Mexicali of the CIBACOPA Pacific Circuit and Soles de Mexicali of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional ( LNBP ) of Mexico.

Their stadium is the " Auditorio del Estado " located in the " Ciudad Deportiva de Mexicali ".

The Bomberos de Mexicali were founded in 2010 and participate in the Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit, CIBACOPA.