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Loreto Travel Guide

By Christine Loomis

Located 300 miles north of Los Cabos on the Sea of Cortez, Loreto is the oldest town in Baja California. The water is still the major draw here, and there are excellent outfitters in town if you want to fish, dive, snorkel, kayak, or come close to some of the area's most welcomed part-time residents—whales (from January to March). Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto, the marine park established in 1996, ensures that the sea and its biologically rich and diverse flora and fauna will continue to thrive. There are a couple of land attractions in town, too, including the 18th-century Mision Nuestra Senora de Loreto, considered one of the most important of the region's missions, and the Museo de los Misiones, which interprets the history of Baja and its indigenous people. Read More

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Inn at Loreto Bay

Blvd. Mision de Loreto S/N Fraccionamiento N
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Salvatierra 152
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Bahia de Loreto Parque Nacional

Distance: 19.7 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Bahia de Loreto Parque Nacional, a UN World Heritage Site, includes the islands of Coronado, Carmen, Danzante, Santa Catalina and Monserrat and the waters that surround them. ... Read More

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Baja Outpost

Blvd. Lopez Mateos s/n
Loreto, Mexico

Distance: 0.7 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Baja Outpost offers whale-watching tours in Loreto National Marine Park—minke, finback, brydes, pilot whales, and blue whales are often spotted.... Read More

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Dolphin Dive Center

Av. Benito Juarez s/n
Loreto, Mexico

Distance: 10.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Dolphin Dive Center is a full service dive shop offering trips to Isla del Carmen and Isla Coronado, two of the best dive sites in the region. ... Read More

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Guaymas Gen Jose M Yanez Airport	137.3 map
La Paz Leon Airport	146.5 map
Los Mochis Federal Airport	147.9 map

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Experience a remote area few people see. Encompassing 60 miles of coastline within the Parque Nacional Bahia Loreto, circumnavigating Isla Carmen in...