The Star of the Sea of Cortez: Estrella Navarro Holm
At about 30 meters the free fall starts. It’s as if the wet suit and my skin fall away, and the water in my body merges with the water of the ocean. Each molecule of water feels very intense. It’s like flying, but in slow motion. The free fall is the most beautiful, spiritual experience – it’s what makes people free diving junkies.
Mangroves: Coastal Problem Solvers
What can Baja California’s 4 mangrove species do for you? Check it out!
Mangroves: The Trees of Life
Let’s face it, being at the top of the food chain matters not if there’s nothing underneath.
The Festivals of Todos Santos: 2016
Check out our annotated list of the great festivals happening in the Pueblo Magico of Todos Santos in 2016!
Battle of the Baja Bats
One bat pollinator has co-evolved with the cardón cactus for millennia, the other just happened upon a nice sweetie after gorging in scorpions. Which bat will ensure the cardón’s survival? Check out the research of bat ecologist Dr. Winifred Frick and her colleagues, then you decide who will win the Battle of the Baja Bats!
Saving Espiritu Santo
The gift that keeps on giving. The story of how Tim Means and his coalition saved Isla Espiritu Santo from development, so that its wild, pristine beauty will be accessible for all generations to come.
Greenhouse Greats
All healthy, all organic, all the time. It’s not really what you’d expect from a woman who used to sell hotdogs for a living. The Greenhouse effect on healthy living in Pescadero.
Wooing a Whale: Humpback Crooners in Baja
Whale song and sin – how humpback males get the girl.
Forces of Nature: Hurricane Odile in Todos Santos and Pescadero
When the fireman tossed the first baby to her at about 1:00 AM, Karina was dizzy with fear that she would drop the little girl. She didn’t. By the time the fireman tossed the third baby to her she was confident in her skill, had an assembly line set up with hand offs to Lorena and Julio, and had the whole situation managed so brilliantly that by 10:00 AM 150 people who had lost all or part of their homes in the fury of Hurricane Odile were safe, dry and having breakfast in the Casa del Estudiante del Todos Santos.