La Salina, Baja California
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La Salina is a gringo
community in the Mexican state of Baja California
. It is located on the beach 73 km south of Tijuana
at 32° 03´36" N 116° 52´ 42" W. La Salina is the home of Puerto Salina
, the first marina in Mexico
south of the United States border on the Pacific Ocean. The marina has 240 slips and can accommodate yachts as large as 100 feet in length. The annual gray whale
migration path is approx 1 km off the coast and they can often be seen surfacing from the beach. La Salina is also home of Puerto Cielo a La Salina, Baja's most diverse airsport venue. Paraglider and hang glider pilots come from throughout North America
to enjoy the coastal mountain ridge that offers a strong thermal and one of the most spectacular ocean views available to glider pilots.
Nearby communities include La Misión, Baja California
3 miles to the north and Bajamar Golf Resort is 3 miles south of La Salina.
Gringo
Gringo is a slang Spanish and Portuguese word used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries in Latin America, to denote foreigners, often from the United States. The term can be applied to someone who is actually a foreigner, or it can denote a strong association or assimilation into...
community in the Mexican state of Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. It is located on the beach 73 km south of Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
at 32° 03´36" N 116° 52´ 42" W. La Salina is the home of Puerto Salina
Puerto Salina
Marina Puerto Salina is in the Mexican state of Baja California. It is located at 73 km south of Tijuana at 32° 3.28´N 116° 53.20´W. Puerto Salina is the first marina in Mexico south of the United States border on the Pacific Ocean. Puerto Salina is located next to La Salina, Baja California, 62...
, the first marina in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
south of the United States border on the Pacific Ocean. The marina has 240 slips and can accommodate yachts as large as 100 feet in length. The annual gray whale
Gray Whale
The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of about , a weight of , and lives 50–70 years. The common name of the whale comes from the gray patches and white mottling on its dark skin. Gray whales were...
migration path is approx 1 km off the coast and they can often be seen surfacing from the beach. La Salina is also home of Puerto Cielo a La Salina, Baja's most diverse airsport venue. Paraglider and hang glider pilots come from throughout North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
to enjoy the coastal mountain ridge that offers a strong thermal and one of the most spectacular ocean views available to glider pilots.
Nearby communities include La Misión, Baja California
La Misión, Baja California
La Misión or Misión de San Miguel is a town in Baja California located on Mexican Federal Highway 1 approximately 2 km south of Poco Cielo hotel on the Gold Coast of the Baja California peninsula. The census of 2010 reported a population of 920 inhabitants...
3 miles to the north and Bajamar Golf Resort is 3 miles south of La Salina.