The population of La Paz has grown greatly since the 2000s.
Eco-tourism is by far the most important source of tourism income in La Paz. Tourists also visit the city's balnearios. There are some 900 islands and inlets in the Gulf of California with 244 now under UNESCO protection as World Heritage Bio-Reserves and the Isla Espíritu Santo group, which borders the northeast portion of the Bay of La Paz, the primary tourist destination of the area.
Industries include silver mining, agriculture, fishing and pearls. Tourism is also an important source of employment for this coastal community.
Holland used to give you lots of information printed about ports and the history of them. Now they hardly handle and paper to keep things sanitary. They also used to film the port presentations and you capsule watch them on your tv but this didn’t happen either.
We had not been to La Paz before so this was a new adventure for us. We got a map from a local assisting passengers and decided to do the walking tour. The Malecon follows the shoreline and along it are works of art, restaurants, little touristy shops and shady spots to sit and just watch the local interactions. We walked all of the Malecon and then stopped for something to drink. Pichilingue is the name of the port. The town provided us with a free bus shuttle to the town area which ran every 30 minutes. Some passengers took a tour to Todos Los Santos of which we had been to with Aaron and Tessie when they lived in Cabo for four months. There you would see Hotel California, The Mission de Neustra Senora del Pilar de Todos, gorgeous beaches and a lot of art galleries.
All aboard again was 5:30. We were on well before that time. We found some comfy shaded loungers on deck three and all snoozed a bit or just relaxed. Dinner was at the Lido. Entertainment was a dance company. A comedian was on later that night. They also have a music walk where you can enjoy a variety of venues.
Our free bus ride let us off here.
Every Mexican town boasts these colorful signs that folks pose in front of.
La Perla inaugurated in 2014 along the shoreline art walk
Part of the beautiful Malecon along the shore
And some holiday decorations too!
Cute ice cream area of which Betsy partook!!
Having something to drink!
An interesting restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. I had to go in and take a few photos!
We headed back to our bus ride back to the port but enjoyed our time in La Paz It was very clean and friendly and the Sea of Cortez was lovely and inviting
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Always love reading your blog and always very educational <3
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