Ensenada is a city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. It is located about 70 miles (1 hour) south of Tijuana, at 31°47′N 116°36′W. The city has an estimated population of 314,281and growing every year. Ensenada, Mexico 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. Ensenada is a traveler destination because it is not quite over developed and still has that quaint, authenticity about it. There is a variety of delicious restaurants to choose from. This small fishing town has an exciting nightlife, ranging from small hole-in-the-wall dives to a world famous Papa's n Beer.
The city is backed up 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. Ensenada is hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but a great place to visit year round.
see also....Rosarito Ensenada Bike Ride
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