Advertisement
« previous next »
Gray whale calf  
   

Gray whale calf

Friendly Gray Whales of Baja Lagoons

April 10th 2016
They have been hunted to near extinction by the whalers in the nineteenth century. Many hunts were carried out in the lagoons of Baja Mexico where the whales would come during the winter to give birth. Pregnant mothers and new mothers in the lagoons were an easy target in the shallow waters of the lagoons. By the middle of twentieth century, these whales have been given protection under internatio ... read more
North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » San Ignacio

Mexican Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.013s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 5; qc: 4; dbt: 0.0024s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb