Arguably the premier sailing centre in Mexico, La Paz, which is
Spanish for "The Peace", is the capital city of the Mexican
state of Baja California Sur. La Paz was first inhabited at
least 10,000 years ago by a nomadic people comprised of
fishermen and gatherers who lived collecting seeds and roots,
protecting themselves from the elements under trees and in
caves. These people left traces of their existence in the form
of cave paintings across the Baja peninsula. The first attept at
colonization was made by the Spainiard Hernán Cortés in 1535.
Lack of food and water as well as attacks by the natives forced
him abandon this attempt several years later. In 1596 Sebastian
Vizcaino arrived, giving the area its existing name, La Paz. The
climate of La Paz is typically sunny, with over 300 days a year,
warm and dry. Average yearly temperatures range between 23C -
25C. |The summer months, July to September, are often in the
30C’s and may be humid. December to February are the coldest
months when temperatures can dr