Punta Prieta, Baja California
Encyclopedia
Punta Prieta is a desert town in the Mexican
state of Baja California
, on Federal Highway 1
.
takes off to the east towards Bahía de los Ángeles
and Punta La Gringa.
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...
state of Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, 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...
.
Parador Punta Prieta
A few kilometers north along Highway 1 is Parador Punta Prieta, where Highway 12Mexican Federal Highway 12
Federal Highway 12 is a Federal Highway of Mexico. Federal Highway 12 travels from Mexican Federal Highway 1 in southern Baja California to Bahía de los Ángeles and its total length is 68 km ....
takes off to the east towards Bahía de los Ángeles
Bahía de los Ángeles
' 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...
and Punta La Gringa.