LA PAZ, MEXICO RESOURCE GUIDE
LA PAZ, MEXICO RESOURCE GUIDE
FROM THE CRUISERS HUB AT CLUB CRUCEROS
La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, is a major stop for cruisers and a gateway to the Sea of Cortez. About 50 nautical miles from Bahรญa de Los Muertos, La Paz offers several marinas, boatyards, and provisioning options. The city is known for its vibrant culture, murals big and small, great restaurants, and long Malecon (waterfront promenade). There are numerous anchorages around La Paz, such as Bahรญa Falsaย andย El Mogote, but the currents can be tricky, so mariners need to be careful.ย The anchorage in La Paz proper is noted by many to have what people call, "the La Paz Waltz" because the boats seem to dance around their anchor and one another throughout the day.
Ashore, cruisers find a welcome dinghy dock and cruisers hub at Marina La Paz.ย The cruisers hub is called Club Cruceros.ย The club hosts morning coffee, tends a 'give and take' library, and most notably, maintains a La Paz Cruisers Guide.ย This guide is kept up to date by resident long time cruisers.ย For all mariners planning a stop in La Paz, this resource is free and available in pdf form here:ย https://www.clubcruceros.net/Cruiser_Guide.pdf?
Using this guide, the city is made very accessible.
The art and murals throughout the city add to the beauty and whimsy of the visit.
MUST SEE ISLA ISABEL NATIONAL PARK MEXICO
ย MUST SEE:ย ISLA ISABEL NATIONAL PARK, MEXICO ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Isla Isabel National Park is a Mexican national park and protected area located off the coast of Nayarit southwest of Mazatlan. This isolated island was one Jacques Cousteauโs favorite places and Cousteau himself made the recommendation to the Mexican government to designate this island as a National Park. He spent a great deal of time here and has aired many specials on this fabulous gem. The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau aired in 1975.
Isla Isabel is one of the main nesting islands for seabirds in the Pacific, including large colonies ofย Magnificent Frigate birdsย over 11,000 Fregata magnificens ,ย Blue-footed Boobiesย Sula nebouxii,ย Brown Boobiesย Sula leucogaster andย Sooty Ternsย Sterna fuscata. Marine life is rich, with overย 24 shark and ray species, three species of sea turtles, the California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus, Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae and Killer Whale Orcinus orca.
The island is uninhabited by humans, though there is a seabird reproductive research program run by UNAM and tourists visit to camp, fish and bird watch. After having depleted a huge colony of Sooty Terns, which in 1978 had over 150,000 pairs, cats were finally eradicated from the island in 1995 and the Terns are slowly recovering. ย The biodiversity and migratory populations of animals that live and return here year after year is a stunning MUST SEE.
