Bahía las Palmas

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Bahía las Palmas is a 19 miles (31 km) bight on the Gulf of California in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Located on the East Cape, it is north of Cabo San Lucas, accessed by Mexican Federal Highway 1. [1]

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Geography

The bay is shallow along the shoreline's southern third section. In the north third and near Buenavista, deep canyons fill its middle. Straddled by Los Barriles and Buenavista, [2] there are fishing resorts along Punta Colorado and Punta Soledad. [3] It is known for its flyfishing. [4]

Los Barriles, Baja California Sur human settlement in Mexico

Los Barriles is a town in La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is situated along Highway 1, 40 miles (64 km) north of San José del Cabo and 65 miles (105 km) south of La Paz. Punta Pescadero Airstrip is 9 miles (14 km) to the north; Rancho Leonero, a vacation resort, is to the south. Adjacent to Buena Vista, the rural towns straddle the head of Bahía las Palmas on the Gulf of California, where winter westerlies average 20–25 knots. Los Barriles is within the transition area of the Baja California peninsula's Sierra de la Laguna where the hills become sandy flats.

Fauna

Libytheana carinenta larvata butterflies have been recorded. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Chowder, Ken (November 19, 2000). "Baja; Finding Solitude and Big Fish in Baja California". The New York Times . Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Ogletree, Slade. "About the East Cape of Baja California Sur – A Sportsman's Paradise". Baja Insider. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25.
  3. ↑ Rains, Patricia (1 January 2006). Mexico Boating Guide. Mexico Boating Guide. pp. 77–. ISBN   978-0-9638470-5-8.
  4. ↑ Shook, Phil (15 January 2013). Flyfisher's Guide to Mexico. Wilderness Adventures Press. pp. 381–. ISBN   978-1-932098-97-6.
  5. ↑ Vargas-Fernández, Isabel (2008). Nymphalidae de México II Libytheinae, Ithomiinae, Morphinae y Charaxinae): distribución geográfica e illustracón (in Spanish). UNAM. pp. 45–. ISBN   978-970-32-4495-9.

Coordinates: 23°40′00″N109°40′00″W / 23.6667°N 109.6667°W / 23.6667; -109.6667

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