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unusual facts about Punta Prieta, Baja California Sur



1995 Pacific hurricane season

Officials issued a tropical storm watch and later a warning for Baja California Sur south of La Paz, which was later extended from Loreto on the east coast to San Juanico on the west coast.

Bahía de los Ángeles

The town of the same name is located at the east end of Federal Highway 12 about 42 miles (68 km) from the Parador Punta Prieta junction on Federal Highway 1.

Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau Island, the new name of Cerralvo Island, a Mexican Island of the Baja California Sur

Daniel K. Ludwig

In 1954, on a trip to Baja California Sur, Ludwig founded Exportadora de Sal, SA, which became the "Largest Salt Company in the World", at the Guerrero Negro Lagoon.

Dipetalogaster

Dipetalogaster, a genus of Triatominae, the kissing bugs, has only a single species, Dipetalogaster maxima, which is found in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

George H. Sisson

This was extended with additional purchases to 28° North, which later was to become the border between Baja California and Baja California Sur, Land was also purchased northward to the United States border.

José Antonio Mijares

As a Lieutenant, he was sent to Baja California Sur, joining the command of Captain Manuel Pineda Munoz, who had defeated a U. S. Navy attempt to capture Mulege in the Battle of Mulege and was moving south to attack American forces in La Paz.

Mission Buenaventura-class transport oiler

Each of the ships was named after a mission or settlement along the El Camino Real in California, the sole exception being Mission Loreto, named for a settlement in Baja California Sur.

Plumbeous Vireo

The Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus) is a small North American songbird, ranging from far southeastern Montana and western South Dakota south to the Pacific coast of Mexico, including the extreme southern regions of Baja California Sur.

Punta Prieta

Punta Prieta, Baja California Sur, a small town on the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur

Punta Prieta, Baja California, a desert town in the Mexican state of Baja California

Rocas Alijos

They are part of Comondú municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, and situated about 300 km west of the mainland.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

:Other missions bearing the name San José include the Mission San José located in Fremont, California, and the Misión San Jose de Comondú in Baja California Sur.

XHBZC-TV

XHBZC channel 8, known on-air as Canal 8, is an educational and public television station owned and operated by the government of State of Baja California Sur in La Paz.

owner = Gobierno del Estado de Baja California Sur|


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