See Monumento Mexico at Glorieta Independencia, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

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The Mexico Monument, or “La M,” (those two tall, sharp shapes form the letter “M” for Mexico) is the work of sculptor Ángela Gurría. The monument was constructed in 1981 and commemorates the struggle for the Independence of Mexico. Located at Paseo de los Heroes in Tijuana. Commonly referred to by locals as Las Tijeras (or The Scissors), this tall, stylized monument is hard to miss. There are no lack of monuments in Tijuana, with most of them placed at the center of glorietas (traffic circles) along Paseo de Los Héroes in the Zona Río part of town as part of a project initiated in 1976. Other important monuments along the boulevard include a Monument of Abraham Lincoln and a Monument of Cuauhtémoc (the last Aztec emperor during the Spanish conquest). Tijuanenses (residents of Tijuana) will often use the monuments as reference points to help with directions to things nearby. If you want to get out and explore the area on foot, there’s a lot around the monument to explore. Tijuana’s CECUT cultural center, beer mecca Plaza Fiesta, the Plaza Río mall (with a location of the food hall Foodgarden), and Mercado Hidalgo are all nearby.

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