Native Trails MyTrails 2025 31 Baja California Sur 17 Visit to the Laguna San Ignacio oyster farm Duration: 01:30 h · Level:Medium Visit the oyster farm of the company Sol Azul in the San Ignacio lagoon. The clean, nutrient-rich water within the Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve provides ideal conditions for the growth of these fascinating shellfish. The farming methods are sustainable and gentle on the environment, which ensures the preservation of natural resources. After a laborious process, which takes about 18 to 36 months depending on the species, the oysters are ready for harvesting. Their high quality and excellent flavour delight gourmets worldwide. 18 Boat trip to the beautiful bay Bahía Concepción from Playa Santispac Duration: 05:30 h · Level: Medium Take a boat trip out to the most beautiful of all bays – Bahía Concepción. While sailing from Playa Santispac to a sandy beach on one of the unpopulated islands, you enjoy scallops and venus clams that your boatman gathers from the sandy bottom during a dive. Be it grey triggerfish or red snapper – a fish related to perch – the fish caught during your trip are twice as tasty when they are prepared fresh over the camp-fire. 19 Stops along the Bahía Concepción Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy You will be enchanted driving along Bahía Concepción. The picturesque scenery of deep blue sea, white sandy beaches and the mighty Cardon cactus in the background is unique. The bay is a designated marine protected area in which many species of birds as well as whales, dolphins and whale sharks have their habitat. 20 City tour La Purísima Duration: 01:30 h · Level:Medium Discover the charming village of La Purísima, a green oasis in the middle of the desert landscape. Fed by the Río La Purísima, the place offers lush palm groves, crystal-clear watercourses and impressive rock formations. A highlight is the Cerro El Pilón, a striking table mountain with a spectacular panoramic view of the lagoon, the oasis and the surrounding mountains. The lagoon itself is a paradise for great egrets, black-naped stilts and coots, while cardinals and gila woodpeckers can be spotted in the palm trees – perfect for nature and bird lovers. 21 Boat trip to Isla Coronado with stop at the beach of Bahía Luz Duration: 03:00 h · Level: Medium Your boat is awaiting you at the pier of Loreto and takes you to the offshore Isla Coronado. Not only the bizarre volcanic landscape will inspire you, but also the wildlife: Californian sea lions, brown pelicans, blue-footed boobies, crow cormorants and many other sea birds are living there. Afterwards we take a longer break on the beautiful beach of the Bahía Luz, which invites you with the finest sand and turquoise blue water for swimming or snorkeling. 22 Misión de San José Comondú Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Medium You visit the ruins of the Misión San José de Comondú, which Jesuit fathers had founded for the Christianization of the Cochimí Indians in 1708 and which had to be relocated for adverse conditions several times. Once a sumptuous building in Renaissance-Baroque style with a façade of cut stones, the complex consisted of a nave with two aisles and presented with high artistic quality and elaborate details. After a massive decline of the population, the mission was abandoned in 1827 and transformed into a school later. The part of the building that had probably been the sacristy still exists. It serves to keep some extant paintings, stone figures, and the centuries-old bells of the mission. 23 Visit of Loreto with mission and museum Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Loreto was the religious and secular center and capital of entire Spanish California, which extended up to the present U.S. state of Oregon. A hurricane destroyed the “Mother of all Californian Missions” in 1829. Only the beginning of tourism and sport fishing led to the resurgence of the city; this development was accelerated by the completion of the Transpeninsular MEX 1. During your tour of the peaceful center, you visit the mission and the mission museum.
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