Mulegé is a town in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, situate at the mouth of the Río Santa Rosalía. It had a population of 3,317 in the 2005 census. It is perhaps best known outside of Mexico for John Steinbeck's comments in his 1941 journal Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research: "the port charges are mischievous and ruinous" and "there may be malaria there". Although not much has changed since Steinbeck's time, malaria is in no way present in the area. A popular tourist activity is the pig roast hosted by Don Johnson every Saturday night at the Hotel Serinadad. The Sea of Cortez is named after the Spanish explorer Hernan Cortez. In the past Mulege made its living mostly from the very good fishing grounds in the Sea of Cortez. Today tourism is a major income for the folks of Mulege. A cold current from the North and a warm current from South out of the Pacific Ocean are coming together in the Mulege aera of the Sea of Cortez and are creating a rich variety of fish. Therefore, deep sea fishing is one of Mulege's tourist attractions. Marlin, Wahoo, Sailfish to name some are in the Mulege waters. Plenty of Dorado in season can be caught. Overall there are about 100 different species of fish in the Mulege waters of the Sea of Cortez.