Above the charming Baja California Sur town of Mulegé (pronounced Moo-la-hay) sits a whitewashed building that looks like a fortress. Now it is the Museo Histórico de Mulegé (Mulegé Historical ...

The mood is festive in this hamlet at the midpoint of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula because today is a day the town looks forward to all year long—the opening of abalone season.

Satellite imagery has captured smoke billowing from wildfires south of the border, fueled by similar conditions to the devastating blazes in Los Angeles.