Violent waves coming from the Pacific Ocean are driven via a natural underwater canyon directly to a cave at the base of a cliff south of Ensenada city.
The water and colliding air are forced to be expelled through the only exit... a narrow basaltic notch.
Then the climax of this natural phenomenon happens...
A spectacular shooting spray of water explodes up in the air, dissolving into a cool mist that cascades back down onto people watching.
Almost every minute water and air are launched upwards producing a thunderous roar.
This spout of marine water reaches up to 85 feet above sea level.
This fascinating marine geyser is the second highest on earth, after the one in Hawaii.
La Bufadora is also the name of the village surrounding this spectacular marine geyser.
The hand of Nature has carefully scooped a beautiful crescent shaped bay from the land just south of the blowhole.
It is a perfect anchorage that is protected from the northern winds and swells.
Many of the weekend and retirement cottages are situated on a sloping bluff above the ocean, crowned by small windmills and black solar panels that help the residents fully utilize the area's natural amenities.
Copious numbers of quail, rabbits and rattlesnakes still blend into the chaparral.
And the skies are patrolled by soaring red tail hawks.
The bold, thrusting lances of flowering yucca plants and succulent cacti stand in stark, solitary challenge to the brilliant blue canopy above them.
In spring and early summer the hillsides are often smeared with a mustard yellow hue from scores of small wild flowers that bloom brightly in the sunshine.
Here, where warm winds blow, the fish always seem to be biting and the lines of pelicans can regularly be observed soaring only inches above the surf, you will want to stay longer.
In this natural hideaway visitors take advantage of the abundant marine life that still exists in the waters surrounding its rugged topography and its many hidden coves.
