Bahía Concepción is a bay on the

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, in southeastern

Mulegé Municipality Mulegé is a city in Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, situated on the Gulf of California. Located on the Gulf of California, the population was 3,821 according to the Mexican census of 2010. History Indigenous peoples had lived in ...

and the central-eastern part of the Baja California Peninsula, in

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state,

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. It one of the largest bays of the Baja California Peninsula. It is around south of the town of

Mulegé Mulegé is a city in Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, situated on the Gulf of California. Located on the Gulf of California, the population was 3,821 according to the Mexican census of 2010. History Indigenous peoples had lived in t ...

Features

Bahía Concepción features over 50 miles of beaches. Some of the more popular beaches include (from north to south) Playa Los Naranjos, Playa Punta Arena, Playa Santispac, Playa Escondida, Playa Los Cocos, Playa El Coyote, Playa Buenaventure, Playa El Requeson, Playa Armenta. Entry into the sheltered bays near Playa Santispac is marked by a lighthouse on Isla Pitahaya. Close to Mapachitos area, hydrothermal manifestations can be found, related to the opening of the Gulf of California.

References

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