Los Cabos Development - Puerto Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo

In light of recent events in Puerto Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo, the original contents of this page are under review, and it has been replaced with the temporary editorial below...

Recently, significant allegations have been made against the Puerto Los Cabos project in both local and international media Environmentalists are concerned about the effect on the  the San Jose del Cabo area and it's long term effect on the environment. Particularly on the largest underground source of fresh water in Baja.

Environmentalists allege that shortcuts and exceptions were made in the construction of the marina specifically, and that opening it to the ocean would lead to the contamination of Baja Sur largest fresh water aquifers. Additionally, groups claim there will be irreversible damage to the ecosystem of the San Jose Lagoon.

In mid July the contractor removed the earthen dam that separate the ocean water from the marina under construction in the middle of the night. The company responded that they had indeed received all the required permits to do so. Those involved in opposing the opening of the marina claim all legal challenges had not been satisfied. This event alone has cause us to call into question our advertisement of the project.

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Several international environmental groups are opposing the project including Greenpeace.

The BajaInsider will be following developments in this story, but in good environmental consciousness can not continue to promote this project until these questions have been resolved.

We encourage our readers who share our environmental concerns to delay their investment in this project until these issues have been satisfied. If you are in a rush to have your piece of Baja, you might consider any of many other luxury projects in Baja Sur that do not bear the current stigma of these environmental questions.

The Baja environment is fragile. With limited water supplies, dwindling reserves and explosively increasing population water will continually be at a precious commodity. Everyone with financial interests in Baja Sur should be aware of not only the impact of individual projects in which they invest, but all development as a whole. For without water, ALL investments would suffer.

We will again point out that our stand on this issue is based on our editorial opinion and that it is allegations that draw us to suspend promotion of this project. We encourage readers considering investing in the virgin lands here in Baja to do their due diligence on their investment, not only from a financial perspective but from an environmental one as well. These actions by real estate consumers as a whole will encourage developers, who stand to make billions in profit over the next few years, to include environmental concerns in their planning

From it's inception 4 years ago the BajaInsider has sought to promote tourism and development that leaves room for both the environment and culture that existed in the Baja we first fell in love with.