The Baja Peninsula extends 684 miles from the U.S. border to the southern tip. Its widest point is approx. 143 miles across. Most of it is separated from mainland Mexico by the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) to the east and its bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean.  Baja California, which translates to “lower California” in Spanish, is informally divided into Baja California Norte (North) and Baja California Sur (South).

Baja California Norte includes the border cities of Tijuana, Tecate, and Mexicali. These border cities offer a wide variety of shopping opportunities.  The area near Rosarito Beach is famous for lobster restaurants. This area is mostly a weekend and summer tourist area. It supports a sizable permanent population of Americans and Canadians. It is actually commuting distance from San Diego. San Felipe, on the Sea of Cortez, is a winter vacation center. Its weather is fantastic in the fall and spring, and nice in the winter although summers in San Felipe are a little too hot for most North Americans. Ensenada has a nice Mediterranean climate that is suitable for year-round living. It offers duty free shopping, wonderful dining, and great fishing. If you need to be close to the border, but you want to get away from the hustle and hassle of most border towns, check out Ensenada.

Baja California Sur includes the capital of La Paz, that many people believe is the most "Mexican" of the Baja cities. Ferries run from La Paz to the Mexican Mainland.  Towns like Todos Santos, a popular surfing destination, offer a nice year-round climate. Sea of Cortez towns like Mulege feature fabulous diving, snorkeling and kayaking opportunities, and Loreto is becoming a retirement Mecca. The south-central areas around Gerrero Negro on the Pacific side, and Mulege to La Paz on the Sea of Cortez side, are becoming popular whale watching sites. Los Cabos (which translates to "The Capes") is located at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez.  Great shopping, modern resort hotels, fabulous beaches, and unbelievable weather in the Los Cabos area, attract many thousands of visitors and permanent residents from the U.S. and Canada.

Ensenada

Known as the "Cinderella of the Pacific", Ensenada is located 70 miles south of the international border, a 90-minute drive from San Diego. Its warm Mediterranean climate, friendly atmosphere and accessibility by land, air, and sea have made Ensenada a favorite tourist destination for many years, and Mexico's second most-visited port-of-call for major cruise lines and pleasure boats.

 

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Los Cabos

Los Cabos (which translates to "The Capes") is located at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortes.  It includes the rowdier resort town of Cabo San Lucas on the west end of the Peninsula tip and the more laidback, colonial town of San Jose del Cabo about twenty miles to the east.  These two popular Mexico vacation destinations are connected by a twenty mile stretch of beachside luxury resorts, celebrity designed golf courses and luxury home developments, referred to as "the corridor".

Great shopping, modern resort hotels, fabulous beaches, and unbelievable weather in the Los Cabos area, attract many thousands of visitors and permanent residents from the U.S. and Canada.

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