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Baja California[ note 1] ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja] ⓘ; 'Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (English: Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the ...
4,567,467 (2020) The Baja California peninsula ( Spanish: Península de Baja California, lit. 'Lower California peninsula') is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. It separates the Gulf of California from the Pacific Ocean. The peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California, in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, in the south.
The arch of Cabo San Lucas is a distinctive granitic rock formation at the southern tip of Cabo San Lucas, which is itself the extreme southern end of Mexico 's Baja California Peninsula. [ 1] The arch is locally known as "El Arco," which means "the arch" in Spanish, or "Land's End." [ 2] It is here that the Pacific Ocean becomes the Gulf of ...
The Baja California desert (Spanish: desierto de Baja California) is a desert ecoregion of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. [2] This ecoregion occupies the western portion of the Baja California peninsula, and occupies most of the Mexican states of Baja California Sur and Baja California. It covers 77,700 square kilometers (30,000 square miles).
Paipai people. The Paipai ( Pai pai, Pa'ipai, Akwa'ala, Yakakwal) are an indigenous people of Mexico living in northern Baja California. Their traditional territory lies between the Kiliwa on the south and the Kumeyaay and Cocopa on the north, and extending from San Vicente near the Pacific coast nearly to the Colorado River 's delta in the east.
13,596. Time zone. UTC-7 ( Pacific (US Mountain)) • Summer ( DST) UTC-6 (Pacific) Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 13,596 in the 2020 census. [ 1] The town is served by Guerrero Negro Airport .
Baja California Sur ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja ˈsuɾ] ⓘ; 'South Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur (English: Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal entities which comprise the 31 States of Mexico.
Dam on the Tijuana River in Mexico. / 32.5517°N 117.1271°W / 32.5517; -117.1271. The Tijuana River ( Spanish: Río Tijuana) is an intermittent river, 120 mi (195 km) long, near the Pacific coast of northern Baja California state in northwestern Mexico and Southern California in the western United States. The river is heavily polluted ...