Liga MAC: Mexicans, Americans and Canadians join forces in San Jose del Cabo
Photos by Mariah Baumgartle
The aroma of chicken over a mesquite grill fills the air on one of San Jose del Cabo's backstreets. Noisy dogs chase each other playfully down dusty, dirt roads nearby. Che...
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Living well at the Hacienda Beach Club & Residences
Rescuing and releasing sea turtle hatchlings in Todos Santos, Mexico
Photos by Mariah Baumgartle
The sun is setting off the coast of Todos Santos, Baja California Sur and, even though we are in the tropics, we are bundled up in heavy, hooded sweatshirts and jeans to pr...
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Driving the Baja Highway
The Baja 1,000 is considered one of the most dangerous, but exciting, races in the world.
It winds through mountains and desert in the most remote parts of Baja California with drivers dodging Mother Nature's homespun hazards like rugged dry washes and rapid changes in altitude. They also deal with free-roaming livestock, rattlesnakes and one of the largest concentrations of big, bad cacti on the planet.
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Beautifully Arranged
In the United States those who live on the streets are called homeless, but Martín had a home.
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The Calling
The money kept rolling in because those who saw the boy went away in a state of euphoria. When they returned to their homes, ranches, they would tell their friends and family all about the boy Jesus, the cave.
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Oasis of Stone: Visions of Baja California Sur
Although the Baja coast has attracted thousands of visitors, among them some fine photographers, few have really journeyed to the interior
This exquisite coffee table book is a collaboration between two friends, both of whom are award-winning artists: photographer Miguel Angel de la Cueva and essayist (and poet and musician) Bruce Berger.
read moreNorth of Loreto: Mulege and Santa Rosalía, sun, beaches, hotels and history
(To Part One: Loreto and San Javier)
Mulegé
North of Loreto, the highway leaves the coast until about half way to Mulegé, at which point the Bahía de Concepción (Conception Bay) suddenly comes...
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Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park
Part 2
La Paz
La Paz was almost unrecognizable. I'd enjoyed the small town atmosphere when I first visited it in 1980 but it now has the big city pretensions that I find far less appealing. Despite...
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Cabo Pulmo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park (part two)
Part 1
Cabo Pulmo
We arrive in Cabo Pulmo as the sun is setting, relieved to finally find the end of the initially paved, then dirt access road, which has been bounded by barbed wire ever since ...
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Loreto Bay: the greenest place in Baja, and quite possibly in all of Mexico!
Loreto Bay, a 3-billion-dollar, 6,000-home development in Baja California Sur, may be the most eco- and socially-aware resort project anywhere in the country.
Interactive map of Baja California & ...
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Loreto and San Javier: from sun, sand and snorkeling to museums, missions and mountains
These three towns in Baja California Sur, offer a relaxing alternative to the frenetic pace of life in the pricier and more touristy Los Cabos area. Loreto, Mulegé and Santa Rosalía are very differen...
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Clickable interactive map of Baja California Sur state, Mexico - La Paz, Loreto, Santa Rosalia, Los Cabos
Clickable interactive map of Baja California Sur state, Mexico: La Paz, Loreto, Santa Rosalia, Los Cabos
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La Paz, Baja California Sur
La Paz is a pleasant, tranquil Mexican city that happens to be on the water. Although tourism is an important local industry, it is not a resort.
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