La Bufadora in Ensenada, Mexico

When my #Discoverbaja tour guide told me he would be taking me to La Bufadora, I assumed it was a random word or name as I had no idea what the translation of such a silly sounding word was. It turns out it only has a rough translation, which is marine geyser or blowhole

I know those two sound pretty different. Stick with me here

I’m going to let wikipedia explain this one you you: “a blowhole is formed as sea caves grow landwards and upwards into vertical shafts and expose themselves towards the surface, which can result in blasts of water from the top of the blowhole[1] if the geometry of the cave and blowhole and state of the weather are appropriate.”

Forgive me for my laziness, but this whole phenomenon was explained to me in Spanish, and while I understood it perfectly, the idea of translating such a foreign idea into English was just too much.

Three times in a life time experience!

According to my guide, there are only 3 of these babies in the world, and La Bufadora has the highest blasts of water. After what I saw, I am inclined to believe him. It was incredible how a gentle looking wave could hit these sea caves and shoot hundreds of feet into the air.

Sea caves, just chilling:

La Bufadora Caves in Ensenada, Mexico

Sea caves with medium-sized blasts:

Bufadora with a medium size blast.

Bufadora medium-sized water blast

I tried to get a good video of a huge wave, but the waves were erratic and I just couldn’t get the timing down. Here’s a short video of a small blast:

It was a really beautiful and interesting experience. I would highly recommend making your way to La Bufadora to see it for yourself. It is such a popular attraction for locals and tourists that an entire market full of vendors and restaurants has been created around it.