Cactus Forest

Baja Road Trip

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February 12th 2010
Linda Steve and I have just returned from our week-long trans-peninsular road trip, meaning we crisscrossed the upper 2/3s of this wonderful spit of Baja several times. It is quite a bit longer (length-wise) than the state of Florida; miles of almost uninhabited desert with unfenced ranges and lonely ranches. As we drove farther southeast (and southwest) the landscape morphed into different plants ... read more

North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Guerrero Negro

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more