Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico

Weather: Sunny skies in morning hours, scattered showers and thunderstorms, 78/90F.

Route: From San Ignacio 782 km on Mexico 1 and Camino Cabo Este.

Significance: All of the islands and protected areas of the Gulf of California make up a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is best known as the winter breeding grounds of the largest animals on the planet - whales.  Cabo Pulmo is specifically known as the site of the largest coral reefs in the entire eastern Pacific.  

Websites: UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Commission of Natural Protected Areas

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Where the desert meets the sea (from cabovilladepalmer.com)

Tourists visiting the reef (from travelagewest.com)