Travelling in 'Baja California' (Mexico) : February 2003
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In the middle of the Baja-California
peninsula, a dirt-road takes you to the most fabulous cactus gardens (Sierra de San
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Cactus garden during the 'wet' season
(Sierra de San Francisco) |
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'Cirio' cactus (boojum)
(Sierra la Libertad) |
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Canyon in the Sierra de San Francisco |
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Wall paintings (by the Cochimi Indians)
3 to 4000 years before we see them (Sierra de San Francisco) |
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Volcanic-stone church in San Ignacio |
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Camping close to the whales in laguna Ojo de
Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon) |
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Grey Whale breathing (Laguna
Ojo de Liebre) |
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Grey Whale checking around |
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Big and... close... |
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... very close.
Much more intense as a video ! Check the webpage
Videos
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Thousands of grey whales come to give birth
in the Baja California lagunas in winter |
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Cortez sea and its volcanic islands
(Bahia de Los Angeles) |
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Sleeping on a beach of Bahia de Los Angeles |
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Kayaking the Cortez sea |
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Early-morning pelican (Bahia de Los Angeles) |
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