A character study of two Mexican vacation towns
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Sonora’s Puerto Peñasco and Baja California’s San Felipe appeal in different ways to visitors from north of the border.
| PUERTO PEÑASCO | SAN FELIPE | |
| Population | 44,647 in the 2005 census, but estimates as high as 60,000 | 14,831 in the 2005 census, but estimates as high as 30,000 |
| Driving miles from Los Angeles | About 550 | About 350 |
| Commercial flights | 3 weekly from LAX | None |
| Weather | Routinely, highs in the 90s in summer, 60s in winter | Often 5 to 10 degrees warmer than Puerto Peñasco |
| Tectonic drift | Part of North American plate and is inching southeast | Pacific plate and is inching northwest. |
