Travel Guide Guerrero Negro

The town owes its name to an event that takes us back to the dark days of grey whaling: in 1857, Charles Scamoon discovered the entrance to the lagoon and the massacre of grey whales began. In November 1858, the whaler Black Warrior ran aground at the entrance to the lagoon. For decades, its remains would attract the eye of passing travellers, the translation of the whaler's name into Spanish leaving this toponymic imprint. An urban site without charm, the economic activity of Guerrero Negro revolves around the exploitation of salt: its natural salt pans are known since the conquest. However, a visit to the city is only of interest to ecotourism enthusiasts: it is the starting point for a visit to one of the largest nature reserves in Mexico, the Vizcaíno. The surroundings are full of natural curiosities: sand dunes, desert which shelters the reserves of endemic antelopes, bays and estuaries swept by the winds and the currents which carry rarities coming from Asia, but especially the lagoon complex Ojo de Liebre where come to mate and give birth to the grey whales. The rock painting sites of the San Francisco mountain range are also the object of excursions from the city. The city also marks the border between Baja California Sur and Baja California Norte: when leaving the city, you change time zones.