Puerto Nuevo is a community located in Rosarito Beach Municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California

Baja California

Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

; it is famous as the "Lobster Village" of Baja California. The 2010 census reported a population of 135 inhabitants.

Geography

Puerto Nuevo is a 10 minute drive south of the town of Rosarito Beach, and roughly 40 miles north of Ensenada

Ensenada, Baja California

Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...

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Tourism

There are several nice hotels in the area and dozens of restaurants - featuring lobster, of course. The town itself contains the usual shops and pharmacies found in most towns.