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Mexicali

Mexico

Watercolour of Mexicali, Mexico. Centered around Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, the historic brick streets of La Chinesca, and the iconic peak of Cerro del Centinela, with Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and Chinesca.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe; Chinesca; Edificio de Rectoría de la UABC; Cerro del Centinela; Colorado River; Centro Cívico; lush Sonoran Desert and agricultural delta flora; Colorado River
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Mexicali, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in tall fan palms, date palms, and desert mesquite shrubs.
Population1,032,686Wikidata: 854,186
Coordinates32.63°N, 115.45°W
Elevation8 m
Area114 km²
Time zoneAmerica/TijuanaUTC−8
Solar noon11:42clock runs 0.3 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Mexicali and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Baie aux Huîtres, Mauritius — 1,443 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

TijuanaMX146 km
San DiegoUS160 km
Los AngelesUS303 km
PhoenixUS328 km
Ciudad JuárezMX852 km
San AntonioUS1,653 km
MonterreyMX1,658 km
Fort WorthUS1,695 km

Twinned cities

2 of 7 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →

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