Visit Puerto San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico

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Puerto San Francisquito is a very remote protected cove on the Sea of Cortez located about the middle of the Baja California peninsula (near the 28th parallel which separates the two Mexican states) - about half way between LA Bay and Santa Rosalia. It offers private airstrip, camping, some rustic cabin rentals, kayaking, fishing, swiming and just a placed to get away from everything. Also has WiFi, fuel and cold ice. Besides the great beach in the hardor there are several great beaches in the area. The bay is completely protected from Sea of Cortez swells coming from all directions. The mouth of the bay faces north, but the area outside of the bay is located in a larger bay, which prevents most swells from entering the outer bay. Sailboats using this beautiful bay to hole up for a few days usually anchor near the very center of the bay. The water is deep enough there for a solid anchorage and it's just a short dingy ride to the pier or to the sandy beach. It's about a 4 hours drive from Guerrero negro. You can start from Bahia de Los Ángeles and drive south on the old Baja 1000 road, which takes about 3 hours and can be pretty bumpy, or you can start 20 minutes south of Guerrero Negro and take the El Arco turn-off, for about 4 hours. The busiest season is August - November. That is when the heat has died down, the fish are biting. Fishing is great here. In March, April and May, white sea bass may be caught in the area. July, August and September are good months for sierra and yellowtail. Dorado often make a summertime appearance. Its isolated tranquility has made it a special fly-in destination but hard to get to overland. Puerto San Francisquito started off as a small shark fishing village in 1980. Back then, teams of shark fishermen would anchor their pangas in the harbor while salting and drying fresh shark meat on hand-built racks. These hardworking men and women would stay out on their boats all night to net what they could before returning to the bay to clean their catch; in the evenings, the smoke from several dozen wood cooking fires would sparkle beneath the star-filled sky. With this shark camp now gone the bay has once again become a nice, cleaner place to visit.Today, our bay is part of the protected bio-preserve that incorporates Isla San Lorenzo. With a flourishing marine life at your doorstep, a floating dock, azure-blue water and epic sunsets.Off-road and nature enthusiast's alike will enjoy the semi-challenging yet undeniably beautiful terrain during the drive from Highway 1

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