bajajudy
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Baja Article in National Geographic Traveler Mag. Nov issue
http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/feature/baja-...
There will be a map insert in the paper version.
[Edited on 10-25-2008 by bajajudy]
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tjBill
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Thanks 
Nice nine page article.
Its good to know the Bahía de Los ángeles will remain the same.
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Thanks for the article. A cautionary tale.
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Thank's for the article.
Very informative .
CaboRon
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thanks Judy, I wouldn't have been aware of this unless you posted it. I was a member of national geographic for many years but let my subscription
lapse a couple of years ago. i wrote at least three times to them to consider this very subject and now they did! and look at the leading image!
this is the epitomy of what is taking place in the baja. I think I will renew my membership now! the economy id having a negative impact on
developers plans and many will fail but it gives us citizens time to rethink our stratigies to preserve our quality of life.
for lovers of Loreto a new and highly recommended environmental group-
http://www.ecoalianzaloreto.org
we are lucky to have them here!
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Don Alley
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Unfortunately, the most uplifting part of the story, the last segment about Danzante Resort, is out of date.
That resort, along with much of the surrounding area, has been sold to the Villas Group time share developers. Operations are underway to make this
perhaps a larger development than Loreto Bay, without even LB's pretense at "sustainability."
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marv sherrill
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thanks for the link Judy - As my lease is with Raul Espinosa, I can espress my gratitude for his perseverence in preserving the true character of
Bahia that keeps us coming back year after year!!!
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"We have to make this work," Clark says. "In the end it's all about caring. It's about love."
Barf.
And as to Eco Alianza, their first priority is raising over a million dollars for a building for their organization. Umm, I don't think I ever
encountered that rationalization before in a non-profit - where a million dollars would be spent on administration and very little on "programs." And
why the F__ would you need a million dollars for the construction of a building for their organization anyway? Even in the US, it should only cost
about $150,000 for a nice sized office building. I guess it will have an aquaduct and a golf course. And Mark Spalding on the Board of Advisors.
Maybe Eco Alianza is just a front for shifting LB Foundation money. BTW, Mr. Spalding, where's the 2007 LB Fundation annual report?
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i hope baja stays the same, it would be a shame for baja to be develop thanks for the link
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I subscribe to the National G., have been reading 'em since I was a kid. The current articles/letters etc. are depressing. They've drifted over into a
politically driven rag.
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At the end of the article they mention Danzante, a eco-resort 12 miles South of Loreto. Look it up on the web, you will see that the owners have lost
the battle with developers who have bought up all the surrounding land. As a reslult, they have had to sell their land and resort for a mega project
to be built by them. You know, hotels, golf, the usual. Another piece of Baja, gone.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
"We have to make this work," Clark says. "In the end it's all about caring. It's about love."
Barf.
And as to Eco Alianza, their first priority is raising over a million dollars for a building for their organization. Umm, I don't think I ever
encountered that rationalization before in a non-profit - where a million dollars would be spent on administration and very little on "programs." And
why the F__ would you need a million dollars for the construction of a building for their organization anyway? Even in the US, it should only cost
about $150,000 for a nice sized office building. I guess it will have an aquaduct and a golf course. And Mark Spalding on the Board of Advisors.
Maybe Eco Alianza is just a front for shifting LB Foundation money. BTW, Mr. Spalding, where's the 2007 LB Fundation annual report?
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I did some digging:
Eco- Alianza de Loreto, A.C.
3419 Via Lido, Ste. 637
Newport Beach CA 92663
L L S Inc (Kinninger & Associates)
Linda Kinninger is a founder Eco-Alianza, she's an interior designer
3419 Via Lido Ste 637
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Hugo Quintero, President
Eco Alianza Loreto A.C.
Owner
3 Distinctive Design + Development
Our Company is Distributor-Builder of the Tridipanel Construction System for the area of Loreto Baja California Sur, Mexico. Tridipanel is a
Structural Insulated Concrete Panel, manufactured with recycled polystyrene, integrated with other building materials we can help you build a energy
efficient and sustainable home in baja Mexico.
FWIW
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For the record (original post is 10 months old), I am wholly in support of Eco Alianza and have learned much about their hardworking board members and
advisors. They have proven to be very effective and are impacting the town's views on many fronts, to the benefit of the citizens and their future.
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