Baja California is a peninsula along the Pacific Coast of North
America. It is a mountainous land with sparse vegetation, mostly cacti and
other succulents. Sometimes it's called the Forgotten Peninsula because
it has a very small population ; towns and several cities are located only along the
coasts. We heard some local legends saying that native tribes still live over the
mountains and once a year they come down to towns to buy some supplies.
Although designated on most maps as a Gulf of California, in the Mexico the gulf
is called the Sea of Cortez (in the name of Hernan Cortez, famous conquistador). The gulf coastline is rocky, steep-faced, beaches
are small, but very good. The underwater life is abundant: colorful fishes,
crabs, oysters, corals. And the important thing: the water is still very warm in
late autumn.
Baja California is a peninsula along the Pacific Coast of North
America. It is a mountainous land with sparse vegetation, mostly cacti and
other succulents. Sometimes it's called the Forgotten Peninsula because
it has a very small population ; towns and several cities are located only along the
coasts. We heard some local legends saying that native tribes still live over the
mountains and once a year they come down to towns to buy some supplies.
Although designated on most maps as a Gulf of California, in the Mexico the gulf
is called the Sea of Cortez (in the name of Hernan Cortez, famous conquistador). The gulf coastline is rocky, steep-faced, beaches
are small, but very good. The underwater life is abundant: colorful fishes,
crabs, oysters, corals. And the important thing: the water is still very warm in
late autumn.