Isla Espíritu Santo

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Isla Espíritu Santo (meaning Holy Spirit Island in Spanish) is an island in the Gulf of California, off the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It also consists of Isla Partida, connected by a narrow isthmus. Espíritu Santo has a land area of 80.763 km² (31.183 sq mi), the 12th-largest island in Mexico. Isla Partida's land area is 15.495 km² (5.983 sq mi).

The area is protected under UNESCO as a biosphere, and its importance as an eco-tourism destination is the main factor. The islands are both uninhabited. They are a short boat trip from La Paz on the Baja California peninsula. They are part of the Municipality of La Paz.

Much has been written about the natural beauty of the islands.

Ensenada Grande beach, on Isla Partida, was voted the most beautiful beach in Mexico by British publication, The Travel Magazine [[1]], in February 2007, and one of the top 12 beaches in the world. The authors of the article described it as having 'seas the colour of Curaçao, wedding-cake white sands, nail-varnish pink volcanic cliffs and inhabited by clouds of yellow butterflies and the odd boojum tree'.