Gareth Leonard's video: Mexico s Secret Chinese Underworld Mexicali Mexico

🎥 WATCH NEXT: "First Day in Tokyo" https://youtu.be/hgG9_8NwH-s 👕 Merch, Travel Course, Presets & More: https://traveldeeper.shop ► 15% OFF CUTS https://cuts.team/traveldeeper CODE: "TravelDeeper" Mexicali, Mexico - This is the capital of Baja California, Mexicali, and it has such a unique history to the fabric of Mexico, I had to add this place as the last stop on my first Northern Baja road trip. Between the mid-1800s and the 1940s, Mexicali, became Mexico’s largest Chinatown. By 1920, Mexicali’s Chinese population outnumbered the Mexican population 10,000 to 700, and yet, many people still didn’t even realize how many were here. We meet up with our local guide Diego, to get the full story. Now here’s the most interesting part for me about La Chinesca. Just beneath the surface of central old town, in the neighborhood of La Chinesca, there’s a labyrinth of basements and tunnels that once were home to an entire population of Chinese immigrants. During Prohibition in the United States, La Chinesca in Mexicali housed just about all of the city’s casinos and bars, and established a tunnel system to connect bordellos and opium dens to neighboring Calexico on the U.S. side. Along with being a passageway for bootleggers into the United States, this underground world was also where Chinese people would live here in Mexicali. Casa de Piedra There’s a lot of rumors that surround this abandoned rocky hideaway, way out in the middle of nowhere. Some say Casa de Piedra was a gift from an ex Mexican President to a beautiful actress, while others believe this remote location was used by narcos to torture people. Whatever the truth was, Casa de Piedra has since been taken over and cleaned up by a local organization. La Rumorosa From one legendary landmark to another, the mountain pass that connects Tecate with Mexicali, known as La Rumorosa is said to be the most dangerous highway in Mexico. There are sheer drops virtually along the entire route and hairpin turns the weave you up and then back down the 4,000 feet of elevation change, not to mention the supernatural beings that are said to haunt this drive. At the risk of ruining the dramatics for this scene, we were lucky enough to cross La Rumorosa from Tecate to Mexicali without much traffic or bad weather, so honestly, for us, it wasn’t that bad at all. ———————— 🌮 BORDER TOURS Book your next Tijuana adventure with Border Tours, and if you mention "TRAVEL DEEPER" you'll get a 15% discount! They're awesome. I can't recommend them enough. http://border-tours.com ► CUTS CLOTHING When I'm not wearing my own Travel Deeper Merch, I always go with CUTS clothing, (great new channel sponsor)! For my viewers only, get 15% any purchase with promo code "TRAVELDEEPER" at checkout, or simply click here: https://cuts.team/traveldeeper 🙋🏻‍♂️ COME SAY “HI” ON INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/traveldeeper/ 🌎 20% OFF MY TRAVEL HACKING COURSE WITH CODE: “YOUTUBE” https://traveldeeperbootcamp.com/​​​​ 👕 TRAVEL DEEPER MERCH https://traveldeeper.shop​​​​ 📸 IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOS WITH MY LIGHTROOM PRESETS http://bit.ly/TD-Presets​​​​ 📚 10 BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE http://bit.ly/10-Must-Read-Books​​​​ 🎵 COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC FOR CREATORS [Music I use for every video] http://bit.ly/My-YouTube-Music​​​​ ⚙️ MY CAMERA GEAR & TRAVEL ESSENTIALS https://tourist2townie.com/travel-accessories/ ———————— WHO AM I? Hi! My name is Gareth Leonard, an American Travel YouTuber with a passion for slow, meaningful Travel. I have spent the past 12+ years traveling around the world while creating travel vlogs to help inspire and educate people to “Travel Deeper.” If you enjoy my work, please subscribe to this channel and turn on the notifications bell to stay up-to-date with my travel deeper adventures. Daily updates can also be found on my Instagram Stories (@traveldeeper), so if you’ve read this far, send me a DM with the “🦊” emoji so I know you’re a real one! Thanks for following along! 🙏 p.s. Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notifications bell, it helps a ton! ​​​​​​​ ​​​​ ​