Bahía de los Ángeles
Bahía de los Ángeles (Spanish for 'Bay of the Angels') is a coastal bay on the Gulf of California, located along the eastern shore of the Baja California Peninsula in the state of Baja California, Mexico. The town of the same name is located at the east end of Federal Highway 12 about 42 miles (68 km) from the Parador Punta Prieta junction on Federal Highway 1. The area is part of the San Quintín Municipality.
Bahía de los Ángeles | |
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From top down: panorama of the bahia, Punta Arenas Lighthouse, harbor view, Sail Sculpture, dolphins, sunrise over Cabeza de Caballo, Museo de Naturaleza y Cultura, sunset behind Sierra de San Borja | |
| Nicknames: Bay of L.A., L.A. Bay. BoLa | |
Bahía de los Ángeles Location in Mexico Bahía de los Ángeles Bahía de los Ángeles (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 28°56′53″N 113°33′37.44″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California |
| Municipality | San Quintín |
| Established (Spain) | 1746 |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 800 |
| • Urban | 590 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Northwest (US PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Northwest) |
| Website | http://www.bahiadelosangeles.info/ |
Tourism, especially ecotourism and nature education is very important to the community of Bahía de Los Ángeles. There is combined natural history museum and cultural history museum in the community. This small town is headquarters for access to the many islands of this part of the northern Gulf of California, and noteworthy for the World Heritage Site designation by the United Nations.