Photographer in the Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Sierra de San Francisco in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Sierra de San Francisco in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Sierra de San Francisco in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A human hand reaches out towards a newborn gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) swimming near the surface with its mother in Laguna San Ignacio, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, it is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing lagoon on the planet, Mexico

Tourists explore the natural salt flats on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. In 2000, thanks to national and international pressure, the Mexican government cancelled a joint venture with Mitsubishi subsidiary ESSA (Exportadora de Sal, S.A) to establish the largest industrial salt evaporation facility in the world. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, the lagoon is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing area on the planet, Mexico

A newborn gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) surfaces in Laguna San Ignacio, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, it is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing lagoon on the planet, Mexico