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Bahía de Loreto National Park protects Loreto Bay, located in northwest Mexico off the coast of Loreto Municipality in the state of Baja California Sur; the city of Loreto abuts park territory. The park covers an area of 206,580.75 hectares (510,472.2 acres), 88% of which is ocean surface; the islands, islets, and coastal regions that comprise ...
Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó, is the first successful of Baja California missions The first Spaniard in the area is believed to be Fortún Ximénez , arriving in 1533. He and his crew did not remain long because they sacked the area's pearls and abused the women, prompting a violent confrontation with the natives, who killed ...
Loreto was founded in 1697, when Juan María de Salvatierra founded Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. The city served as the capital of Province of the Californias until 1777, when the capital moved to Monterey, California. Loreto continued to serve as the capital of Baja California until 1829.
Isla del Carmen is an island of 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres), located in the Gulf of California, in Loreto Municipality in the eastern portion of the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The island is protected within Loreto Bay National Park which is within the UNESCO "Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California" Mexican World ...
The island is uninhabited and is part of the Loreto Municipality. The island is located south of the Gulf of California and is located 25 km from the peninsula of Baja California. It has about 13 km long and 4 km wide maximum with total area of 39.273 square kilometers.
Coronado Island and the Bahía de los Ángeles were part of that expedition. The resulting book by Steinbeck and Ricketts, The Log from the Sea of Cortez, remains a classic document of the natural history and ecology of the Gulf of California. Today, the uninhabited island is a refuge with a rich marine assemblage, especially when compared to ...
Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Los Marmoles National Park: 1936: 231: Hidalgo: composed of Barranca de San Vicente y Cerro de Cangando Los Novillos National Park: 1940: 0.4: Coahuila: Los Remedios National Park: 1938: 4: Estado de México: Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park: 1937: 0.5: Estado de México: Nevado de Toluca ...
Within Bahía de Loreto National Park, near Loreto. Ramsar wetlands in Mexico of international importance (2,065 km2). Español: Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto — de Baja California Sur.