Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur (English:Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur), (literally: South Lower California), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of 73,475 km² (28,369 sq mi), or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises the southern half of the Baja California peninsula, south of the 28th parallel. It is bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of California, also known as the "Sea of Cortés." Also, the state has maritime borders with Sonora and Sinaloa to the east across the Gulf of California.

As of 2005, the population was 512,170. The state is home to the tourist resorts of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. Its largest city and capital is La Paz, a tourist resort and historic landmark. It includes Loreto, the historic first capital of all threeCalifornias (Baja California Sur, Baja California, and California), the town of Santa Rosalía which is the site of a historic church designed by Gustave Eiffel.

Typical food

In Baja California Sur food based on marine products. Some of the most outstandingdishes are lobster, clam chocolate, shredded steak stingray and imperial (a wheelsurrounded shrimp pressed with bacon and grilled preparations), not to mention the porkin tamarind sauce. Some people to accompany these foods often used as a drinkClamato (tomato juice and clam flavored), or on the rocks damiana, which is made fromthe wild plant of the same name, whose properties are held and healthy popular.