LORETO, MEXICO
Hotel Santa Fe Loreto
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4 days and 3 nights
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Deluxe Studio
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2 adults 2 children
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Please ask for details
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Starting at $30
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Free American Breakfast & Wireless Internet
10% Discount on Tours, Market & Deli
20% Discount on Spa Services
Use of Hotel Amenities
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$239
$439
| Mision Nuestra Señora de Loreto - Nearby |
 The first mission in the Californias was started here in 1699. The catechization of California by Jesuit missionaries was based from this mission and lasted through the 18th century. The original Virgen de Loreto, brought to shore by Padre Kino in 1667, is on display in the church's 18th-century gilded altar. The mission is on Salvatierra, across from the central square. |
| Museo de las Misiones - Nearby |
 This museum is next to the Misión Nuestra Señora de Loreto church. It has a small but complete collection of historical and anthropological exhibits. On display are interesting facts about the indigenous populations, along with accomplishments of the Jesuit missionaries - including their zoological studies, scientific writings, architectural sketches. Also on display are several religious paintings, original wooden beams and tools, and sculptures dating to the 18th century. |
| Mision San Francisco Javier - Nearby |
 About 2 hours of dirt-road driving from Loreto and in a section of the old Camino Real used by Spanish missionaries and explorers, this mission is one of the best-preserved, most spectacularly set missions in Baja - high in a mountain valley beneath volcanic walls. Founded in 1699 by the Jesuit priest Francisco María Píccolo, it was completed in 1758 and was the second mission established in California. The church was built with blocks of volcanic stone from the Sierra de la Giganta Mountains. It is very well preserved, with its original walls, floors, gilded altar, and religious artifacts. |
| Primer Agua - Nearby |
 A palm oasis in a fenced-off section of the Arroyo de San Javier, this serves as a prime picnic spot, complete with natural spring and swimming pool. |
| Baja's Cave Paintings - Nearby |
 One fascinating excursion that demands good physical condition is a visit to the aboriginal cave paintings of Baja. The origin of these cave paintings is still unknown, with some researchers placing them as far back as 10,000 years (during the Prehistoric Age), with a general consensus that they are at least 1,500 years old. They are so impressive that UNESCO has designated them a part of the historical patrimony of mankind. |
| A Visit to Isla del Carmen - Nearby |
 Isla del Carmen is the largest of Loreto's offshore islands. It is mostly inaccessible and privately owned, so you'll need permission to go ashore. Access to Isla del Carmen is available through one of a number of tour companies in Loreto. Chose your company based on your preferred activity and mode of exploration (usually kayaking or snorkeling, sometimes hiking). The island was once the site of an impressive salt-mining operation, but increased competition - not to mention the opportunity to earn a dollar from granting landing permissions to tourism purveyors - encouraged the company to shut down and refocus its economic endeavors. You can see the remains of the salt-mining town, completely abandoned in 1983, at the northeastern tip of the island. |
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