MULEGé

'Mulegé' is a town in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, situated at the mouth of the Río Santa Rosalía. It had a population of 3,317 in the 2005 census. It is perhaps best known outside of Mexico for John Steinbeck's comments in his 1941 journal '': "the port charges are mischievous and ruinous" and "there may be malaria there". Although not much has changed since Steinbeck's time, malaria is in no way present in the area.
There is much to see and do in this sleepy little town, from mountain biking, to scuba diving, kayaking and sunbathing. Being only 1050 km (650 miles) south of the U.S. border at San Diego, California, also makes this town a very attractive, inexpensive break for visitors from the United States.

★ The Misión Santa Rosalía de Mulegé was founded here in 1705.

★ The Sierra de Guadalupe cave paintings are about 30 km (18 miles) west of Mulegé near the Rancho La Trinidad. They form part of central Baja's Great Mural Tradition and are an interesting example of rock art.

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Transportation

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Transportation

By land, Mulegé is communicated by the Federal Highway 1, which runs from Cabo San Lucas to Tijuana. As for air travel, Mulegé is served by three airstrips in the area: El Gallito (also know as Hotel Serenidad Airstrip), Mulegé Municipal, and the farest Punta San Pedro (at Concepcion Bay). Regional flights are available at the Palo Verde Airport (to the North of town), and international flights are available at the Loreto Airport (123 km to the South).

References

★ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografia e Informática

External links

★ Global Positioning System

★ Cortez Explorers is a full service PADI Dive Center that can offer people snorkeling and diving trips. They are the only dive center in the Mulegé area. They can be found here: http://www.cortez-explorers.com

★ Clementines Baja is a great little B&B in Mulegé. Clementines is about one half mile from the village. They have four docks on the river guests to access the Sea of Cortez.

★ Baja Travel Guide Online trip planner for your next vacation in Mulegé.