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Introducing Loreto
The Loreto area is considered by anthropologists to be the oldest human settlement on the Baja Peninsula. Indigenous cultures thrived here due to plentiful water and food. In 1697 Jesuit Juan María Salvatierra established the peninsula’s first permanent mission at this modest port some 135km south of Mulegé. These days, Loreto has the reputation as Baja’s water sports paradise. It’s home to the Parque Marino Nacional Bahía de Loreto, with shoreline, ocean and offshore islands protected from pollution and uncontrolled fishing, though massive development of the shoreline is already causing irreparable changes.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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