An Interview with Blanca & Les of La Bocana Hotel
Baja Visitor: Please introduce yourself and let our readers know how you ended up in this area of Baja California. Blanca & Les: Our names are Blanca and Les Heil. Before we even met, Les hunted all over Baja searching for the perfect fishing spot. When he brought me down here, I knew this was the perfect place for us to live. We decided to try our hand at running a hotel and found out that we love it. http://www.labocanahotel.com View from front of the hotel BV: Where is La Bocana? Tell us about this special place. Why would someone visit this remote area? B & L: La Bocana is in Baja California Sur. It is 1.5 hours from highway 1. To get here, you take the exit to Punta Abreojos, once in Punta Abreojos, take the salt flats north for 12 miles. La Bocana is unusual in that every resident is gainfully employed at the local fishing cooperative, which makes for a very safe village populated by happy citizens. The fishi...