| Baja California Sur ((es)Baja California Sur) | |
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| Cabo San Lucas | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Mexico |
|---|---|
| Region | Baja California Peninsula |
| Area | 73 909 km² |
| Population | 637 026 hab. () |
| Density | 8,62 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 23 |
| Spindle | UTC − 07: 00 |
| Location | |
 25 ° 50 ′ 46 ″ N 111 ° 58 ′ 22 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
The Baja California Sur is one of the states of Mexico.
Understand
Baja California Sur is located on the Baja California Peninsula in the North-West of Mexico.
Cities
- 1 Cabo San Lucas – Small town located at the southern end of the Baja California Peninsula known for surfing.
- 2 Guerrero Negro – Located on the northern border of Baja California Sur.
- 3 La Paz – State capital, important regional and commercial center.
- 4 Loreto – First Spanish establishment based on the Baja California Peninsula, today known for its tourism, especially by Americans, and for fishing.
- 5 San Ignacio – Oasis where the arid desert gives way to lush date palms.
- 6 San José del Cabo – Located in the south of Baja California Peninsula, important tourist destination.
- 7 Santiago – Pleasant village (oasis) located to the left of the road from San José del Cabo to Los Barriles.
Other destinations
Near Santiago
- Zorra Canyon (10 km)
- Hot spring of Santa Rita (10 km)
- Hot spring of El Chorro (12 km)
- Canyon of San Dionisio (22 km)
To go
To visit Baja, the easiest route is to go down from California to La Paz and then cross the Sea of Cortez (or Gulf of California) by ferry boat from Pichilingual (the port of La Paz at 15 km north) in Mazatlán.
Or take the ferry from Mazatlan to La Paz, and then go up to San Diego after visiting Los Cabos ... Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
There is also a ferry from Topolobampo (port Los Mochis) at Pichilingual. Also a shuttle (small ferry) between Topolobampo and Santa Rosalia north of the state.
Santa Rosalia is interesting to see especially since there were French people with the Mines Du "Boleo". Hotel El Frances, The mining company of Boléo, there is also the French bakery of Boléo, which still works and which supplies the city and the surroundings with breads and brioches and other cakes. Gustave Eiffel for the Universal Expo in Paris at the same time as the Eiffel Tower.
The Church of Santa Bárbara is the most famous building in Santa Rosalía. The galvanized iron church was designed and built by Gustave Eiffel in 1884 for the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1895. Then, dismantled, it was sent to Brussels, Belgium after 1895, it was then bought by Charles La Forque to meet the needs of employees of the Boléo mining company. The church was erected and installed in Santa Rosalía. It is used regularly for the needs of worship.
Of Mazatlan at San Diego Remember to fill up with gasoline before leaving Santa Rosalia, because the next station is at Guerrero Negro.That may have changed ...
La Paz with its port Pichilingual departure of the ferry-boat for Mazatlan (17 h crossing).
Departure to Mazatlan by ferry to La Paz / Pichilingual
Then climb up Baja California to Tijuanaor today it is regularly used for services.
Baja California is a desert, known for the famous (Baja 500) the rally (Se called "Baja five hundred"), the shorter equivalent of the Paris Dakar. Motorcycle and auto racing specially transformed for the desert tracks.During the summer it is necessary to have a 4X4 vehicle (due to the rainy season).
The journey of Mazatlan at San Diego in April is doable with a classic vehicle, but it is so much more interesting to be able to do the track, do not forget to fill up with gasoline before leaving Santa Rosalia, because the next station is at Guerrero Negro.That may have changed ...
By plane
- 1 San José del Cabo Airport (IATA : SJD, ICAO: MMSD, Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos) (11 km north of San José del Cabo)
Circulate
Speak
Buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Cheap
- Melia Cabo Real Carretera Transpeninsular km 19.5,
52 624 1442222 – Tucked away in a sandy cove, along the sapphire-colored Los Cabos coast, and bordered by two world-class championship golf courses, the Meliá Cabo Real All Inclusive Beach & Golf Resort sits in the spectacular setting of the exotic desert and from the only protected and safe beach for swimming in the area.
Middle class
- ME Cabo Playa El Medano, 52 624 1457800
