Punta Prieta is a desert town 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 ...
, on
Federal Highway 1.
Parador Punta Prieta
A few kilometers north along Highway 1 is
Parador
A ''parador'' (), in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries was an establishment where travelers could seek lodging, and usually, food and drink, similar to an inn. In Spain since 1928, a Parador is a state-owned luxury hotel, usually loca ...
Punta Prieta, where
Highway 12 takes off to the east towards
Bahía de los Ángeles and Punta La Gringa.
See also
*
Punta Prieta Airstrip
Notes
There are at least two places named Punta Prieta in Mexico. Punta Prieta, Baja California Sur, is a small town on the west coast of
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...
.
San Quintín Municipality
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