Catered Meals and a Kayak In Baja, Mexico
One Traveler Finds a Rugged Adventure With Some Worldly Amenities
Across the channel, the setting sun turned the sharp, desert mountains of the Baja Peninsula a dusty red as they merged with the placid blue and turquoise waters of the Gulf of California.
Darkness brought a brilliant, starry sky and perfect quiet, unmarred by artificial light and sound.
This was why I had traveled so far from my home in Boston. This was truly “getting away.”
But not quite “leaving it all behind.” I sipped my cocktail and devoured the succulent fish and tomato-and-avocado salad our kayaking guides had prepared. Few are the scenes in nature unenhanced, I thought, by a few, carefully selected trappings of civilization.
Preparing to celebrate/mourn my 30th birthday last winter, I was eager to treat myself to a vacation, but one reflecting my station in life. That meant something vigorous — to demonstrate my ongoing vitality — but not overly so. It was vacation, after all (and frankly I wondered if my 30th might be accompanied by spontaneous frailty).
Money was an issue, but this was a good time to formally close the book on the bare-bones, broke-recent-college-grad chapter of my travel history. Camping was fine — it’s the only way to get off the beaten path — but I was willing to pay a premium to upgrade to a cut above rice and beans, and to avoid the stress of planning a trip in a foreign country.
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We topped a ridge to see a vast panorama of jumbled boulders, chocolate-brown hills and red, flat-topped mesas. Marching up and down the slopes were legions of giant cactus, all of them armed, dangerous and starkly beautiful. I inhaled sharply, startled by the curious splendor of the place.
We had entered a magical region of Baja California's Desierto Central (Central Desert). It was a scenic payoff for the arduous miles we had driven on Route 1, the Transpeninsular Highway. It was one of many such payoffs during a four-day adventure on Baja's mother road.
The journey took us through
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Whales wash up dead near Mexicos Baja coast
Eleven beaked whales were washed up on beaches near Mexicos sparsely populated Baja California peninsula and all of them died, the countrys environmental protection agency said on Friday.
The whales were found earlier this week mostly on islands in the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, and had been dead for several days, an official at the Profepa agency said.
He said the cause of the whales deaths was being investigated. A group of squid, which the whales feed on, was also found dead nearby.
Beaked whales
Strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurs off Mexico's Baja California coast
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the pre-dawn hours off the coast of the Baja California peninsula in the Sea of Cortes, also known as the Gulf of California, the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colorado reported.
The quake occurred about 2:32 a.m. local time (0832 GMT), and was centered about 56 miles (89 kilometers) northeast of Santa Rosalia, Baja California. The quake occurred at an estimated depth of six miles (10 kilometers), the center reported.
The area is sparsely populated, and there were no immediate reports of damage
Mexicali is the capital of the state of Baja California, Mexico. Situated along the state's northern border with the U.S. state of California, Mexicali is a short distance (about 2 hours drive) from San Diego, California. Mexicali has an International Airport, served by Aeroméxico, Mexicana de Aviación and AeroCalifornia, among others.
Mexicali is a sister city of Calexico, California, which lies directly across the international border, as each city's name combines California and Mexico.
Mexicali is also known for its bullfighting arena, called "Plaza de Toros Calafia".
Mexicali has also the largest Chinatown, called La Chinesca, and the largest number of overseas Chinese
Mexico's Fernanda grows into hurricane
Forecasters promoted Tropical Storm Fernanda to hurricane status early today, but it held little threat to land.
Fernanda was well out to sea in the Pacific and was moving to the west-northwest, away from the Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it had winds of about 75 mph.
A second disturbance trailing behind Fernanda was gaining force and forecasters said it could grow into a tropical storm. But it, too, held little danger to those ashore.
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Acolman is 35 km northeast of Mexico City and is easily visited after La Basilica de Guadalupe and on the way to Teotihuacan. It has the formidable fortress-like convent and church of San Agusti'n. This dates from 1539-60, with much delicate detail on the facade and some interesting murals inside. Note the fine portal and the carved stone cross at the entrance to the atrium. An interesting architectural feature is the open-chapel just above and to the right of the main entrance. While Mass was being celebrated inside the monastery for the benefit of the Spaniards, the spiritual needs of
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Title insurance can provide peace of mind for those wary of Baja California real-estate investments
The promise of lucrative profits and the allure of stunning ocean views have drawn U.S. citizens in droves to invest in Baja California real estate, but buying property in Mexico is not necessarily without risk.
It wasn't all that long ago that dozens of Americans were evicted from their homes in Punta Banda outside Ensenada after a Mexican court ruled that the land on which they were living be returned to the original, lawful owners.
he potential for harrowing property disputes, though, may well become
Lalo Acquires Two More IOCG Projects in Baja, Mexico
Lalo Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:LAL) is pleased to announce that it has added to its portfolio two more Iron Oxide Copper Gold ("IOCG") projects in Baja Mexico. The two mineral concessions enclose ground underlain by Late Cretaceous intrusions belonging to the same suite as those which host the iron oxide-hosted mineralization at the Anglo-American/Cardero Resources San Fernando prospect.
El Mesquite concession, an area of 39,333 hectares, lies contiguous to the northwest of Anglo-American/Cardero's large land package in the San Fernando district. Granitoid rocks of the San Fernando suite are exposed on the
Tijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. Tijuana is also the most northerly city in Latin America. It is known as the corner of Mexico and consequently of Latin America. The city is bordered to the north 41 kilometers by the county of San Diego, California, United States; to the south, by the municipalities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada; with the municipality of Tecate to the east; and to the west, by the Pacific Ocean. The municipality of Tijuana has an extension of 1,727 square kilometers and includes part of the Coronado Islands located
