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climate
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arid climate
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coastType
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rocky and sandy coastline
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colonialPower
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Viceroyalty of New Spain
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continent
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North America
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country
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Mexico
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culturalHeritage
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Spanish colonial architecture
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culturalHeritage
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mission-era urban layout
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demography
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small population compared to other Baja California Sur cities
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economy
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ecotourism
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economy
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services
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economy
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sport fishing
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economy
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tourism
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formerCapitalOf
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Alta California (Spanish colony)
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surface form:
Las Californias
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foundedBy
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Jesuit missionaries
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governingLevel
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municipal seat of Loreto Municipality
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hasHeritageSite
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Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó
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hasMunicipalStatusSince
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1990s
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historicalRole
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center of early missionary activity in the Californias
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historicalRole
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first Spanish colonial capital of the Californias
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instanceOf
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municipal seat
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instanceOf
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town
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knownFor
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historic mission church
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knownFor
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kayaking
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knownFor
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whale watching
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languageMajority
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Spanish
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locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
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Loreto Municipality
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surface form:
Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur
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locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
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Baja California Sur
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surface form:
State of Baja California Sur
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locatedInEcoregion
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Sonoran Desert
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surface form:
Sonoran Desert region
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locatedInRegion
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Northwestern Mexico
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locatedOnBodyOfWater
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Gulf of California
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locatedOnBodyOfWater
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Gulf of California
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surface form:
Sea of Cortez
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locatedOnPeninsula
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Baja California
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surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
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marineBiodiversity
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rich Gulf of California marine life
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marineMammalsObserved
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blue whales
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marineMammalsObserved
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dolphins
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marineMammalsObserved
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humpback whales
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nearProtectedArea
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Bahía de Loreto National Park
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surface form:
Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto
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partOfHistoricalRegion
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Alta California (Spanish colony)
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surface form:
Las Californias
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protectedAreaTypeNearby
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marine national park
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region
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Gulf of California coast
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surface form:
Central Baja California Sur coast
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religiousBuilding
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Mission of Our Lady of Loreto
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religiousTradition
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Roman Catholicism
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roadConnection
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Mexican Federal Highway 1
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timezone
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Pacific Time Zone
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surface form:
Pacific Time Zone (UTC−7 standard)
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tourismAttraction
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colonial-era town center
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tourismAttraction
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islands of Bahía de Loreto
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tourismProfile
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quiet destination compared to Cabo San Lucas
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transportInfrastructure
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Loreto International Airport
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