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  1. Moodbook Part 1: San Diego/Tijuana Tourism has been vital to Tijuana since the 19th century. The city was a popular destination during prohibition and again as a place to party after World War II, when San Diego became a Navy town. Its somewhat sleazy reputation as a place where anything goes did not dissuade (and may have attracted) tourists through to the 1970s when tourism numbers peaked. In the wake of strings of kidnappings and drug-cartel-related murders, tourism to Tijuana has collapsed. The one bright spot is medical tourism. New modern hospitals with bilingual staff and signage are built as close to the border as possible. They serve Americans seeking cosmetic surgery and other elective procedures. Many specialize in gastric bypass surgery. Today, the Mexico to USA checkpoint is well guarded with long lines segregated according to nationality and carried documentation. The USA to Mexico checkpoint is a turnstile. Moodbook Part 1: San Diego/Tijuana Tourism has been vital to Tijuana since the 19th century. The city was a popular destination during prohibition and again as a place to party after World War II, when San Diego became a Navy town. Its somewhat sleazy reputation as a place where anything goes did not dissuade (and may have attracted) tourists through to the 1970s when tourism numbers peaked. In the wake of strings of kidnappings and drug-cartel-related murders, tourism to Tijuana has collapsed. The one bright spot is medical tourism. New modern hospitals with bilingual staff and signage are built as close to the border as possible. They serve Americans seeking cosmetic surgery and other elective procedures. Many specialize in gastric bypass surgery. Today, the Mexico to USA checkpoint is well guarded with long lines segregated according to nationality and carried documentation. The USA to Mexico checkpoint is a turnstile.
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    Moodbook Part 1: San Diego/Tijuana

    Tourism has been vital to Tijuana since the 19th century. The city was a popular destination during prohibition and again as a place to party after World War II, when San Diego became a Navy town. Its somewhat sleazy reputation as a place where anything goes did not dissuade (and may have attracted) tourists through to the 1970s when tourism numbers peaked. In the wake of strings of kidnappings and drug-cartel-related murders, tourism to Tijuana has collapsed.

    The one bright spot is medical tourism. New modern hospitals with bilingual staff and signage are built as close to the border as possible. They serve Americans seeking cosmetic surgery and other elective procedures. Many specialize in gastric bypass surgery.

    Today, the Mexico to USA checkpoint is well guarded with long lines segregated according to nationality and carried documentation. The USA to Mexico checkpoint is a turnstile.

    3 months ago