Paulclark
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Cabo Cortez renamed and alive
Cabo Cortez has a new owner and a new name ---Los Pericues ---and a new more realistic application before Semarnap. A lot fewer rooms, lots of green
space and a big set back from the beach. The marina entrance will be from the East rather than the South.
And the application is 1,017 pages long..........
[Edited on 8-25-2012 by Paulclark]
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David K
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This is the project at Cabo Pulmo, yes?
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Paulclark
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Yes north of Pulmo at Punta Arena
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BajaAnthro
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Ya, I just heard about this as well. Here are a couple of articles:
From the NRDC (in English):
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/cherrera/round_two_-_a_new...
From La Jornada (Spanish):
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/08/23/sociedad/040n1soc
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BillP
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According to this, boats are already using the harbor on a limited basis. If I have the location wrong I apologize in advance.
BD Post
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Osprey
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Bill, that's Cabo Riviera right here in La Ribera. Not far from the new Los Pericues project.
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azucena
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cabo cortez renamed
It does not matter what it is renamed or how it is "presented, ANY project in this area is simply not sustainable: There are not sufficient water
supplies, and to operate a de sal plant of any magnitude would ultimately result in pollution to the reef, and in the long term would require the use
of fossil fuels that would not be cost effective. As anyone who lives there knows, the prevailing north winds in the winter would not make for a
pleasant holiday experience for the person who would be coming for a warm mid winter holiday. Why can' t these developers see the writing on the wall
and leave well enough alone. The area already is strained by developers who want to put more money in their pockets and are apparently clueless about
the fact the area is a DESERT with very limited water supplies. The East Cape has been in a severe drought for the past several years, the last few
weeks have brought some rain, the first in years.
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wilderone
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azucena - right on. Thank you for your insight.
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pacocruz
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I did a flyby of the area in early August and got a pic from the plane. Later I was driving through La Ribera and could see a big muddy mess and a
bunch of cranes or big diggers.
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BajaBlanca
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Paco - great pics ...
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BajaBlanca
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and welcome AZUCENA !! Obviously, altho you are new to BajaNomad, you clearly are not a newcomer to Baja.
water water water
such a serious issue.
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Pacocruz: Your pictures are of Cabo Riviera in La Ribera, the other proposed development is further south, south of Punta Colorada and Punta Arena
where the lighthouse is. There is already an airstrip there and has been for many years.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120827/lt-travel-...
MEXICO CITY — Developers have resurrected plans for a massive beach resort near a sensitive coral reef in Mexico's Gulf of California, just two months
after authorities rejected a similar plan amid protests by environmental groups.
The proposed Los Pericues resort would include a marina, a golf course and the equivalent of 23,400 hotel rooms on the Baja California shoreline near
the protected Cabo Pulmo reef, the only one in the Gulf of California.
Experts call the formerly over-fished area a model for environmental recovery.
Authorities rejected a proposal for the equivalent of about 30,000 hotel rooms in the same area in June.
The Mexican Center for Environmental Law said Monday developers submitted the proposal last week. The center said sediment, salt from a desalinization
plant and the marina threaten the reef.
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PericúesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
California women, probably pericúes, 1726.The Pericú (also known as Pericues, Cora, Edues) were the aboriginal inhabitants of the Cape Region, the
southernmost portion of Baja California Sur, Mexico. They have been linguistically and culturally extinct since the late 18th century.
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