Located in the Cabo less than 60 km of San jOse of the Cabo, it is a reserve of the biosphere of 7.111 has and its ecological importance is in which it is the unique reef of choral. Just off the coast of the eastern Pacific and one of the three corals living in North America. It is a great place for fishing because its waters are home to over 350 species of fish, and although some are seasonal, surely you will find: dorado, striped marlin and yellowfin tuna.

The Cabo Pulmo Reef has eight fingers of hard coral reef, providing a safe haven for many of the 800 species of marine animals found throughout the Sea of Cortez.

A Mexican fishing vessel (the Colima), sunk during a storm in 1939, lies in 15 meters of water approximately 2.4 kilometers north of Punta Cabo Pulmo, and offers the added bonus of a wreck dive for scuba enthusiasts to an already spectacular marine park.

Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park attracts many visitors for several reasons, it offers clear water and coral reefs below the surface that provide outstanding scuba diving and snorkelling views. Kayakers regularly arrive here and enjoy close sightings of the sea lion colony nearby. Several resorts are in this area if you choose to stay nearby and many watersport guides and tours are available. This is a good spot for whale viewing in January through March.

The marine fauna occurring in this Park is typical of the Gulf of California. In the Park, it is also possible to observe a small colony of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).

Several turtle species periodically visit the shores to reproduce or to look for food. From July to January one can find the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), which come to the Park to spawn. From May to June the black turtle (Chelonia agassizi), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), and very sporadically the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) go there to look for food.

The seabirds occurring in the Park are common throughout the entire Gulf, including the yellow-footed gull (Larus livens), endemic to the Gulf of California; Heermann’s gull (Larus heermanni); the elegant and royal terns (Sterna elegans and S. maximus); the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis); the great blue heron and great egret (Ardea herodias and Casmerodius albus), and the marbled godwit, whimbrel, and long-billed curlew (Limosa fedoa, Numenius phaeopus, and N. americanus).

Contact:

Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park
c/o Baja Life Foundation
P.O. Box 4917
Laguna Beach, CA 92651, USA.
Phone: 949.376.2252
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Web: http://www.cabopulmopark.com/index.html