La Misión, Baja California
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La Misión or Misión de San Miguel is a town in Baja California
located on Mexican Federal Highway 1
approximately 2 km south of Poco Cielo hotel on the Gold Coast
of the Baja California peninsula
. The census of 2010 reported a population of 920 inhabitants. The port town of Ensenada
is another 40 km or so south of La Misión.
The ruins of Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera
can be found near the center of town.
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
located on Mexican Federal Highway 1
Mexican Federal Highway 1
Mexican Federal Highway No. 1 follows the length of the Baja California Peninsula from Cabo San Lucas , at the southern end to Tijuana in the north...
approximately 2 km south of Poco Cielo hotel on the Gold Coast
Baja Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is a northwestern region of the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of the most visited places in Mexico. The Gold Coast is one of the richest, most educated, and most developed areas in Mexico....
of the Baja California peninsula
Baja California Peninsula
The Baja California peninsula , is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Its land mass separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The Peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south.The total area of the Baja California...
. The census of 2010 reported a population of 920 inhabitants. The port town of Ensenada
Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...
is another 40 km or so south of La Misión.
The ruins of Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera
Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera
Mission San Miguel was established on 28 March 1787 by the Dominican missionary Luis Sales among the Kumeyaay Indians of northwestern Baja California, Mexico...
can be found near the center of town.