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Article: A sustainable path? Deciding the future of La Paz.
- Article from:
- Environment
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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La Paz--a coastal city on the Sea of Cortez near the southern tip of majestic Baja California, Mexico--is in the midst of a sustained period of economic expansion and population growth. As the capital and second-largest city of Baja's southern state, La Paz has a long history of human settlement. Hernan Cortez's historic visit occurred in 1535, and La Paz has been continuously settled since 1811, after earlier attempts failed owing to the lack of water and infertile soils. Because La Paz is blessed with a well-protected natural harbor, its people and economy have historically had a close relationship with the water. During the nineteenth century, La Paz developed along the ...
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