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Professor Beach has found this information on Loreto, Mexico

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Mission of Our Lady of Loreto

Loreto Map

Facts about Loreto:
Loreto (or Concho) was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. It served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777, and is the current seat of the municipality of Loreto in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

The city of 10,283 people (2005 census) is located on the coast of the Sea of Cortes, about 350 km (220 miles) north of the state capital, La Paz.

Loreto is a tourist resort, catering mostly to U.S. travelers, with daily flights from the U.S. state of California arriving at Loreto International Airport. Many of the American Tourists enjoy fishing in “pangas” for “dorado” (Mahi-mahi or Dolphin Fish). Local restaurants will even prepare the daily catch of the tourists.

Loreto has an excellent museum alongside the historic, but still active, parish. The Spanish Fathers found a steady spring of fresh water on this site. The city has an active sister city relationship with Hermosa Beach, California and Cerritos, California, USA.

If you are planning a trip to Mexico, copy and paste this link to your browser
for some “Good to Know” travel tips before visiting Mexico.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/spring_break_mexico/spring_break_mexico_2812.html

Loreto City Hall