Loreto Is Not a Cruise Port
A presidential decree silently reclassified Loreto as a Puerto de Altura. Now the community, scientists, and legislators are fighting back. Here’s everything you need to know.
A presidential decree silently reclassified Loreto as a Puerto de Altura. Now the community, scientists, and legislators are fighting back. Here’s everything you need to know.
The drive from San Diego to the Valle de Guadalupe is one of those routes that clarifies the traveler’s intentions. Cross the border at San Ysidro, find the coast road south through Playas de Tijuana, and follow Highway 1 as it rises above the Pacific. It’s breathtaking!
On April 10, 2026, a federal decree elevated Loreto to the status of a port of altura, opening its waters to international cruise ships and large cargo vessels. The language of development is familiar—connectivity, growth, opportunity—but here, in a bay defined by restraint, the implications feel anything but routine.
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