Abstract

La Paz lagoon is located in the southeastern portion of the Peninsula of Baja California (Fig. 1). The drainage area of the lagoon has an unique geological setting, a zone of tectonic crustal deformation and is cut by active faults (Angelier et al. 1981, Hausback 1984, Henry 1989). The lagoon is a semi-enclosed shallow marine system, separated from the main part of the La Paz Bay by a sandy barrier named El Mogote. It is connected to the main body of water by means of a tidal channel 300-800 m wide with a maximum depth of 10 m.

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