La Paz Street Scenes

La Paz is a beautiful old Mexican town, still withstanding most of the development so characteristic of tourist areas like Cabo and Cancun. It does cater to tourists, however, and many Mexicans come here for their holiday. There is also a substantial English-speaking ex-patriate community from Canada and the US, as well as hundreds of cruisers who use La Paz as their home-base, or as a place to purchase provisions and refit the boat before moving on to other ports. There is everything here from Sears to Home Depot to WalMart. Mostly we try to shop locally, and have found the markets have most everything we need.

Originally the Town Hall of La Paz, this elegant building on Calle 16 de Septiembre later served as a center for military offices and now houses the city's Tourist Information Center.



The Cathedral faces the main town square, or Zocalo and has a wide, brick/stone front entrance; quieter, tree-lined side entrances such as this one. Its interior is much simpler and more graceful than many elaborate Mexican churches. Calm and restful.



If you followed the admonition to "not eat on the street" you would miss a major attraction of La Paz! The best dining in town can be found at street-side taquerias, for a reasonable price. Marv enjoyed a delicious fish taco at this stand; Ardy, who doesn't like fish, had their jamaica aqua fresca, a juice drink made from the hibiscus flower. We've found several other amazing places to enjoy good down-home cooking!