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Biosphere reserve in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photo: Dr. Steven Swartz, NOAA/NMFS/OPR., Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve is a protected natural area in the northern part of Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest protected biospheres in the world covering an area of more than 96,000 square miles (2,546,790 hectares). It is a . UNESCO calls the area the most important key to survival of the gray whale. The reserve includes coastal lagoons and beaches, inland desert, and some mountainous regions.
Travelers driving through the Baja Peninsula pass through the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve when they drive down federal highway MEX 1 and cross the state line between north and south Baja.
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