LaPaz Mexico - Baja
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Off the beaten path, yet civilized, LaPaz is a the largest city on the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. With about 200,000 residents, including a healthy population of Americans, this genteel metropolis is one of those rare places where the citizens generally seem content and happy to be there.
Although public works projects suffer somewhat from a manana state of mind, the sections of town where travelers are entertained are clean and well kept. The people are generally friendly and welcoming and many know enough English to enable language-deficient gringos, like me, to communicate with them.
La Paz is the kind of place where middle-class Mexicans take their families on vacation. While nothing is cheap, it is reasonably priced compared to more popular beach resorts. There’s enough nightlife and good dining to keep you entertained after the sun goes down and the malecon (seaside walkway) fills with pedestrians of all persuasions.
During the day, enjoy perfect, crescent, white sand beaches. Surf in crystal waters. Swim with sea lions at the Los Islotes Sanctuary. Snorkel with creatures you’ve only seen in aquariums. Sea kayak among dolphins and through natural arches. Fish for the big ones in the fairytale Sea of Cortez.
La Paz isn’t the place you think of when you dream of a trip to Baja, but maybe it should be. Learn more about La Paz here.
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