Loreto
Loreto was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula and served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777.
The town was founded in 1697 by Jesuit missionaries, who found a steady spring of fresh water on this site, as the Misión Nuestra Señora de Loreto. The Jesuits were expelled in 1767, and control of the Baja California missions was given to the Franciscans. In 1769, the Franciscans were ordered to turn over the Baja missions to the Dominican order and accompany the expedition of Gaspar de Portola to establish new missions in the unexplored northern frontier that became Alta California. The expedition departed from Loreto on March 24, 1769.[1]
The city is now a tourist resort, catering mostly to U.S. travelers, with daily flights from the U.S. state of California to Loreto International Airport. Many American tourists enjoy fishing in "pangas" for "dorado" (Mahi-mahi or Dolphin Fish).
In the "La Giganta" Mountain Range ("Sierra de la Giganta"), there are cave paintings in canyons and rock shelters. The nearest sites to Loreto are "Cuevas Pintas" (15 km to the west) and "La Pingüica" (60 km to the North).[16] The cave paintings from the indigenous groups of Baja California are world famous and some of them have been added to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites.
Today, Loreto is set for tourism as well as residential expansion with Carlos Slim as the primary developer in the area with the Loreto Bay Golf Resort.
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| Property Name: Las Tunas |
| Street Name: Playa Ocotillo, |
| Zone: Pacific |
| Area: Pacific North |
| Community: Todos Santos |
| Subdivision: Las Tunas |
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| Current Price: 14000000 |
| Price: 14000000 |
| Lot M2: 3520002 |
| Lot Dimensions: 440 x ?? |
| Ocean Front Meters: 440 |
| Primary View: Oceanfront |
| Secondary View: Mountain |
| Subcommunity: no |
| Mstr Plan Community: no |
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| Taxes: 25000 |
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| Status: Active |
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| Sewage: Septic |
| How To Show: Agent To Accompany |
| Topography: Gentle Slope |
| Potential Use: Commercial Lot; Development Parcel; Residential Lot |