Sun, sealions and burritos

Alex Tattersall · Issue 71, Mar/Apr 2013 · pp. 54–58

Products mentioned: Nikon D800, Sigma 15mm, Nauticam housing, Zen 200mm dome, INON Z240 strobe

I love Latin America. I spent a colourful gap-year backpacking around Central and South America and, whilst I learnt to dive in Caribbean Venezuela, I was too empty of pocket to take advantage of the spectacular diving on offer. I was happy then to have the opportunity to make a visit to La Paz, on the Baja California peninsular to delight in the offerings of the Sea of Cortez, affectionately known (following a quote from the great Jacques Couteau) as the World’s Aquarium. At close to 5 million years old, the Sea of Cortez is widely considered to be youngest of the seas, a long narrow stretch of water sheltered from the mighty Pacific by the Baja California Peninsular. As a result, it serves as a refuge for many large pelagic species, humpback whales, manta rays, whale sharks, Orca, leatherback turtles, whilst boasting an exceptional number of fish and invertebrate species. Moreover, the…