Travel and tourism services in San Ysidro, San Ysidro

Artwork

• About Time
  A Mexico/To Mexico
  "We’re all different" and “We are all equal” are two of the inscriptions on the sculpture. Resembling an hourglass, the work alludes to the ageless nature of time and the present’s transient nature.
• El Movimiento
  Seaward Avenue, 123
  A decorative screens that feature water-jet cut design inspired by the “Papel Picado” or cut paper decorations that embellish most Mexican celebrations.
• Mexico
• Mis Marcadores
  To Mexico/A Mexico
  Thi art instllation takes its name and inspiration from conchas, a type of Mexican sweet bread (pan dulce) and the bread stamp, or “marcador”, that is used to create the bread’s signature crunchy shell-like pattern.
• Old International Border Marker 255
  East San Ysidro Boulevard
  Stone that used to mark the border between US and Mexico. Boundary was determined by joint commission after the 1848 US-Mexican War. This is one of 258 markers along the 1,989 mile border. A flood in the late 1800s washed away marker 255.
• Pasaje
  Seaward Avenue, 123
  An arch that symbolizes both a library as a transformation portal and San Ysidro’s special place as the most crossed border gate in the world.
• Picadillo Folklorico
  Beyer Boulevard, 4235
  A decorative screens that feature water-jet cut design inspired by the “Papel Picado” or cut paper decorations that embellish most Mexican celebrations.
• Tree of Life
  West Park Avenue, 268
  Mosaic tile tree planter designed with hand painted tiles from local children.
• Tree of Life
  Dairy Mart Road
  One of two mosaic tile tree planter designed with hand painted tiles from local children.
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  Willow Road