Today's Travel-talk with Slow Baja features Paola and Daniel from Antonio's Eco Tours in San Ignacio. Daniel's father, Antonio, founded whale-watching in San Ignacio Lagoon nearly three decades ago. His mother, Maria "Yaki" Aguilar, has graciously offered accommodations, meals, and hospitality unsurpassed on the peninsula.
Multiple generations of the Aguilar family extend from the nearby rugged mountain ranches to the remote fishing camps that dot the coastline of Baja California Sur. Antonio is one of the region's whale-watching pioneers, while Yaki is a local legend for her fresh-caught seafood meals done in traditional Laguna San Ignacio-style.
When the first whales enter the lagoon in late December, the local fishermen put their nets away until April, when the whales leave. Antonio and Daniel, and every other boat captain are full-time fishermen in the lagoon when it's not whale season.
The San Ignacio Lagoon is a mecca of whale watching. Nowhere else in the world offers amazingly intimate interactions between whales and humans. Enjoy this light-hearted conversation with Daniel and Paula of Antonio's Eco Tours.
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