Cactus Sanctuary

On the road south from La Paz, headed toward Los Cabos, there are several old silver and gold mining towns. On the outskirts of one, El Rosario, is a cactus garden/reserve that's worth a visit.

Sponsored by a non-profit, private organization, the garden is an effort to demonstrate what the desert would look like without the assault of development...cattle, goats, and other domesticated animals that destroy the undergrowth and eat cactus.

There has been little intervention, simply fencing off the area has allowed nature to take its course.