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Ensenada Blanca

jk - 1-8-2011 at 09:03 AM

http://www.villadelpalmarloreto.com/photoGallery

I can't believe this is what Ensenada Blanca looks like today! I am shocked and saddened...

desertcpl - 1-8-2011 at 09:07 AM

I dont get your point

ncampion - 1-8-2011 at 09:17 AM

Well, check this out if that makes you sad.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/travel/09where-to-go.ht...

wilderone - 1-8-2011 at 09:26 AM

"I dont get your point"

Another Baja CA coastal locale, pristine beauty destroyed forever. Needlessly. No need for that man-made abomination there.

chsoder - 1-8-2011 at 09:38 AM

Hi JK

Yes, the dream place you introduced me to is gone. Very sad. Will drive by in two weeks and see it for myself.

jk - 1-8-2011 at 09:55 AM

Let me know what you see firsthand!

b1 - 1-8-2011 at 10:24 AM

With regard to Ensenada Blanca, I don't claim to be any expert or other authority on the subject. With that said, each can draw their own conclusions from the following photos of the exact same stretch of beach:

February 2007:


February 2010:


My only other observation would I nevers saw much fresh water when I camped there in the past. b1

David K - 1-8-2011 at 10:48 AM

Ensenada Blanca is still there... the fishing village... and you can go to the water where they launch their pangas... but the resort had restricted access to the rest of the beach when we were there in 2009... The resort is a ways away from the beach that was closed, so don't understand why they forced the fishermen over to the east edge of the bay.






Photo from 2001... from the beach that was closed in '09:

coronamike - 1-10-2011 at 09:39 AM

Here's a photo taken from the hiway on 12-25-10. Another fine beach bites the dust.

vandenberg - 1-10-2011 at 09:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by coronamike
Here's a photo taken from the hiway on 12-25-10. Another fine beach bites the dust.


You can't see the beach or the resort buildings from the highway.
Maybe the reason there's no picture.:?::?::biggrin:

coronamike - 1-10-2011 at 10:03 AM

My bad. User error. Damn newbies!! I'll try the image again. We actually had to walk up a little hill to get the shot. But it is quite close to the hiway.

[Edited on 1-10-2011 by coronamike]

Ens Blanca 3.jpg - 47kB

September 17, 2010 from above on Hwy 1

flyfishinPam - 1-10-2011 at 03:00 PM

jk - 1-10-2011 at 05:59 PM

I assume El Santuario is gone, but what is going to happen to the hotel on the hill? It still seems to be there in the last picture.

msawin - 1-10-2011 at 11:54 PM

One more beach lost to development.

[Edited on 1-11-2011 by msawin]

baja oct 2010 023 (460x345).jpg - 49kB

coronamike - 1-11-2011 at 10:31 AM

We could see El Santuario with binocs but it may be abandoned. Can't say for sure. The Danzante Hotel is still there also. And according to the Villa Del Palma website, it is part of their operation now.

Bajahowodd - 1-11-2011 at 03:32 PM

As if this hasn't happened before in Baja. Fonatur identified Loreto for major tourism development over thirty years ago. The strange thing is that it has taken so long for it to really appear to take off. Two things come to mind. Perhaps Cabo was considered more desireable. And also, there were some major hiccups early on in Loreto especially involving foreign developers.

In the recent past, Fonatur has invested around $300 million USD, including the new airport facility.

At least Villa Group, who is developing at Ensenada Blanca has a reasonable track record, what with their other developments in Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, and also now in Cancun.

For those of you who actually own and live in and around Loreto, two things shall become apparent in the near future. Real Estate prices will rise, and significantly more amentities in the form of shopping and commerce will arise.

If you really want to feel sick, compare Cabo of 1980 with Cabo today.

http://www.fonatur.gob.mx/es/proyectos_desarrollos/loreto/in...

Ensenada Blanca 2006

tehag - 1-11-2011 at 07:32 PM



Speaking of Cabo, this is shot from the driveway of the brand-new Hotel Finisterra. The hill on the left is Pedregal and the sandy patch in the right front is where the bay is now. They started digging that in early 1973. Would be interesting to see a shot from the same vantage today.



[Edited on 1-12-2011 by tehag]

Skipjack Joe - 1-11-2011 at 10:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by desertcpl
I dont get your point


Take a vase.
Drop it.
Observe the pieces.

Get the point?

MexicoTed - 1-11-2011 at 11:41 PM

I have to laugh when looking at their website and both the rotating images and the first few lines of the introduction say "Untouched. Unspoiled. Unbelievable". It was at one point!

Actually I understand that some people go to Baja and Mexico for the large resorts, but I am having a hard time figuring out this hotel will work. Villa Group does a good job in the resorts it has hotels, but what is the draw in those resorts? Usually people seeking sun, beaches, food, partying etc. This site would have worked better with an eco-type resort completely scaled down.

Bajahowodd - 1-12-2011 at 02:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MexicoTed
I have to laugh when looking at their website and both the rotating images and the first few lines of the introduction say "Untouched. Unspoiled. Unbelievable". It was at one point!

Actually I understand that some people go to Baja and Mexico for the large resorts, but I am having a hard time figuring out this hotel will work. Villa Group does a good job in the resorts it has hotels, but what is the draw in those resorts? Usually people seeking sun, beaches, food, partying etc. This site would have worked better with an eco-type resort completely scaled down.


Wasn't that what Danzante fundamentally was?

I do agree as well about the potential success. Villa Group was far from a pioneer in Cabo. But, in the Loreto area, they are taking a big risk. Especially since one of the prime tactics for time share sales is to flood the area with promoters. 'cept, who they going to promote to? I think they are going to have to spend a great deal of money to market, such as subsidized air fares, and two for one stuff. And, at the end of the day, they are far from town, and as much as one might think they despoiled paradise, being there will still be a sort of isolated experience as compared to their other Mexican properties.

rhintransit - 1-12-2011 at 02:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by jk
I assume El Santuario is gone, but what is going to happen to the hotel on the hill? It still seems to be there in the last picture.

it is to be shared housing for (some) employees who have to live on site.

Bielefeld - 1-15-2011 at 01:04 AM

They use the former restaurant palapa of Danzante Hotel to do their sales pitch to the clients.
Because of the recession, they offer interested people from USA or Canada 100 $ cash, if they participate. You got to come as a couple and have to have 2 Creditcards, so they could nail you right there:bounce:
There you see how bad buisiness is if they have to refer to bribing...

Hook - 1-15-2011 at 06:23 AM

So, where is THIS development getting ITS fresh water?

ligui - 1-15-2011 at 08:06 AM

Morning Hook , they are installing a desalination plant to cover their water needs .

Wonder if this will change the local sea life .

LaTijereta - 1-18-2011 at 07:47 AM

Here is a updated image of the progress, posted on a RE blog this week..

2011.Ensenada Blanca.IMG_2496 050.jpg - 22kB

ligui - 1-20-2011 at 07:20 AM

Hello everyone , just looked at villa groups reservations , on a three day fishing package they say they will take you out to the islands and catch lobster and clams and cook them up for you at lunch .

Don't see that going over to good in the marine park .


Ps. got back from my trip to my house in ensenada blanca /ligui , things are not the same at all . Wasn't there for acouple years so really got a wake-up call .