Beautiful Baja
Baja California is a Mexican state on the Baja California Peninsula, bordering the U.S. State of California. The landscape spans mountains and beaches on the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California. Towns near the U.S. border include Tijuana, famous as a nightlife and shopping destination, as well as the town of Rosarito, with its wide, sandy Pacific beaches.
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Baja California is the 12th-largest state by area in Mexico. The land ranges from forests to desert with a mountain range towards the north dividing the weather patterns, with the northwest being a mediterranean type of claimate to the narrow center, where the weather is more humid due to altitude. |
Our favourite destination in Baja is La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur State. You can fly in direct to La Paz city airport and it is served by regular low cost flights from Mexico City (another of our favourite desitnations). Accommodation is varied and very affordable, particularly when the Mexican Peso is being hammered on the international currency markets
Food and drink is cheap and our recommendation for snacks and coffee is Dolce Cuarenta in La Paz.
La Paz is popular for it's inexpensive trips to swim with the giant whale shark. When we were there in December the lagoon was packed with these enormous and beautiful creatures, and you can get right up close to them in snorkelling gear. Another favourite trip is out to Isla Espirito Santo where you get to see pristine white sand beaches, lots of bird life and if you're lucky you'll get to swim with the resident sea lions on the way back.
A short bus ride out of La Paz is one of the most beautiful beaches you will ever see, Playa Balandra. It has been said by some to be the best in Mexico, well known for its shocking white sand and clear, shallow water, it certainly lived up to our expectations. It's here you'll also find the well photographed "mushroom rock".
We hope to see you there on our next trip!