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Loreto came in #8 in the New York Times list of top places to go in 2011

8. Loreto, Mexico
A beach hideaway with sport fishing gets a luxury resort.
Long known for sport fishing, Loreto, on Baja California Sur's eastern
coast, is poised to become one of Mexico's next luxury destinations.

Loreto also has longstanding attractions to tout. It recently started a
public relations campaign, with help from the Mexico Tourism Board, to
highlight its colonial architecture, deserted beaches and marine life.
Founded in 1697 by Jesuit missionaries, Loreto is home to the historic
Mission of Our Lady Loreto, one of the first "California" missions. The
baroque Mission of San Javier can be found nearby in the Sierra de la
Giganta Mountains.

Visitors can take day trips to see prehistoric rock art in the Sierra de
San Francisco region of Baja California between Loreto and Bahia de Los
Angeles. Five islands that make up the Loreto Bay National Marine Park,
which covers 797 square miles in the Sea of Cortez, offer extensive
snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, whale-watching and scuba-diving
opportunities. The area is home to more than 800 species of marine life,
including six-foot-long Humboldt squid.
— MICHELLE HIGGINS

Read the whole article here:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/travel/09where-to-go.html

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