El Rosario, Baja California

El Rosario (Spanish for 'The Rosary') is a town in San Quintín Municipality, Baja California, located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

There are several nearby fishing camps at Punta Baja and Isla San Jerónimo.

[2][3] The town is located on Mexican Federal Highway 1 and also a stop on the Baja 1000 racing event.

[5] The Aplopappus vernicosus is a Mexican species of shrub in the family Asteraceae, that has been found almost exclusively in this town.

[6] Just outside of the town of El Rosario (approximately 13 miles south) is the Las Pintas, a site for petroglyphs which dates back to over 2,000 years ago.