BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

Live out a true romance in Los Cabos, a well-traversed destination for honeymooners, in the peninsula state of Baja California Sur. If you travel the luxurious tourist strip of 33 km (21 mi) that runs from San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, you will find one of the most important hotel developments in the country. Beyond that, there are exclusive restaurants, spas and top-of-the-line golf courses. You will find service lenders ready to help you try different kinds of aquatic sports including sport fishing, diving and kayaking. Discover romance at its fullest on Playa del Amor (Beach of Love), from where you can observe El Arco (The Arch), a monumental rock formation sculpted by the sea, where the waters of the Pacific Ocean meet those of the Sea of Cortés. 220 km (137 mi) north of Los Cabos along Highway 1 you will find La Paz. In this tourist destination there is a wide range of natural attractions such as the islands Isla Espíritu Santo and Isla Cerralvo, both suitable for diving and discovering marine fauna like seals and sea lions. You can also visit the beach Pichilingue, seat of the international sport fishing championship called "Bisbee." La Paz will also tempt you with its nocturnal entertainment including bars, nightclubs and restaurants where you can try exquisite dishes such as grilled lobster in butter or fish tacos with delicious sweet and sour sauce. The next day, you can make your way to the utopian inlet of Bahía Loreto, located 350 km (218 mi) north of La Paz. To get there, take Highway 1 towards Ciudad Constitución, advance another 26 km (16 mi) to Ciudad Insurgentes and continue northeast 122 km (76 mi) until you reach this destination. It is surrounded by natural beauty like the Parque Marino Bahía de Loreto, consisting of a group of islands whose waters will allow you to dive and fish.  In contrast, the Sierra de La Giganta, covered with rock formations, provides an ideal environment for hiking and mountain biking. Around here, you can admire rock paintings found in various caves of Sierra de San Francisco and the surrounding mountain ranges in the area known as Desierto Central de Baja California (Central Desert of Baja California).  You can also visit the Baroque-style missions of San Javier and Nuestra Señora de Loreto ? the two oldest in the region.  Inside the bay, you will find beaches with calm surges such as Nopoló and Puerto Escondido, where you will enjoy a scrumptious variety of sea dishes like almejas chocolatas (clams) accompanied by mouthwatering varieties of white and red wines. At night, dance until sunrise in one of the nightclubs found in the city center. From Loreto, make your way north along the same Highway 1 until you reach Santa Rosalía, then transfer to 223 km (139 mi) northwest to arrive at Guerrero Negro. In this destination you witness one of the most beautiful natural phenomenons that occurs on the Mexican coastline: the courting, mating and birth of grey whales. This takes place in the lagoon Ojo de Liebre near Guerrero Negro, where the majority of these aquatic mammals concentrate. This spectacle can be seen close-up since there are services that will take you on a boat to within the permitted viewing area. Be sure to get some of the special earphones so that you can listen to the unique sounds of the whales. Enjoy a honeymoon surrounded by nature!