Baja California

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Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

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Baja, the earth’s second-longest peninsula, offers over 1200km of the mystical, ethereal, majestic and untamed. Those lucky enough to make the full Tijuana to Los Cabos trip will find that the Carretera Transpeninsular (Hwy 1) offers stunning vistas at every turn. The middle of nowhere is more beautiful than you ever imagined, and people are friendly, relaxed and helpful – even in the border towns. Side roads pass through tiny villages and wind drunkenly along the sides of mountains. Condors carve circles into an unblemished blue sky. Some people simply sip drinks, eat fish tacos and watch the sun disappear into the Pacific. Some choose to feel the rush of adrenaline as they surf that perfect wave. Others walk through sherbet-colored canyons or stare up at the night’s canopy of scattered-diamond stars. Whichever way you choose to take it, you’ll discover some of Baja’s many joys.


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With dry desert landscapes, wildly rich marine life, charming villages and verdant vineyards, Baja California packs a lot into its narrow length.

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La Mision, Baja California, Mexico - 04/21/2019: Mexico Highway 1 and beach at La Mision during Semana Santa (Mexican holy week holiday), License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-01-29T17:34:24.000Z, User: clairenaylor, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: online editorial, client: Baja California road trip, other: Claire Naylor

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