Ensenada is the most important port in Baja California; known as the “Cinderella of the Pacific”, it is located in the southwest of Mexicali, the capital city of the State of Baja California. In this place tourists can find some of the quietest beaches of the north Pacific, ideal for scuba diving and kayaking, as well as numerous parks where is possible to practice a wide range of ecotourism activities. In 1542 the Spanish ships arrived in Ensenada, with the mission of explore the northern coast of the Pacific, they took possession of the place on the name of the Spanish Crown and named the port, San Mateo. They stayed seven days exploring the region and then continued their journey northward. This visit had no more significance, except that the bay was registered in the Spanish nautical charts. Almost sixty years later, the General Sebastian Vizcaino came and renamed the bay as “Ensenada de Todos los Santos”, and although this is the actual name, everybody called Ensenada to the bay, the port and the city. more…