gnukid
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Bahia de La Paz
Bahia de La Paz-It's Christmas time.
The church is finally getting a roof.
Malecon
Magote
An old timer
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David K
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Very nice!
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vandenberg
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Gnukid,
Nice pictures. That church is going to be impressive when finished. Deserving for one of my favorite towns.
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BMG
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| Quote: | 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?
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Packoderm
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I've only visited there briefly. Is the water there really too polluted to swim?
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noproblemo2
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Great pics, makes me miss Sur........
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BMG
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| Quote: | 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.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Bajahowodd
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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.
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Ken Bondy
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Wonderful gnukid! One of my favorite places on earth. Thanks for the memories. ++Ken++
carpe diem!
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gnukid
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| Quote: | 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.
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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.
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Alan
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The church roof is really coming along and is beautiful. That much copper wouldn't last very long in SoCal 
In Memory of E-57
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gnukid
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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.
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BajaGringo
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Great photos...
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