[ noun ] a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border <noun.location>
In Mexicali, Baja California's capital, PRI claimed victory and PAN conceded defeat.
Crowds of PAN supporters waving banners and beeping car horns celebrated into the morning hours in the Baja California cities of Mexicali, Tijuana and Ensenada, where Ruffo served as mayor.
The agents were acting on a tip when they raided Almater Hospital in Mexicali, capital of Baja California state across the border from Calexico, Calif., the office reported, but it did not say when the men were captured.
He said the family, all Mexican nationals, were returning home to the San Joaquin Valley town of Laton after a holiday visit to Mexicali.
The second class train, which is popular with younger U.S. tourists, was en route from the coastal resort of Mazatlan to Mexicali, on the California border, said National Railroad official Ignacio Duran.
One of the buses was traveling from the border city of Tijuana to Mexico City and the other from Mexico City to Mexicali, also at the U.S. border, he said.
He said 600 to 700 passengers were riding the 11-car Pacific Railways train on its regular 700-mile run from Mazatlan to Mexicali, across the border from Calexico, Calif. The line is part of the government-owned rail system.