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Description:
Located 200 km above the most southern part of the Baja California, this place provides access to a small number of very special divesites in the Sea of Cortez. With a population of 170.000 inhabitants, this small city that provides plenty of entertainment for tourists. There are plenty of restaurants and bars around the area of the Boulevard (The Malecon), where you can enjoy beautiful sunsets. The Baja Californa is known for it's Whalesharks, Hammerheads and Sea Lions, and La Paz is a good base to try your luck with these animals. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: La Paz |
| Average visibility: 25 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Rocks, Vegetation |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Blue whales |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | Little is known about this magnificent giant, but its migration pattern predictably brings several individuals into the Sea of Cortéz from April through early June, before doing the journey to colder waters up north.
| | | Fin whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | One of the largest animals on earth, the fin whale is a common visitor to the protected waters of the Sea of Cortéz, never in groups but often in pairs. They do not show a friendly behavior, or seem to be scared of people or boats, but they prefer to be let alone and dive for long periods of time.
| | | Great Hammerhead sharks | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
| | | Grey/Gray whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Gray whales mate and give birth during the months of January to March, when they make the trip back to the north, some of them pregnant, some of them with calves
| | | Humpback whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A very popular species due to its habit of jumping out of the water and singing aloud, the humpback whale can be observed during April through June, particularly in the southern tip of the peninsula, in both coasts.
| | | Killer whales (Orcas) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The vicious name of "killer whale" has nothing to do with this curios and intelligent animal. Several groups are resident into the Sea of Cortéz, roaming the gulf up and down, and feeding mostly on mobula mantas, dolphins and sea lions. With certain frecuency, pods of 4-8 individuals inspect the div... (More)
| | | Manta rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Most seen three miles north of Cerralvo Island, considered a cleaning station for giant mantas.
| | | Scallopped Hammerhead sharks |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Sea lions and fur seals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Sperm whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Very common resident of the Sea of Cortéz. Large pods can be seen up and down the gulf feeding on their favorite food, giant squid. Sperm Whales can be found all year round, but are not predictable, as they just follow the food and do not migrate away from this body of water.
| | | Whale sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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