La Paz is a great diving destination for the more adventurous divers. The city of La Paz is the capital of Baja California Sur – it has not the resort feeling to it as other locations in southern Baja, but is rich in old Mexico culture and is filled with friendly people. The scuba diving is fantastic and varies from off shore pinnacles, exciting wreck dives and beautiful garden reefs. All sites are loaded with amazing sea life from huge schools of jack, marine mammals of all sorts, giant Manta rays and hammerhead sharks. There are a lot of beautiful small creatures for those macro enthusiasts...

Monster Hurricane Rick weakened and slowed down early Monday as it barreled up Mexico’s Pacific coast as a downgraded Category Three storm, with US forecasters still calling it “dangerous.” “Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 125 miles (205 kilometers) per hour with higher gusts,” the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. “Rick is a Category Three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale,” the center added. At 0900 GMT Monday, Rick was around 380 miles (615 kilometers) south southwest of the resort town of Cabo San Lucas as it headed...

A ship last used by the U.S. Air Force to track missiles and spacecraft will soon become the world’s second-largest intentionally sunk artificial reef. Officials hope it will attract fish and divers and relieve recreational pressure on nearby natural reefs. The project has been years in the making. The cost is about $8.6 million, from acquiring the ship to cleaning it. Officials in the Florida Keys expect it to pay dividends, up to $8 million in annual tourism-related revenue, mostly from divers flocking to get a look at the underwater spectacle and related businesses. The idea is to not...