Adventure List
- Our Favorite Experiences
- Spanish lessons at Se Habla La Paz. We took lessons for two months. Juli Goff, the director, runs a fantastic program. The teachers are bilingual, native-Spanish speakers with great expertise and, as important, patience. Highly recommend.
- Snorkel with whale sharks (generally November-March) – We booked our trip in early November through Miguel, across from Hotel Perla. 350 pesos for an phenomenal 2-hour experience.
- Isla Espiritu Santo – Great all day experience with Choya Tours. We left at 11 am, returned at 6 pm, having snorkeled with sea lions and among beautiful coral reefs.
- Balandra Beach for just hanging out.
- Playa Pichilingue where you can enjoy almejas chocolata (chocolate clams) at Restaurant Playa Pichilingue, the better of the two restaurants on the beach (Gilly)
- Dia de los Muertos at El Teatro de la Ciudad (Nov. 1-2).
- Bruce Berger’s Almost an Island: Travels in Baja California. Great read about what Baja was like in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s.
- Volunteer with Fundación Ayuda Niños la Paz (FANLAP)
- TripAdvisor attractions and Recommendations
- La Paz Cathedral – Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de La Paz
- Museo de la Ballena
- El Serpentario De La Paz
- Posada LunaSol Hotel (#2 of 36), $54/night
- Other Opportunities for Enrichment and Education
- Stand-up paddle boards – Harker Boards
- Bike rental – We decided to buy cheap bikes — much more cost effective than renting them for three months.
- Scuba lessons – Lots of recommendations from friends, but no personal experience.
- Cooking lessons – Buen Provecho La Paz
- Salsa and tango classes – Verónica Arte y Diseño
- Recycling centers (provided by Environmental Projects International)
- Saint John’s School (K-12)
- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (University)
- Restaurants (personal experience)
- Estancia Uruguaya Parrilla Bar for meat in various forms. We enjoyed a tremendous cut of Brazilian-style beef, empanadas, an un-chicken fajitas salad, and a beautiful Spanish wine. Not cheap, but delicious. (Simon)
- McFishers for fish tacos and grilled seafood (Laura and Gilly)
- Doce Cuarenta / GotBaja? coffee shop (down the street from Aramburu Market)
- Tres Virgenes for Mexican food and outside garden (Laura, Simon & Gilly)
- Il Rustico for the best Italian food, including pizza, in town (Laura and Scott).
- Azul Marino for their amazing pescado tartare (Laura and Scott)
- Neem (also owned by same chef as Azul Marino, Cristina, good world gourmet, recommend by Laura)
- TailHunter for all things sports. You can also feel good eating there because of their great support for Pack for a Purpose. Make sure to thank Jillene.
- Restaurants (recommended by others)
- Rancho Viejo (Meredith)
- Kochi Kochi BBQ and Buffalo (two restaurants owned by same great Chef Carlos! He likes to fuse Japanese and meat!) – (Laura)
- Restaurante Los Magueyes for the best Mexican in La Paz (Simon)
- Maria California for a great Mexican breakfast (Simon)
- TrocaderO for French-Mexican (Simon)
- Mariscos Los Laureles for mixto ceviche with clam juice (Simon)
- Raspodos, especially Hawaiiano, Choco Platano and Pina Colada, at corner of Cinco de Mayo and G Prieto (Simon)
- Fish restaurant at corner of Bravo and G. Farias (owned by Pichilingue cooperative)
- La Costa (Al)
- Bismarksito (Al)
- Farmers Market every Tuesday and Saturday in front of Doce Cuarenta.
- Organizations
- My review of environmental NGOs here.
- EDF La Paz (Laura Rodriguez, Directora Adjunta)
- Niparajá (Meredith de la Garza, Directora Ejecutiva en Sociedad de Historia Natural)
- Ecology Projects International
- Books
- The Log from the Sea of Cortez (John Steinbeck with contributions from Ed Ricketts)
- The Forgotten Peninsula – A Natural in Baja California (Joseph Wood Krutch)
- Almost an Island – Travels in Baja California (Bruce Berger)
- History of La Paz
- Baja Book List – San Diego Museum of Natural History
- Popular Baja Books – GoodReads
- Recommended Reading – Trip Advisor
- Field Guides
- Baja Trek
- News, Blogs, Activities, Information, and Emergencies
- Baja Pony Express (published by Ed, Bruce’s friend)
- Baja Insider
- Baja Insider (Facebook)
- La Paz Gringos Yahoo Group
- Rozinlapaz calendar of arts and cultural events in La Paz, BCS, México – ongoing activities
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