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Bahia de La Paz

gnukid - 12-5-2009 at 09:48 AM

Bahia de La Paz-It's Christmas time.



The church is finally getting a roof.


Malecon


Magote


An old timer

David K - 12-5-2009 at 09:58 AM

Very nice!

vandenberg - 12-5-2009 at 10:04 AM

Gnukid,
Nice pictures. That church is going to be impressive when finished. Deserving for one of my favorite towns.

BMG - 12-5-2009 at 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by vandenberg
Gnukid,
Nice pictures. That church is going to be impressive when finished. Deserving for one of my favorite towns.
Nice photos. We're really missing La Paz. The other day my desktop gadgets had temps for Alameda, Sedona and La Paz. All were the same - 48, 48 and 84.

Is that church ever going to be finished?

Packoderm - 12-5-2009 at 01:34 PM

I've only visited there briefly. Is the water there really too polluted to swim?

noproblemo2 - 12-5-2009 at 01:49 PM

Great pics, makes me miss Sur........

BMG - 12-5-2009 at 02:21 PM

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Originally posted by Packoderm
I've only visited there briefly. Is the water there really too polluted to swim?
We see people swimming along the malecon. Not sure how bad the water is most of the time but it sure looks cleaner than much of San Francisco Bay. A lot probably depends on which way the tide is going. Not much run-off into the bay since it is so dry, but I certainly wouldn't want to go in the water just after a rain. Driving just a bit out of town though are some really nice wading/swimming beaches.

Bajahowodd - 12-5-2009 at 05:54 PM

La Paz Bay suffers from the malady that afflicts so many major harbors around the world. The trade off for having a calm, safe anchorage is usually that there is sub-par drainage. The good news, as BMG mentions, is that there are an abundance of great, clean places to swim not far away.

Ken Bondy - 12-5-2009 at 05:56 PM

Wonderful gnukid! One of my favorite places on earth. Thanks for the memories. ++Ken++

gnukid - 12-6-2009 at 08:36 AM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
La Paz Bay suffers from the malady that afflicts so many major harbors around the world. The trade off for having a calm, safe anchorage is usually that there is sub-par drainage. The good news, as BMG mentions, is that there are an abundance of great, clean places to swim not far away.


Take a look at bahia de la paz from above and you will see a massive outer bay and incredibly large inner bay with a narrow entrance bordered by Magote. There is so much water moving, that large fish come right to the Malecon, including many whale sharks which are among the largest animals on earth, other whale species, dolphins, turtles etc...

There are water quality studies of practically every 100 meters and every significant point. Of course, few would be interested in reading these though they show, that Bay of La Paz suffers higher levels of pollution at Pemex and therefore Costa Baja and at the Naval station but other spots are far below typical populated beaches. More clean than SF Bay, Alameda beach, The Sacramento Delta, etc... La Paz has made an effort to provide sewars along the malecon and neighboring locations which is far superior to most other locations along the waterfront in Baja.

In fact, with the conservation efforts we are making, there is an improvement from last year in sea life and water quality.

More effort is needed now, consider donating to Sea Watch on behalf of Bahia de La Paz.

http://picasaweb.google.com/SeawatchMexico/ReefFishReturnToLasIslotesNearLaPaz#

http://picasaweb.google.com/SeawatchMexico/IslotesAndSwanee101809#


Overall its not as bad as the alternatives.

Alan - 12-6-2009 at 08:41 AM

The church roof is really coming along and is beautiful. That much copper wouldn't last very long in SoCal :lol:

gnukid - 12-6-2009 at 08:53 AM

The recent improvements with power plant by moving it inland have improved the air quality, though I don't know how much I buy into the hydro-electro-thermo plant, I imagine they still use quite a bit of coal though it is being burned over the mountain instead on the waterfront-either way its definitely better for the Bay.

BajaGringo - 12-6-2009 at 11:38 AM

Great photos...