The Baja California peninsula is a region of Mexico. It is geographically made up of a peninsula and includes the states of Baja California Y Baja California Sur.
Context
Much of the Baja California coast is made up of beautiful beaches. In general, the Gulf of California is much less exposed to the open ocean than the western coast. Therefore, it tends to be less rocky and more sandy than the Pacific side.
The Pacific side is ideal for sailing, while the eastern coast is potentially more inviting for bathers. The central and southern sections are home to remote and extremely desolate deserts that include substantial mountains, large sand dunes, towering cacti, dormant volcanoes, and project an almost alien landscape similar to parts of southwest United States. En Un Desierto Place is the non-fiction account of a circumnavigation of Baja California on foot.
state
Cities
- Tijuana the largest city in the region and Baja California, is located on the border with California, United States.
- Mexicali capital of Baja California
- Peace capital of Baja California Sur
- Cove the city seat of the largest municipality in Baja California
- Cabo San Lucas
- San Jose del Cabo
Other destinations
- Rosarito Beaches
- Rosarito (Baja California)
- Loreto
- Mulege
- Tecate
- Los Angeles Bay
- Colonet
- Camalu
- Black warrior
- new Port
- San Ignacio
- Santa Rosalia
- San Felipe
To get
By plane
Most tourists visiting Baja California fly directly to Los Cabos (SJD). There are international airports in Tijuana Y Mexicali, but American tourists will find it easier to fly to destinations in United States and drive in (make sure you are allowed to bring your rental car to Mexico).
Baja California is a popular destination for private pilots. There are general aviation airports throughout the peninsula, most with decent facilities and fuel. Procedures for entering Baja California should be reviewed regularly, as they change. Aeroclubs may not allow aircraft rentals to fly to Baja California.
By bus
The bus service in Mexico It is superior to the United States, with modern and comfortable buses for long-distance trips.
Boat
By car
By train
There are no regular trains that enter Baja California from United States, but Amtrak has service to San Diego, from there you can easily cross to Tijuana, and from then on take buses to tour the peninsula.
Travel
By plane
By bus
Boat
AdventureSmith Baja Cruises. A California-based tour operator that specializes in expedition cruises and wilderness adventures.
By car
Talk
As in most of Mexico Some Spanish can go a long way and is greatly appreciated. Many locals have been or even worked in the United States, so the knowledge of English is high, especially in the north along the border and in the tourist towns of Los Cabos Y Peace.
Learn
Watch
- Guadalupe Canyon
- Concepcion Bay
- Petroglyphs
- Missions
- The islands and protected areas of the Gulf of California, a UNESCO World Heritage site, shared with three other Mexican states
Do
- Whale watching, can be seen in the waters in front of Baja California Sur They are home to several species of great whales including the blue whale, Bryde's whale, humpback, orca, and many others. This is perhaps the richest area in the world for the diversity of whales and dolphins. The entire world population of gray whales breeds in the lagoons on the west side of the peninsula.
- Fishing, This region has long been considered one of the best places for fishing. Marlin, sailfish, tuna, horse mackerel, wahoo, roosterfish, and dorado are abundant in the blue waters that surround the peninsula.
- Paintings, Several archaeological sites can be traversed in the steep mountains.
To buy
To eat
Baja California is famous for fish tacos; there is some disagreement about whether they were "invented" in San Felipe or Cove try both and make up your own mind !. In Mexicali Chinese restaurants are well known.
There are "restaurants" scattered along the Mex-1 highway. Most are people's houses, in which they have a couple of tables arranged on a porch. Unless you are proficient in Spanish, expect the menu to be totally foreign with no references to American-Mexican food, and expect next to no translation help from the owners. But, if you just picked something that interests you, chances are it will be delicious and unlike anything you have eaten before in the United States.
Drink and go out
Beer is often sold by the case of local distributors. Keep containers empty. The deposit makes up a large part of the price, and the bottles are not only recycled, they also get washed and reused!
The Tecate brewery is in town homonymous, in the mountains between Tijuana Y Mexicali on highway 2.
Locals distill their own tequilas from the blue agave plant (not a cactus). A common drink is tequila and sangrita (not sangria), a spiced fruit punch drunk in shots.
The valleys of Guadalupe, Santo Tomás and Ojos Negros in Ensenada are known for their great wineries. Valles Ensenada account for the majority of Mexico's wine production. Although still not as famous as its northern neighbor, wineries in United StatesCalifornia. They are constantly gaining recognition around the world.