Reading & Viewing Guide

Stories That Deepen
the Experience

Many guests love arriving in Baja with a little context. These books and resources bring the Sea of Cortez to life: its wildlife, history, and sense of place.

Field Guides & Natural History

  • National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America
  • Reef Fish Identification: Baja to Panama — Paul Humann & Ned Deloach
  • Baja California Plant Field Guide — Rebman & Roberts
  • The Edge of the Sea of Cortez — Paul & Anne Malone
  • The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez — Stewart Aitchison
  • Mexico Field Guide: Baja, Sea of Cortez Marine Mammal Guide/Laminated card

Conservation & Adventure

  • Saving the Gray Whale — Serge Dedina
  • Eye of the Whale: Epic Passage from Baja to Siberia — Dick Russell
  • Whales and Other Marine Mammals of California and Baja — Tamara Eder

History & Exploration

  • The Forgotten Peninsula — Joseph Krutch
  • Cave Paintings of Baja California — Harry Crosby
  • Baja California: Land of Missions — David Kier
  • The Log from the Sea of Cortez — John Steinbeck

Maps & Planning

  • National Geographic Adventure Map: Baja South
  • FishnMap Co.: Sea of Cortez South – Loreto to Cabo