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Bahía de los Ángeles

Bahía de los Ángeles

Bahía de los Ángeles (Spanish for 'Bay of the Angels') is a coastal bay on the Sea of Cortez, located along the eastern shore of the Baja California Peninsula in the state of Baja California, Mexico. The town of the same name is located at the east end of Federal Highway 12 about 42 miles (68 km) from the ParadorPunta Prieta junction on Federal Highway 1. The area is part of the San Quintín Municipality.

According to the 2020 INEGI census, Bahía de los Ángeles had a population of 781.

Tourism, especially ecotourism and nature education, is very important to the community of Bahía de Los Ángeles. There is combined natural history museum and cultural history museum in the community. This small town is the headquarters for access to the many islands of this part of the northern Sea of Cortez and is noteworthy for the World Heritage Site designation by the United Nations.