In the Path of the Conquistadors - Loreto

The ancient Spanish empire stretched from the Americas to Asia.

As soon as your plane sets down in Loreto, Baja California, Mexico the first Spanish capital of the Californias you’ll know why it’s called “the place where mountains come to swim.” The town lies between the Sierra de la Giganta Mountains and the Sea of Cortes.

The aquamarine Sea of Cortes, called the “world’s aquarium ” by Jacques Cousteau, encompasses the Bahia de Loreto National Marine Park which in turn is home to endless varieties of sea creatures including eight of the world’s species of whales, dolphins, sea turtles and sea lions not to mention an ocean full of aquatic consumables.

Travelscope’s Loreto Bay, Mexico Travel Partners

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As suits an easy going, undiscovered Mexican village, accommodations in Loreto are somewhat limited all that is going to change when the Loreto Bay Company completes its vision for the Villages of Loreto Bay   an 8,000 acre development near the El Camino Real that will in part include 5,000 single-family to luxury estate homes, two golf courses, hiking and horseback riding trails, hotels, spas, restaurants, shops, markets a new Loreto, if you will. The Villages of Loreto Bay are close to completion and the lots are selling like hot cakes.  The main reason is the Loreto Bay Company’s “sustainable development vision. For more information click here or on the sunset view of Loreto above.

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