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Puerto Balandra is an isolated, unpopulated coastal area with eight beaches, an interior salt lagoon and a rock formation called "El Hongo" (the mushroom) which has become the symbol of La Paz ( Baja California Sur). The area is about 25 km from La Paz on State Highway 11 on the way to Tecolote and faces the Gulf of California.
The area is surrounded by low reddish mountains that contain the occasional desert tree and huge Pachycereus which means "pakhus" meaning "thick" in Greek . The red color of the mountains contrast with the white sands of the beaches facing the Gulf with its turquoise, blue and green waters. These waters are filled with thousands of multicolored small fish, there are also starfish and stingray here.
Just back from the sea itself is a salt lagoon created by sea waters what occasionally come inland. It is shallow enough to walk across and surrounded by mature mangroves, the living quarters of heron species and other seabirds. The water is very warm and because of this and its shallowness, the water evaporates rapidly, making it saltier than the ocean water. If you are ever down on the Baja, just travel to this beach. It is worth it!