The sea of Cortez

After spectacular and many curves, Highway 1 reaches the coast in Santa rosalía, 73 km after San Ignacio. In 1887, a French company opened there the El Boleo copper mine; they left in 1954, but the small houses of wood from the French period even give people an anomalous appearance; in fact, the novelist John Steinbeck described it as "less Mexican city" he had seen. The Church behind the square is, surprisingly, work of Eiffel, French engineer responsible for the famous Parisian Tower. Prefabricated metal structure won second prize in the Universal exhibition of Paris of 1889 and was later acquired by the company El Boleo, which transported it from France and her rode to Santa Rosalía.
From Santa Rosalia, a night ferry across the Gulf to Guaymas, Sonora coast. Another possibility is to follow the Transpeninsular highway running down along the barren coast to Mulegé. In 1847, during the war with United States, managed to drive off in this town about threatening warships Americans through a stratagem Orchestra by its inhabitants. In July and August is stifling, but Palm trees and the vegetation along the River Santa Rosalía make Mulegé a pleasant oasis. There is a mission of 1766, situated in a wonderful location on the outskirts of the city, and a museum with aspect of strength - was a prison until 1975 - at the top of the Hill. The dive with breathing tube cylinders and, of course, fishing are common activities, although some people are only going to contemplate the paintings of the caves in the sierra.
South of Mulegé, the highway borders the Sea offering tempting views of beautiful coves and bays that can only be with all-terrain vehicle. Conception Bay, surrounded on the East by a peninsula which points to the North, It is known for its charming campsites on the beach, all of them equipped at least with palapas, Jerry cans for garbage and services to protect themselves from the Sun. The rocks that abound in the beaches are occupied mostly by pelicans.

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