May 28, 07
Read more about the Fundacion La Puerta:
Location of Event
is Professoris Park,
Site of Las Piedras Environmental Learning Center:
Parque del Profesor (Professor’s Park)
Set in the foothills of Mount Kuchumaa, Parque del Profesor is a cultural and recreational center fostering a sense of place among the citizenry of Tecate. Parque del Profesor, named in honor of Edmond Szekely, is the backbone of community interaction where events and celebrations have drawn as many as 2,000 participants. Picnics, guided interpretive trail walks, jogging, and a host of sporting events, at the state and local level, and annual cultural and holiday celebrations provide a variety of activities and events for the citizens of Tecate to enjoy. The Fundación also offers the Parque free of charge for weddings, parties, graduations, and other family celebrations. Las Piedras Environmental Education Center lies within the heart of the Parque and provides a magical place where children and families learn to love nature. Events held at the Parque are at the heart of the Fundación’s overall vision of achieving a sustainable way of life in the Tecate region based on respect and celebration of the human and natural communities.
Directions:
If you remember, you´re coming on the highway
towards the Ranch [Rancho La Puerta]
and the last and only gas station on the highway towards Tijuana,
at that gas station you turn right,
the name of the road is ¨calle Cuchuma¨
drive straight on that road for about 1 mile
and immediately you can see the entrance in to the park on the right.
(When you cross the border, drive down
to the second stop light and you´re facing the Plaza on Juarez Avenue,
there you turn right,
drive through town and then it becomes to
be the highway towards Tijuana
and you will see the above mentioned gas station.)
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Manuelita, Concierge
Rancho La Puerta