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Baja California: Journeys Between Two Seas is a new nonfiction book that will tell the stories of Baja’s unique environment through the eyes of its amazing people. Baja California is an 800-mile-long peninsula that sits within easy driving distance of about 30 million people in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Tijuana, Ensenada and Mexicali. But here’s what makes Baja unique on planet Earth: huge portions of the peninsula still exists in splendid isolation. Nowhere else on earth is such pristine solitude so easily accessible to so many people. Simply get in your car and drive. Millions more arrive by plane or cruise ship. Tourism is by far, Baja’s largest and most profitable industry. But that sword of profitability cuts at least two directions. Baja California is at a crossroads. Some government agencies, in an effort to promote tourism and build the economy, have plans for massive new developments. But where will adequate quantities of clean, safe water be found? And what about the impacts on Baja’s diverse ecosystems?This book will tell the stories of individuals and groups who have fought to preserve:•