Camalú, Baja California
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Camalú, Baja California, is a town on the Pacific
coast Mexico
's Baja California Peninsula
. It is located in Ensenada Municipality. The census of 2010 reported a population of 8,621 inhabitants.
Surfing, dune buggy riding, sailing, fishing, clamming and crabbing are activities.
Water temperatures range from lows nearing 10°C(50°F) to highs approaching 21°C(70°F). 3mm/2mm wetsuits are recommended for surfing on all but the warmest of days.
The main town is on Federal Highway 1
, 175 km south of Tijuana
. Drive time is about 2 hours south of Ensenada
. For about 60 km (37.3 mi), from Colonet to El Rosario
you can see the ocean from the highway. For five years, plans have been progressing for a major port in Colonet, with rail access to Yuma, Arizona
, in the United States.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
coast Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Baja California Peninsula
Baja California Peninsula
The Baja California peninsula , is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Its land mass separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The Peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south.The total area of the Baja California...
. It is located in Ensenada Municipality. The census of 2010 reported a population of 8,621 inhabitants.
Surfing, dune buggy riding, sailing, fishing, clamming and crabbing are activities.
Water temperatures range from lows nearing 10°C(50°F) to highs approaching 21°C(70°F). 3mm/2mm wetsuits are recommended for surfing on all but the warmest of days.
The main town is on Federal Highway 1
Mexican Federal Highway 1
Mexican Federal Highway No. 1 follows the length of the Baja California Peninsula from Cabo San Lucas , at the southern end to Tijuana in the north...
, 175 km south of Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
. Drive time is about 2 hours south of Ensenada
Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...
. For about 60 km (37.3 mi), from Colonet to El Rosario
El Rosario, Baja California
El Rosario is a small town on the west coast of the state of Baja California on Highway 1, 61 kmsouth of San Quintín and 119 km north of Cataviña. The census of 2010 reported a population of 1,704 inhabitants...
you can see the ocean from the highway. For five years, plans have been progressing for a major port in Colonet, with rail access to Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
, in the United States.