Each year, millions of Americans visit Mexico without incident. Still, 324 American citizens have vanished since 2006 and not been found, according to the Mexican federal government’s official tally of the missing. That compares with more than 70,000 missing Mexicans.

Initially, the United States declined to incorporate it into the union, largely because northern political interests were against the addition of a new slave state. Gold was discovered in California just days before Mexico ceded the land to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Trist ignored the recall order and negotiated terms that allowed the United States to buy California (north of the Baja Peninsula), as well as what amounted to half of Mexico’s territory for $15 million. On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico without President Polk’s knowledge.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s homicide rate remained high in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, with a decline of only 0.4% compared to 2019, the government reported Wednesday. Authorities hailed the decline to 34,515 homicides in 2020, but that was only 133 fewer than the 34,648 committed in 2019.

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After Guzmán’s prison escape nearly a decade after his initial arrest, he and close associate Ismael Zambada García became Mexico’s undisputed top drug kingpins after the 2003 arrest of their rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel.

New U.S. travel advisory recommends “caution” to Baja California visitors; no restrictions for tourist areas. The updated travel advisory issued by the U.S. State Department states “no restrictions” for travel to Baja California tourist regions, including the Guadalupe Valley.

In general, the cost to build in La Paz and La Ventana is not higher than $100 per square foot. The most expensive place to build the areas in Baja Sur from La Paz south is in Cabo. The cost to build a house in the luxurious places in Cabo could be around US $200 to $400 per square foot without the land.

Baja California is Open for All Tourism Including the California Land Crossing. Baja California is open again to tourists from all countries and visitors do not need to submit a COVID-19 test or undergo quarantine on arrival. Authorities have lowered the risk level from red to yellow.

U.S. citizens must present a valid U.S. passport book or card, in addition to an entry permit (Forma Migratoria Multiple or FMM) issued by Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). Travelers should be sure to enter Mexico with valid proof of automobile registration, even if remaining in the border zone.

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The climate is dry, but its proximity of the Pacific Ocean provides humidity and moderates the temperature. The flora mostly consists of xeric shrubs and over 500 species of recorded vascular plants.

Baja California Sur’s glorious colonial past has made it a center for historical architecture and traditional art forms, and it’s also a great place to surf and fish. Since Baja California Sur occupies the southern end of a peninsula, overland travel to the rest of Mexico is time-consuming.

Water — While water in Los Cabos and Baja is generally cleaner and safer than in other destinations in Mexico, locals don’t drink the tap water and you shouldn’t, either.

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Tijuana is the most dangerous city in the world, according to a report by the Citizens’ Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice. The Los Angeles Times reports that five cities in Mexico are among the most dangerous in the world. The list includes Acapulco, Victoria, Juarez, Irapuato and Tijuana.