Loreto, Baja California Sur

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Loreto, Baja California Sur is a historic coastal town on the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico, known as the first Spanish colonial capital of the Californias and a gateway to marine and desert ecotourism.

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Loreto, Baja California Sur canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipal seat
town
capitalOf The Californias (historical)
climate arid climate
climateClassification BWh (hot desert climate)
continent North America
coordinateLocation 26.011°N 111.347°W
country Mexico
daylightSavingTimeZone UTC−06:00
demographicsTrend growing tourism and retiree population
economyType tourism-based economy
endTimeAsCapital 1777
foundedBy Jesuit missionaries
Juan María de Salvatierra
foundingDate 1697
hasAirport Loreto International Airport
hasHeritage First Spanish colonial capital of the Californias
hasLandUse fishing
services
tourism
hasPart Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó
knownFor desert and mountain hiking
historic mission architecture
kayaking and boating
sport fishing
whale watching
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur
linked to: Loreto Municipality
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Baja California Sur
locatedInRegion Northwestern Mexico
locatedInTimeZone UTC−07:00
locatedOn Baja California Peninsula
linked to: Baja California
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of California
Sea of Cortez
linked to: Gulf of California
namedAfter Our Lady of Loreto
nearbyProtectedArea Bahía de Loreto National Park
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
officialLanguage Spanish
originalFunction Spanish colonial mission settlement
partOf Jesuit mission chain in Baja California
population approximately 15,000 (early 21st century)
primaryReligionHistorical Roman Catholicism
replacedByCapital La Paz, Baja California Sur
Monterey, Alta California
linked to: Monterey
roadConnection Mexican Federal Highway 1
startTimeAsCapital 1697
tourismType desert tourism
ecotourism
marine tourism
UNESCOStatusNearby World Heritage Site (Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California)

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Sierra de la Giganta locatedNear Loreto, Baja California Sur
Sierra de San Javier nearbyCity Loreto, Baja California Sur
Isla Coronados hasNearbyCity Loreto, Baja California Sur
Isla Coronados accessibleFrom Loreto, Baja California Sur
Bahía de Loreto National Park nearestCity Loreto, Baja California Sur
Isla Carmen nearbyCity Loreto, Baja California Sur
Isla Danzante offCoastOf Loreto, Baja California Sur
Isla Danzante nearestCity Loreto, Baja California Sur
Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó locatedIn Loreto, Baja California Sur
Islands of Bahía de Loreto nearestCity Loreto, Baja California Sur
subject linked to: islands of Bahía de Loreto
Mission of Our Lady of Loreto locatedIn Loreto, Baja California Sur
Loreto International Airport locatedIn Loreto, Baja California Sur
Loreto International Airport serves Loreto, Baja California Sur