PLACE OF PEACE seems an appropriate name for the sleepy 

 little town of La Paz which nestles on the shore of a sparkling 

 bay carved from rugged terrain on the tip of Baja California. 

 Though doubtless it was a place of peace to harried Mexicans 

 who fled thence to escape persecution on the mainland, it has 

 not always remained so. The casual wanderer may find bullet 

 holes in hand-hewn doors and adobe walls frequently are 

 pock-marked by musketry. La Paz was discovered by Fortune 

 Jimenez, one of the many followers of Herndn Cortes, Spanish 

 conqueror of Mexico, in 1533. The church above is one of the 

 most picturesque landmarks of the city. 



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