La Bufadora
{{Short description|Natural blowhole on Cape Punta Banda in Baja California, Mexico}}
La Bufadora is a blowhole and tourist attraction located on the Punta Banda Peninsula in Baja California, Mexico, about 17 miles south of Ensenada.
Natural phenomenon
La Bufadora is often considered a marine geyser,{{Cite web|last=Zanella|first=Gretel|date=2018-06-12|title=La Bufadora geiser marino Ensenada|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/destinos/la-bufadora-el-geiser-marino-de-ensenada|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615160443/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/destinos/la-bufadora-el-geiser-marino-de-ensenada|archive-date=2020-06-15|access-date=2020-06-16|website=El Universal|language=es}} however, it does not have a thermal source or cause, as geysers do. In this case, the spout of seawater is the result of air, trapped in a sea cave, exploding upwards. Air is forced into the cave by wave action and is released when the water recedes, ejecting water up to 100 ft. above sea level.{{Cite book|last=Fuentes|first=Oscar Velasco|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302213630_The_Activity_of_La_Bufadora_A_Natural_Marine_Spout_in_Northwestern_Mexico|title=Fluid Dynamics in Physics, Engineering, and Environmental Applications|date=2013|publisher=Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg|isbn=9783642277221|series=Environmental Science and Engineering|pages=353–360|language=en|chapter=The Activity of la Bufadora, A Natural Marine Spout in Northwestern Mexico|doi=10.1007/978-3-642-27723-8_32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616165923/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302213630_The_Activity_of_La_Bufadora_A_Natural_Marine_Spout_in_Northwestern_Mexico|archive-date=16 June 2020}} This interaction not only creates the spout, but a thunderous noise as well.
The interval between eruptions is fairly constant, and matches the dominant swell, confirming that the activity at La Bufadora is determined by surface ocean waves. Between 2005 and 2011 the recurrence between eruptions was between 13 and 17 seconds.
La Bufadora is one of the largest blowholes in the world.{{Cite web|title=La Bufadora|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-bufadora|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en}}
Legend
Tourist attraction
La Bufadora is one of Ensenada's main tourist attractions,,{{Cite web|title=LA BUFADORA – Baja California|url=https://bajanorte.com/la-bufadora/|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es-MX}}{{Cite web|title=Ensenada {{!}} Baja California {{!}} Turismo {{!}} Guía y Alojamiento para visitar|url=https://www.turismomexico.es/estado-baja-california-norte/ensenada/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Guía de México {{!}} Turismo e información|language=es-ES}} and there are several souvenir and food vendors overlooking the site.{{Cite web|title=La Bufadora|url=http://lastadventurer.com/last-adventurers-fieldnotes/labufadora|access-date=2020-06-16|website=The Last Adventurer|language=en-US}} In 2017, 150 businesses were operating at La Bufadora.{{cite journal |last1=González Sánchez |first1=Alma Delia |last2=Moreno Neri |first2=José de Jesús |title=Competitividad en negocios de la zona turística de La Bufadora en Ensenada, Baja California |journal=XXII Congreso Internacional de Contaduria Administracion e Informatica |date=October 2017 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320190548_Competitividad_en_negocios_de_la_zona_turistica_de_La_Bufadora_en_Ensenada_Baja_California |language=es}}
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxjsoWdIbCs La Bufadora explained] (YouTube video)
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Category:Landforms of Baja California