Baja California on the rise
posted in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Baja Peninsula, Cabo San Lucas, Loreto, San Jose del Cabo, Todos Santos |The Baja California peninsula extends 1,100 km from the U.S. border to the southern tip. Its widest point is approx. 230 km. Most of it is separated from mainland Mexico by the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California). It has a long, varied coastline on both sides.The Baja features four major mountain ranges: Sierra Juarez, Sierra de San Pedro Martir, Sierra de la Giganta, Sierra de la Laguna, and many minor ranges. Much of Baja California is desert or mountains. In the north we have the border cities of Tijauana, Tecate, and Mexicali. These border cities offer a wide variety of shopping opportunities and are therefore often frequented by day visitors from the USA. The southern half of the Baja Peninsula has the capital of La Paz, which many people believe is the most "Mexican" of the Baja cities. Other larger communities in the southern Baja like Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo have a more resort-town feeling to them and are more driven by the developing tourism industry. Todos Santos and Loreto are on the rise in that matter and are being developed to suit the need of tourists mainly from north of the border. Yet Europeans are discovering more of the Baja California and the many options for recreational activities it has to offer. Eco tourism, scuba diving, sport fishing are some of the "classic" options the Baja has to offer. Yet, over the course of the past few years golfing, in connection with upmarket developments in Los Cabos and La Paz, is becoming also a reason for many visitors.