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Cities, Towns and Areas of Baja California Sur
Cabo San Lucas
Ciudad Constitución
Ciudad Insurgentes
Colonia del Sol
Guerrero Negro
La Paz
Las Veredas
Loreto
San José del Cabo
Santa Rosalía
Cabo San Lucas
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Cabo San Lucas
(popularly known as just 'Los Cabos' -along with San José del
Cabo in Mexico and 'Cabo' in the United States) is a small city
at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. As of the
2005 census, the population was 56,811 people. It is the largest
community in Los Cabos municipality, and the second-largest in
Baja California Sur, after La Paz. Cabo San Lucas is quickly
becoming a high-end holiday destination with a number of resorts
and timeshare clubs appearing along the coast between San Lucas
and San José del Cabo. Cabo San Lucas has become an
important vacation and spa destination, with a
great variety of sites of interest, and
timeshares that have been built on the coast
between San Lucas and
San José del Cabo. The distinctive
El Arco de Cabo San Lucas is a local
landmark. Cabo San Lucas has the largest
Marlin tournament in the world. In the
winter, pods of whales can be observed in the
ocean. They bear their calves in the warm waters
there. |
Cabo is well known for its pristine beaches |
Cabo San Lucas
and San José del Cabo are served by
Los Cabos International Airport. The town is
also a popular port of call for many
cruise ships. Cabo San Lucas has a small
international airfield, which handles air
traffic for general aviation flights and air
taxi service. In 1990, rocker
Sammy Hagar of
Van Halen, opened a nightclub and
restaurant, The Cabo Wabo Cantina with the three
other members of Van Halen. In the mid-nineties
he bought out the other owners, his band-mates,
and assumed complete ownership of the club. To
this day it is one of the most popular
attractions in Cabo San Lucas. He is known to play
live at the club at least once a year with his
band, The Wabos on his birthday, October 13th,
and shows often include many famous guests and
friends from the music industry. Other clubs in Cabo include El
Squid Roe, The Zoo, Gigglin Marlin, NoWhere Bar,
Tini bar, and The Jungle Bar.
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Accommodations Suggestions
| Comfort Inn Los Cabos - This
Comfort Inn is located near Marina Cabo San Lucas,
right in the heart of Cabo San Lucas and just a sshort walk from lively
night clubs and fine restaurants. Nearby attractions, points of interest
and things to see and do include:
Puerto Paraiso Mall,
which offers designer stores, boutiques and an extensive food court -
Marina
Cabo San Lucas - the Arch at Land's End - glass-bottom
boat rides -
Medano Beach - six PGA
championship golf courses. Recreational activities include: snorkeling -
scuba diving - kayaking - jet skiing - glass factory tours - horseback
and ATV desert tours.
This Cabo San Lucas hotel offers
free
parking and
free full gourmet breakfast.
Guests are invited to relax by the
outdoor pool and enjoy
the beauty of the tropical garden oasis with palms and
floral walkways. Swim up to or pull up a stool around the
poolside bar and enjoy happy hour with a favorite
cocktail or specialty drink. For additional information, or to make reservations, click
on
Comfort Inn for quality and service at affordable prices,
or on
Choice Hotels worldwide.
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Ciudad Constitución
Ciudad Constitución is the seat
of the municipality of Comondú and is located
210 kilometers north of La Paz, Baja California
Sur, and 147 kilometers south of Loreto, Baja
California Sur. Ciudad Constitución's population
was 37,221 inhabitants at the 2005 census. It is
the fourth-largest community in the state
(behind La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, and San José del
Cabo). Ciudad Constitución is a small city which
serves as a gateway to Magdalena Bay. It is also
close to the Baja 1000 course.
The colonization of Valle de
Santo Domingo (Valley of Santo Domingo)
originated around 1940. A ranch called El
Crucero (The Crossroad) was settled in a
crossroad. Because of this, people started to
gather around it and the population started to
grow. It quickly became a commercial hub and an
obligated travel stop for all the inhabitants of
Valle de Santo Domingo, as well as for people
going north or south the peninsula. Then, it
became known as Villa Constitución, and later,
Ciudad Constitución. Even today, many locals
still call it "El Crucero". Ciudad
Constitución's mainstay is the cultivation of
wheat, chickpea, cotton, asparagus, citrics,
vegetables, among others crops. The city also
has a dairy products processing plant
(pasteurized milk, yogurt, fruit beverages):
"Unión de Ejidos 20 de Noviembre". Ciudad
Constitución has a few small hotels (Hotel El
Conquistador, Hotel Conchita, Hotel Maribel,
Hotel Ryal), supermarkets (Super Ley,
Supermercado El Crucero, Super Peralta), gas
stations, travel agencies (Viajes Pedrín), etc. (Information provided by
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Ciudad Insurgentes
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Colonia del Sol
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Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the
municipality of
Mulegé in the
Mexican state of
Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 11,984 in
the 2005 census. Guerrero Negro is served by
Guerrero Negro Airport. The town has a celebration each
year to hail the annual arrival of the
gray whale to calve in the
lagoons of BCS. This festival occurs during the first half
of February. Another town in BCS, the port of
San Blas, BCS has a similar festival on February 24 and 25.
The population of Guerrero Negro was born in 1957 when
a North American by the name of
Daniel Ludwig--who also constructed the hotel
Acapulco Princess in the port of
Acapulco, Guerrero--decided to install a salt mine there to
supply the demand of
salt in the western
United States. The salt mine was established around the
coastal lagoon
Eye of Hare taking advantage of the heavy salinity of the
place, without realizing that eventually this company, called
Exportadora de Sal, S.A., of C.V. ("Salt Exporters, Inc."),
would become the greatest salt mine in the world, with a
production of seven million tons of salt per annum, exported to
the main centers of consumption in the Pacific basin. In 1973 Daniel Ludwig sold the company to the
Mexican government and the
corporation
Mitsubishi, 51% and 49% respectively, giving rise to a
historic business success which continues to the present. The
salt mine, located in a site of extraordinary beauty, within a
reserve of the biosphere, has been pivotal in the development of
the region, where each winter whales gather, many species of
resident and migratory birds stay, visiting birds originating
mainly in the United States and Europe. (Information provided by
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for additional information.)
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La Paz
| La Paz (Spanish
for The Peace) is the capital of the
Mexican
state of
Baja California Sur and an important
regional commercial center. The city had a
2005 census population of 189,176 persons.
La Paz was first inhabited by
neolithic
hunter-gatherers at least
10,000 years ago who left traces
of their existence in the form
of rock paintings near the city
and throughout the Baja
peninsula. On
May 3,
1535,
Hernán Cortés arrived in the
bay by La Paz and named it Santa
Cruz; he attempted to start a
colony but abandoned his efforts
after several years due to
logistical problems. In 1596
Sebastian Vizcaino arrived,
giving the area its modern name,
La Paz. La Paz is featured in
the
John Steinbeck novel
The Pearl (1947) and
mentioned extensively in his
travelogue
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
(1951). The city is also the
setting of the children's
novella
The Black Pearl (1967)
by
Scott O'Dell, chosen as a
Newbery Honor Book in 1968. |
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The climate of La Paz is
typically dry, warm and sunny
with a year around average of
between 23C-25C(75F-77F). Summer
months (July-September) are
often in the 30C’s(90F's) and
can be humid. The winter months
(December-February) are the
coldest with temperatures
dropping below 15C(60F), but
mostly in the low 20’sC(68'sF).
Breezes from Bahia de La Paz
keep the temperature mild. The
bay also acts as a barrier
against seasonal storms in the
Sea of Cortez. Rainfall is
minimal, although infrequent
downpours can bring heavy rains.
La Paz usually averages in with
over 300 days of sunshine
annually. During the summer
the cooling
Coromuel winds, a weather
phenomenon unique to the La Paz
area, blow during the night from
the Pacific over the Peninsula
and into the Bay of La Paz.
(Information and photo
provided by
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for additional information.)
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Las Veredas
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Loreto
| Loreto (or Conchó)
was the first Spanish settlement on the
Baja California Peninsula. It served as
the capital of Las Californias from 1697
to 1777. The city of 10,283 people (2005
census) is located on the coast of the
Sea of Cortés, about 350 km (220 miles)
north of the state capital, La Paz. The
town was founded in 1697 by Jesuit
missionaries. The Misión Nuestra Señora
de Loreto was founded in the town in
1752. The town served as the capital of
the province of Las Californias from its
founding until the capital was moved to
Monterey on February 3, 1777. The town
then became the headquarters for the
Lieutenant Governor of California Viejo
(later the province of Baja California).
The city is now a tourist
resort, catering mostly to U.S.
travelers, with daily flights from the
U.S. state of California arriving at
Loreto International Airport. Many of
the American Tourists enjoy fishing in "pangas"
for "dorado" (Mahi-mahi or Dolphin
Fish). Local restaurants will even
prepare the daily catch of the tourists.
Loreto has an excellent museum alongside
the historic, but still active, parish.
The Spanish Fathers found a steady
spring of fresh water on this site. The
city has an active sister city
relationship with Hermosa Beach,
California and Cerritos, California,
USA. |
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Loreto’s climate
is hot and
humid, with
abundant
sunshine (desert
with some
rainfalls in
summer). The
medium
temperature is
24.4 °C (76 °F).
The temperatures
are hot from
June through
October. These
summer days have
highs around
34 °C (93 °F)
and high
humidity.
According to the
National
Meteorological
Service (Servicio
Metereológico
Nacional)
Loreto's highest
official
temperature
reading of 39 °C
(102 °F) was
recorded on
August 1965; the
lowest
temperature ever
recorded was
5.4 °C (42 °F)
in January 1971.
On spring
season, the
temperatures are
moderate and
template. Autumn
and winter
months are
usually windy.
From January to
March, winds
blow from the NW
(night hours)
and the North
(day hours), the
rest of the
year, the winds
blow usually
from the West.
Loreto's yearly
precipitation is
low; averages
about
11.89 centimeters
(4.7 in). The
wettest months
are August and
September, when
there are
occasional
short-lived
rainfalls. One
concern for
Loreto is the
Pacific
hurricane
season, which
runs from June 1
to November 30,
and some times
causes heavy
rainfall and
floods in the
area. The last
time the town
area had a hit
by a hurricane
was in September
2nd and 3rd
2006, when the
hurricane John
hit the Baja
California
Peninsula.
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for additional information.)
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San José del Cabo
The city San José del Cabo
is located in
Baja California Sur
Mexico and is the seat of
the
municipality of
Los Cabos at the south end
of the
Baja California peninsula.
In the 2005 census it had a
population of 48,518. Together
with neighbouring
Cabo San Lucas it forms a
major tourist destination for
travelers, particularly from the
North America. The
two cities are served by
Los Cabos International Airport.
The mission San José del Cabo
was founded in 1730; the nearby
Río San José was useful to
the Spanish as a source of fresh
water for
galleons traveling to and
from the
Philippines. San
Jose Del Cabo is also a small
real estate urban area in
Monterrey.
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for additional information.)
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Santa Rosalía
Santa Rosalía was named after Saint Rosalia, although the reason for the name is not quite clear since the Misión de Santa Rosalía is not located by the town, but rather in Mulegé, about 100 km (60 miles) south, and the local parish is devoted to Santa Bárbara. Santa Rosalía is a port city, and a regular ferry connects with Guaymas, Sonora, on the other side of the Gulf of California. At the Palo Verde Airport daily flights are available from Guaymas and twice a week from Hermosillo, Sonora. This town boasts French influence, particularly in its architecture. A French company called El Boleo founded the town in 1884 and exploited copper mines in this town until 1954 when they shut down. They built houses and installed a metallic church building, the Santa Barbara parish).
Originally built entirely of stamped steel sheet squares, it is supported by a formidable steel structure in a sober and austere style. It has been brutally modified in favor of functionality (its former lateral corridors were turned into habitable space using crude masonry), and stripped of several of its original stained glasses. Despite these modifications, it still preserves some of the original 1800s spirit. Tradition credited its design to the renowned architect Gustave Eiffel and that it was shown in the 1889 Universal Exposition of Paris, France, along with the tower, and that it was awarded with a prize. Originally destined for construction in Africa, the French company director Charles La Forgue found it disassembled in Belgium and bought it in 1894, probably to alleviate the nostalgia of the French community who missed the lifestyle and glamour of the European architecture. In the early 1990s Angela Gardner, an American architectural student who visited Santa Rosalía and examined the church, came to a hypothesis that the church design was from a different architect, belonging to the House of Duclo rather than Eiffel's firm, to the dismay of the locals, who believe this would diminish the appreciation of the building. As no historical record or blueprint has appeared, neither version could be confirmed and still remains as one of the many colourful tales surrounding the town. Some hoped that clues would emerge with the recent disclosure of the historical archives to the public by the INAH (Mexico's National Institute of Antropology and History), but this has not happened.
A state owned company (CMSRSA) reopened the works using basically the same (rather archaic) process until the 1980s, when it was definitively closed due to the low-grade of the ore with regard to the technology used. Unlike many other mining sites, the industrial facilities which are located in the very middle of the town, were never dismantled. Of particular interest are the reverberatory furnace and the metallurgical converter, although they are currently not accessible by the public due to safety concerns. Old locomotives, mining equipment and machinery are visible everywhere, witnesses to an active past. The main mining company offices (La dirección) have been turned into an industrial museum. The 2005 census showed a population of 9,768 persons. The city is the seat of the municipality of Mulegé.
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