The complete guide to Baja California It's vast, it's sparsely populated and its emptiness can extend for 750 miles at a stretch. In the Prohibition era, its towns were fleshpots. But nowadays, says David Orkin, magnificent scenery, picturesque beaches and stunning mountain walks make Baja even more appealing

The Independent - London | January 13, 2001| | Copyright

WHAT IS BAJA CALIFORNIA?

The finger jabbing down into the Pacific, longer than Italy and varying in width from 30 to 150 miles.

IS BAJA CALIFORNIA PART OF CALIFORNIA?

No, Baja California (Baja for short) is south of the international border from the US state. Confusingly, it comprises two Mexican states, Baja California (sometimes more helpfully called Baja California Norte or BCN) and Baja California Sur (BCS). BCN shares a border with Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora as well as California. BCS borders BCN - the state line cuts across the peninsula just north of Guerrero Negro - but ...

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