Baja by motorcycle

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November/December 2008
By Joe Berk 
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Highway 1 turns southeast after Guerrero Negro, heading across the peninsula through boulder fields, volcanoes and desert as it runs to the Sea of Cortez. You’ll pass through San Ignacio, an oasis formed by a volcano in the Vizcaino desert. The beautiful and ancient San Ignacio mission, located on the town square, is a working church, and offers great photo opportunities.

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After San Ignacio, the Transpeninsular Highway runs through the desert and mountains for another 70 miles before it descends through La Cuesta del Infierno, a set of twisties dropping several hundred feet into Santa Rosalia. When Baja broke away from Mexico 20 million years ago, the land tilted from east to west. The highest portions are along the Sea of Cortez, and La Cuesta del Infierno winds down through this shelf to sea level. Santa Rosalia started as a copper mining town dominated by the French Boleo company. With its French architecture and Gustav-Eiffel-designed church, the town is beautiful. The all-wooden Frances Hotel, high on a mesa overlooking the town, is the place to stay here.

Santa Rosalia is a bit more than halfway down the peninsula, and using it as a destination makes for a great four- or five-day adventure taking in the best of Baja.

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