Baja California

Mexico's state of Baja California has numerous nice beaches, bays and high cliffs, as well as forests and desert areas. The state is undeveloped and has always been a good place to hide from the authorities. The island of Guadelupe is part of the state. Baja California was refuge to Magonista revolutionaries and mercenaries, as well as drinkers trying to get around the Prohibition in the USA.

Nowadays tourists head for the remote Jesuit mission village of San Borja and the volcanic plateau of the Sierra de San Francisco not far from San Ignacio, where you can see natural rock-art. The area is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Sierra de la Laguna is a botanical area on the southern tip of the peninsula. It boasts aspens, cacti, oaks and palms, as well as a scenic landscape that is excellent for hiking.

Baja California occupies the northern half of the Baja California peninsula. The southern part of the peninsula is occupies by the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.