Explore the cities, localities, and regional context that make up Baja California Sur.
Baja California Sur is a state of Mexico.
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Regional answer
Where does Baja California Sur fit?
Baja California Sur is a state of Mexico. This directory lists 31 cities and localities in Baja California Sur.
Country
Mexico
Administrative type
State
Listed localities
31
About Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur is a state at the southern end of the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico, famed for its desert-meets-sea beauty and the resorts of Los Cabos. Its capital is La Paz. With the Pacific on one side and the Gulf of California on the other, it is a paradise for marine life and tourism.
The state is a long, narrow desert peninsula flanked by the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, which Jacques Cousteau called the aquarium of the world. It features arid mountains, cactus landscapes and spectacular coastlines. The climate is hot and dry.
Tourism shapes the culture, especially around Los Cabos and La Paz, with sport fishing, whale watching and water sports central. The state blends a relaxed coastal lifestyle with ranching traditions and rich marine cuisine.
Home to ancient cave-painting cultures and later Jesuit missions, the sparsely populated southern peninsula remained a remote territory until it became a Mexican state in 1974, the country's second newest.
Key facts
The capital is La Paz; Los Cabos is the main resort area.
It lies between the Pacific and the Gulf of California.
Gray whales migrate to its lagoons each year.
It became a Mexican state in 1974.
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Baja California Sur is a state at the southern end of the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico, famed for its desert-meets-sea beauty and the resorts of Los Cabos. Its capital is La Paz. With the Pacific on one side and the Gulf of California on the other, it is a paradise for marine life and tourism.
