Los Barriles | |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico#Mexico Baja California Sur |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Baja California Sur |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Baja California Sur |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1,674 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 23.68°N -109.6994°W |
Los Barriles ("The Barrels") is a town in La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.[1] As 2020, the town had a population of 1,674 people.[2]
It is situated along Highway 1, north of San José del Cabo and south of La Paz. Punta Pescadero Airstrip is to the north; Rancho Leonero, a vacation resort, is to the south. Adjacent to Buenavista, the rural towns straddle the head of Bahía las Palmas on the Gulf of California,[3] where winter westerlies average 20-. Los Barriles is within the transition area of the Baja California peninsula's Sierra de la Laguna where the hills become sandy flats.[4] Known for its flyfishing,[5] Los Barriles is also Baja's kitesurfing and windsurfing capital.[6] The town's port was closed on 2 September during the 2013 Pacific hurricane season's Tropical Storm Lorena. In 2006, the Shakespeare Theatre Association's annual conference was held in Los Barriles.[7]