Employment alternatives At San Ignacio Lagoon By Lorna Hill March 4, 2019 Many people ask what the local people do for employment once the whales have gone. Most of the people resume to fishing however another strong form of employment is the oyster farm. The Japanese oyster Crassostrea giga is grown right here in San READ MORE ...
Birthday Week
Birthday Week by Ricardo Ponce Hi! I’m glad to share with you my first camp report, this is my first season at Campo Cortez, and from the first step you make on this wonderful lagoon, you feel the special vibe of this place, it’s something magical. People talk a lot about the experience of having READ MORE ...
Poo, Quesadilla and a Dead Fish
Poo, quesadillas and a dead fish. By Rodrigo Manterola 24 February 2019 Half way into the season our whale friends are finally growing in numbers at the lagoon, this year’s season has been different for sure, weather conditions mainly related to climate change have prevented ice formation at the gray’s feeding grounds thus keeping them READ MORE ...
Census Report: 2018 Season
Census Report Laguna San Ignacio2018 Season January 18 Mother / Calf Pairs: 11 (total: 22) Single Whales: 8 Total Whales: 30 January 31 Mother / Calf Pairs: 26 (total: 52) Single Whales: 41 Total Whales: 93 February 5 READ MORE ...
Census: January 2018
Census Data January, 2018 Laguna San Ignacio in Baja Sur, Mexico Jan 18 19 adults and 11 calves Total Whales: 30 Jan 31 67 adults and 26 calves Total Whales: 93 Feb 5 130 adults and 19 calves Total Whales: 149 READ MORE ...
Guide Report: Low Tide Walk
Low tide walks by Lorna Hill March 2018 During a trip to Campo Cortez, you will (usually depending on tides and weather but most likely, you will) have the opportunity to go on one of our well traveled “low tide walks”. This is where we wait for the tide to go out (as far as READ MORE ...
Music for the Soul
Music for the soul by Lorna Hill March 2018 Silence is golden. However, when we are blessed with the arrival of talented musicians and singers, let music be food for the soul. Ricky and Monica arrived from Texas and Ricky, after spotting the guitar in the corner, told us that they were part of a READ MORE ...
Love is in the Air
Love is in the air by Lorna Hill February 2018 The mating season has started and how fitting that we are celebrating Valentines Day today. As bowls of chocolates get passed around the room and whispers of “I love you” disappear into the wind, the whales expression of “love” is a lot more …. “turbulent”. READ MORE ...
Guide Report
It’s been almost a year… By Lorna Hill FEB 2018 It’s been almost a year since Rodrigo and I made the long journey up from the Southern tip of Baja California, to San Ignacio Lagoon, and I welcome that feeling of “returning home”, to a place we hold special in our hearts. We always really READ MORE ...
Census Update: February, 2019
Census Update From Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico Census 2019 January 26: Mothers: 9 Calves: 9 Total Whales: 18 February 2: Mothers: 11 Calves: 11 Total Whales: 22 February 4: 1 Whale eceased February 6: Mother/Calf Pairs: 27 (or 54 whales) Singles: 43 READ MORE ...