Los Barriles, Baja California Sur
Los Barriles ("The Barrels") is a town (population 1,174) in La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.[1] It is situated along Highway 1, 40 miles (64 km) north of San José del Cabo and 65 miles (105 km) south of La Paz. Punta Pescadero Airstrip is 9 miles (14 km) to the north; Rancho Leonero, a vacation resort, is to the south. Adjacent to Buenavista, the rural towns straddle the head of Bahía las Palmas on the Gulf of California,[2] where winter westerlies average 20–25 knots (37–46 km/h; 23–29 mph). Los Barriles is within the transition area of the Baja California peninsula's Sierra de la Laguna where the hills become sandy flats.[3]
Los Barriles | |
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  Los Barriles Location in Baja California Sur  Los Barriles Los Barriles (Baja California Sur) | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′48″N 109°41′58″W | |
| Country |  |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Municipality | La Paz |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,174 |
Known for its flyfishing,[4] Los Barriles is also Baja's kitesurfing and windsurfing capital.[5] The town's port was closed on 2 September during the 2013 Pacific hurricane season's Tropical Storm Lorena. In 2006, the Shakespeare Theatre Association's annual conference was held in Los Barriles.[6]
See also
- Kitesurfing locations
References
- "La Paz". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- Rains, Patricia (1 January 2006). Mexico Boating Guide. Mexico Boating Guide. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-0-9638470-5-8.
- Frommer's (7 December 2011). East Cape, La Paz and Todos Santos, Mexico: Frommer's ShortCuts. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-118-18687-9.
- Shook, Phil (15 January 2013). Flyfisher's Guide to Mexico. Wilderness Adventures Press. pp. 321–. ISBN 978-1-932098-97-6.
- Mexico. Lonely Planet. 2010. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-1-74220-358-4.
- "Past Conferences". Shakespeare Theatre Association.