Baja is a 1,200 km finger of desert and coastline — giant cardón cacti, empty beaches, fish tacos, and the Sea of Cortez, which Jacques Cousteau is famously said to have called “the world’s aquarium” for its whales, dolphins, and sea lions.
It’s the perfect first chapter of Latin America: easy to reach, hard to leave, and a gentle on-ramp to driving in Mexico.
