Loreto

Loreto is a small, tranquil town in Baja California Sur, catering mostly to North American travelers, who arrive on daily flights from California to Loreto International Airport. The town is an excellent base for exploring whale sanctuaries in the Sea of Cortez and is popular among serious sports fishing enthusiasts who often come to compete in the town's fishing tournaments. Wikivoyage

Population 16,311 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Mexico

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Daylight 10 h 31 in Dec, dark by 17:36 · 13 h 45 in Jun
  1. January: 10 h 41 of daylight
  2. February: 11 h 17 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 59 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 46 of daylight
  5. May: 13 h 25 of daylight
  6. June: 13 h 45 of daylight
  7. July: 13 h 37 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 04 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 19 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 34 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 53 of daylight
  12. December: 10 h 31 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Governor's Cup Fishing Tournament

    May

    May

  2. Loreto Dorado International Fishing Tournament

    July

    Takes place in July

  3. Torneo de las Mision Fishing Charity Tournament

    July

    Torneo de las Mision Fishing Charity Tournament that started in 1993. The 2007 edition will be July 12–14

  4. Copa Dorado Tournament

    September

    State tournament in September

  5. Fiestas de la Virgen de Loreto

    September

    The Our Lady of Loreto Festivities are celebrated on September 8. It's a series of religious, civic and cultural events

  6. Loreto 400

    September

    An off-road racing event that takes place in September. The course is a classic desert offroad race which route includes Comondú, San Javier and the old towns of La Giganta mountain range

  7. Fiestas de la Fundación de Loreto

    October

    The foundation of the city is celebrated from October 19 to 25. It's one of the most important cultural events in the state

  8. Fiestas de San Javier

    December

    The festivities from December 1 to 3 are in honor of Saint Francis Xavier, patron saint from the neighbor town of San Javier. These festivities attract a lot of pilgrims from the peninsula

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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Loreto); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

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Somewhere to run

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