La Paz Baja California Sur: Still the Pearl of Mexico Lark Gould - The Washington Times
go to original August 27, 2013

Honoring its name, La Paz is a refugee of salt and sand, sun and sea, ideal for weary travelers or those wanting to temporarily retreat from daily chaos, a site full of natural wonders and human touch. (mexicoshowroom)

La Paz, “The Peace,” on this inlet of the spirits on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja, has all the harsh edges of John Steinbeck’s descriptions in The Pearl. And yet there is a soft and luminous shimmer here that is irresistible. Possibly it is the preserved quaintness that calls from the malecon, or the steady calm that comes from the sea.

Find La Paz just shy of 1,000 miles from San Diego, CA or a 16-hour overnight ferry ride from Mazatlan. The sleepy town on the Sea of Cortez sits near the foot of the Baja peninsula facing an inlet of marine magic that makes up the Espiritu Santo Islands.

It is here that the soul of La Paz comes out in some seven islands scattered around a 27,000 square kilometer inlet. Once the quarry of fishermen, it is now a natural aquarium visited by vacationers in search of frolicking dolphins, feeding whales and a thriving city of sea lions that call these craggy outcroppings home.

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