Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles Through Baja California, the Other Mexico

by Mayo, C. M.

• ISBN13: 9780874807400
• ISBN10: 0874807409
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr

Summary

This exquisite book is a rare jewel in the literature of Mexico and its little-known peninsula, Baja. Describing her adventures on this austere and beautiful slip of land, Mayo creates a multi-layered map of a place filled with daredevil aviators, sea turtle researchers, Stone Age cave painters, and countless other colorful characters.

Table of Contents

The South: So Close to the United States
Los Cabos: El Halloween and the Dia de Muertos	p. 3
Todos Santos: The Visitors	p. 43
The Interior: Strange Treasures
The Llano de Magdalena to San Ignacio: Like People You See in a Dream	p. 87
In the Sierra de San Francisco: The Most Beautiful Dream	p. 135
Beyond the Vizcaino: Fine Kings	p. 157
The Sea of Cortes: Many Secret and Marvelous Things
Cabo San Lucas to La Paz: The Sea Is Cortes	p. 191
Bahia de los Angeles: Bay of Angels	p. 223
The Pacific Coast: Leviathan
Laguna San Ignacio: Lay Thine Hand upon Him	p. 259
Scammon's Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre) and Guerrero Negro: Black Warrior, White Salt	p. 283
San Quintin: In the Land of the Clouds	p. 300
Borders: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Tijuana: A Touch of Evil	p. 329
San Diego to Mexico City: Jewel Point	p. 347
Epilogue	p. 355
Acknowledgments	p. 357
Notes	p. 359
Bibliography	p. 361
Index	p. 371
About the Author	p. 390
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