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Cabo Pulmo National Park in the Baja California, Mexico is an example ho much improvement the implementation of a national park brings to marine life.
Sunrise over the Gulf of California from hotel on Cabo San Lucas
Steep cliffs, arches, and sea caves near Cabo San Lucas, filmed from boat and drone, with perhaps a sea lion appearance or two.
Poncho the sea lion, who apparently has learned if he hops on the back of boats near Cabo they’ll feed him.
Swimming with sea lions, off the coast of Mexico
Swimming and boating near rocks offshore of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with a whale sighting
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Ok, the view of the regular spacing of waves on the coastline? Pretty.
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Land’s End
At the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula lies a distinctive rock formation. It is known as “El Arco” or “Land’s End” because if you followed a line south from there you would not reach land again until you came to Antarctica. It is also where the Pacific Ocean meets the Gulf of California.
The formation can be reached easily from the nearby town Cabo San Lucas and is very popular among tourists. Scuba Divers love to explore the deep submarine canyon which drops down from the bay, perhaps carved by a river when the sea level was lower. Sand often pours down over the walls of the canyon and a huge number of topical fish can be observed swimming through the falling grains.
The volcanic rocks that make up the formation are in association with the beginning of the opening of the Gulf of California and were later shaped by erosion. The area offers beautiful sandy beaches at the base of the rock formations and was very popular among pirates in the 1500s. They would hide behind the rock arch in the calm bay and wait for ships to attack. Nowadays, however, the beaches of Land’s End are no longer visited by pirates but became a very popular gathering spot for sea lions.
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Damage in Cabo San Lucas The tourist-heavy city of Cabo San Lucas on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula took a direct hit from Hurricane Odile early last week. This photo captures some of the remnants in several ways. The area took heavy damage to infrastructure and property. Accounts from the area suggest damage to virtually every building, from windows blown out to buildings completely leveled. At the time the storm hit there were about 30,000 tourists in the area. So far about 15,000 have been evacuated, but this line testifies to the slow process of getting people to airports and back to where they belong. A growing humanitarian disaster is building in the area as available supplies of clean water are running out. I’m not going to suggest any specific charities, as I don’t want to suggest a charity without knowing its quality, but if you’re in a position to contribute and want to do a fair amount of good with that contribution, this is a place that could really use relief funds right now. -JBB Image credit: NBC News http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/americans-trapped-cabo-after-odile-describe-desperation-danger-n207476 Read more: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Cabo-Emergency-Crews-in-Desperate-Need-of-Help-Firefighter-275551091.html