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The history of Baja California has ancient roots and it's closely linked to the colonization of missionaries, first the Jesuits, then the Franciscans and the Dominicans. In January 1633, the Spanish government provided an expedition to Baja California with three ships and 200 men commanded by Governor Sinaloa, Isidro de Atondo y Antillon, accompanied by the Jesuit priest Eusebio Kino. The ships disembarked at what would later become the city of La Paz . The first settlement in La Paz was quickly abandoned because of the local population, who turned out to be hostile and unwilling to settle. So they tried again, near Loreto, but that same attempt failed. Kino and Atondo y Antillon then returned to the continent where the former went to establish several missions in the north-west. It was not until 1695 that another Jesuit priest, Juan Maria de Salvaterria , succeeded in establishing a permanent Spanish colony in Loreto: the Nuestra Señora de Loreto mission that quickly became the r...

Baja California, geographic appendix of the homonymous American state, is the ideal destination for an adventurous road trip. It offers desert landscapes, paradisiac beaches and crystalline waters, beautiful colonial cities with ancient Jesuit missions a full immersion into real Mexican life! Baja California on the road SAN JOSE' DE LOS CABOS San José is the perfect place to start your exploration of Baja California Sur . Here is one of the main airports of the peninsula, plenty of options in terms of accommodation, food and shopping in general. The sand is golden and the water is crystalline, and although often the currents are too strong for either snorkeling or swimming, there are a couple of beautiful coves along the coastline such as Playa Chileno and Playa Santa Maria mostly protected from the winds. Other than that, the coast from San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas , offers various spots for windsurfing or just to lay down sunbathing. Sadly, we have to ...