Sponsored Topics. Fayette is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,300. It was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War. Fayette is the home of Upper Iowa University, a small private college.
When gliding through the clear water of Mexicoâs Sea of Cortez on a small cruise ship, one is tempted to jump in for a swim, or better yet to slip beneath the surface for some Sea of Cortez snorkeling.f lucky, you might discover a chocolate-chip star, so named because of its conspicuous brown spots. In a few sites within the Sea of Cortez curious California sea lions may approach snorkelers for a better look. Their streamlined form and amazing maneuverability underwater put human swimmers to shame.
10 Whale Shark in the Sea of Cortez Less commonly seen is the whale shark (pictured above with attendant remoras). The world's largest fish species, the whale shark is a filter feeder that is attracted to the gulfâs abundant plankton.he gulf covers an area the size of Ecuador-or about 109,000 square miles (282,000 square kilometers). In the image above, the Midriff Archipelago in the Sea of Cortez can be clearly seen, with the two largest islands, Isla Tiburon on the left, and Isla Angel de la Guarda on the right.