
The Gulf of California, also known as the “Sea of Cortez”, is the body of water separating the Baja peninsula from Mexico’s mainland. It’s an ocean-side desert landscape which contains many small rocky islands with steep cliffs and lovely sandy beaches, surrounded by the rich blue and turquoise waters of the Gulf.
(La Paz and its harbor, Mexico) The Sea of Cortez was once pearl-rich, but for unknown reasons there’s been a dramatic decline in its pearl-producing clams during the past half century. Some postulate it’s because of…
The Gulf of California, also known as the “Sea of Cortez”, is the body of water separating the Baja peninsula from Mexico’s mainland. It’s an ocean-side desert landscape which contains many small rocky islands with steep cliffs and lovely sandy beaches, surrounded by the rich blue and turquoise waters of the Gulf.
(La Paz and its harbor, Mexico) The Sea of Cortez was once pearl-rich, but for unknown reasons there’s been a dramatic decline in its pearl-producing clams during the past half century. Some postulate it’s because of…