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Paseo por Mexico San Marcos Island in Mulegé

San Marcos Island in Mulegé

Mulegé, Baja California Sur

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San Marcos is located in the Municipality of Mulegé. To access it, you must set sail from the town of San Bruno, 30 kilometers south of Santa Rosalía, where you can appreciate the immense blue of the Sea of ​​Cortez, the island's gypsum mines and a small mining town on the coast. It is also perfect for snorkeling, kayaking and diving, as there is a wide variety of marine species and reef banks.

Municipality

The municipality of Mulegé is one of the five municipalities of the state of Baja California Sur. Its most important cities are Santa Rosalía, Guerrero Negro and Mulegé. It became the main port of the peninsula region due to its economic activities. It has various places to visit such as the Temple of Santa Bárbara and the municipal palace, as well as a great wealth of cave paintings, beaches and places for snorkeling and ecotourism.

Festivities

Most small towns hold their traditional festivals; the most important are: San Ignacio in July, Santa Rosalía in October and Mulegé in September. During Holy Week, the death of Jesus Christ is reenacted, a tradition that dates back 100 years and was brought to these lands by the Yaqui Indians who arrived in Santa Rosalía with the first copper mines.


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