According to the website of the Encyclopedia of Municipalities and Delegations of Mexico, Tijuana was founded on a day like this (July 11), but in 1889. However, the Border Customs House was founded 15 years earlier, on August 6, 1874. And what began as a small booth that allowed you to enter the United States, today is the structure at the forefront of technology that we know today.

The border between Tijuana and San Diego is currently the largest binational border in the region. The San Ysidro border crossing, which is the main U.S. port of entry, is the busiest in the entire western hemisphere.

Here are some fun facts about one of the busiest border crossings in the world:

-According to data from historian David Piñera: during the Mexican Revolution, the town of Tijuana had only 510 inhabitants.

-There was a toll bridge, before the bridge, the only alternative was to cross the river to enter what is now San Ysidro.

-During the prohibition of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, Tijuana reached its maximum splendor and a casino, hot springs, a racetrack, restaurants, cabarets, hotels and brothels were created.

-In 1935, Lázaro Cárdenas ordered the closure of Tijuana's casinos, arguing that gambling was a "social health problem".

-It was not until 1940 that Mexicans began to be asked for a passport (visa) to cross to the "other side".

-In 1964 the border crossing began to be expanded.

-People could enter the United States without the need to use a passport, it was enough to tell the Border Patrol officer: "U.S. Citizen".

-September 11, 2001 brought tougher border security measures.

-By the year 2020, Tijuana will have a population of one million 923 thousand, a sharp contrast to 1910 when there were 510 inhabitants.

-300 thousand vehicles circulate through the border daily.

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