Ensenadais a coastal city inMexico, thethird-largestinBaja California. Lying 125 kilometres (78mi) south ofSan Diegoon theBaja California Peninsula, it is locally referred to asLa Cenicienta del Pacífico, "TheCinderellaof the Pacific''.One of the first settlements founded inthe Californias, Ensenada has emerged as a cruise ship destination, aerospace center, and there is a nearby region to the north east where wine grapes are grown.
Situated on the coastline ofBahía de Todos Santos—an inlet of thePacific Oceanon the peninsula'sGold Coast—thePort of Ensenadais an important commercial, fishing, and tourist port. The city is home to a navy base, army base, andEnsenada Airport, a military airfield which doubles as anairport of entryinto Mexico.