The town of Puertecitos is located 90 kilometers south of
San Felipe, in the
Mexican state
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of
Baja California
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
. Puertecitos is a tourist spot for both vacationers and expatriates from the
United States
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. The Puertecitos bay, which was permanently settled in 1949 by Rafael Orozco, overlooks the
Gulf of California
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. There are a couple of hundred homes and mobile homes in Puertecitos, mostly lying on a low hill which overlooks the Gulf of California on the east side, and the inner bay of Puertecitos on the west side.
Puertecitos receives an average of two inches of rain a year, and has the same climate as
San Felipe.
Puertecitos is known primarily for its
hot springs
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on the rocky coastline and being a
tourist destination
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Types
Places of natural beau ...
. There is a fee to use the natural hot springs. There are no hotel accommodations and gas is not always available at the Puertecitos
Pemex
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station. It is advisable to fill up with gas in San Felipe prior to driving to Puertecitos. There are many different places to camp. Bahia Cristina's, which is located south has a restaurant. Bahia Encantada has no restaurant but it does have running water and a nice bay with calm water.
The best time to visit Puertecitos is in the spring or in autumn.
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References
2010 census tables: INEGI
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Populated places in Baja California