Introduction
This article is about the town in Baja California Sur, Mexico. For the Texas Tech University yearbook, see La Ventana (yearbook). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "La Ventana" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Place in Baja California Sur, MexicoLa VentanaLa VentanaLocation in Baja California SurCoordinates: 24°03′01″N 109°59′20″W / 24.05028°N 109.98889°W / 24.05028; -109.98889Country MexicoStateBaja California SurMunicipalityLa PazElevation6.6 ft (2 m)Population (2010) • City255 • Urban0 La Ventana is a small fishing village on the shore of La Ventana Bay south of La Paz on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. The village was founded in the early 1940s by the La Paz pearl diver Salome Leon. When pearl diving became unprofitable, Salome brought his family over the mountains from La Paz to La Ventana Bay to found the village. Many of his descendants continue to live, fish, and work in the village.