Rural-Ranch for Sale and Rent in Sierra De La Giganta, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sierra De La Giganta Scenic Land, Perfect Mountain Ranch

Listing updated February 20th, 2013, listing is current and the land is available for sale.
All of the pictures where taken inside the property. The property is priced for a quick sale, it is offered for $389,000.00 (three hundred and eighty nine thousand Dollars), $671.00 U.S. Dollars per acre. There are two separate water sources within the property, enough for crop irrigation, and enough space to build a beautifull private resort with a 9 hole golf course, and its rich soil with minerals, all within the property, it makes this opportunity a rare find! The land was used for a base camp to start Mule rides into the Sierra de La Giganta, and we have operated these tours under the company name Baja Outpost, which you can read about it on Tripadvisor. The land remain in its natural state when it was an old cattle ranch back to the Mexican revolution days.

The land measures 579.4 acres, and can be used for many different purposes, such as; for a beautiful scenic mountain Mexican horse ranch--without any neighbors! The closest neighbors are located 8 miles away. Dramatic scenery with 360 degree views, bluffs, canyons, 3 different mesas.

Many additional options of development for the right sophisticated and visionary developer, looking to create a classy exclusive mountain hide away. Ideal for subdivision or building an exclusive mountain vacation property, with Space for an airstrip of about 3600 feet lenght(1100 meters). There are several other strategically located construction sites throughout the property, totaling an additional 50 acres, to make a grand total surface lots for construction in excess of 110 acres.

Other possibilities are; planting an organic vineyard, date tree farm, olives, mango, citrus trees, avocado trees or organic farm (the soil and micro climate is 100% perfect for all of trees mentioned). It has a large flat mesa of 58 acres at 1450 above sea level, sitting on the edge of a mountain with a vertical drop of 360 feet above the arroyo San Joaquim, and it has two different oasis of dates and palm trees, with two distinc natural rock swimming pools made by nature. It has 3 water holes with two water falls runnning yearound, combined water flow approximately 2 gallons a second, that is around 179,712 gallons of water a Day. It is sufficient to irrigate(depending on type of crop or trees) around 60 acres of agricultural land, the water can be brought to the mesas with efficient solar power pumps. This land makes for the the perfect private or commercial organic environmental nature friendly farm!
Perfect micro climate, significant lower humidity than found in Loreto, and offers afternoon breezes. One great hill with a partial view of the Sea of Cortes, located at 1607 feet above sea level, and it is only 11 miles outside Loreto, perfect location for seclusion and yet close enough to town.

The topography of the land enables the use of terrace for planting as many as a total of 200 acres of producing trees. Has wild life such as deer, long horn sheep, mountain lions, multitude of birds.

Ideal topography for putting 9 different ZIP LINES; varying in length from 1.8 KM, to 300 Meters. For the individual that pocess knowleage and capital, a fabulous adventure mountain resort can be build, offering horse back riding, mountain biking, ATV, 4 wheel drive, rapelling, rock climbing, hiking, bird watching, putting green, tenis courts, zip lines as previously mentioned, or a Drop Zone for skydiving. Three different canyons make a perfect choice for building a dam or a lake.

For someone with a dream of owning an exclusive SPA with a health oriented approach, or a multi faceted resort, many additional activities can be offered and included in additon to the previous mentioned outdoor activities, such as; cooking classes to offer authentic varied regional Mexican cuisine, language school immersion programs. There is not a single resort anywhere in the Baja Peninsula that catters to this sort of a need, attending to a niche market interested in exploring and immersing in the rich and colorful Mexican heritage, art, music, folklore, gastronomy, and the romantic and rich Spanish language. It is important to know that there are over 1300 Americans, canadians and europeans, that own property in the city of Loreto, and have a permanent residence permit from the Mexican government to reside full or part time in Loreto.

Also, the gentle hills throughout the property, makes a fabulous topography to build a challenging golf course!

The property has a CLEAR TITLE, and it is owned by my Mexican corporation.
It is Zoned rural, however, it is very simple to get authorization for any other type of operation, such as commercial, industrial, or residential.
Building permits can be obtained from the city of Loreto, for any type of construction, it is a simple formality.
For illustrative purposes, if the property was to be subdivided into 35,000 square feet lots, there is a potential to get in excess of 200 lots suitable for building, and if you were to calculate the sales potential, considering an offering price per lot from $15,000 to $45,000, and $65,000 for the best lots, there is a very realistic posibility of raising between Two to four Million Dollars of sales from this parcel of land.
Owner financing offered with at least 30% down ($110,000.00, one hundred and ten thousand Dollars down payment).
Financing offered for a 5 years term, with a fixed 4% annual interest, 60 equal monthly payments of principal and interest, no penalty for prepayment.
Property taxes are around $300.00 (three hundred US Dollars a year)
I am willing to offer financing to any individual that has the financial ability to meet this financial obligation.


Located 11 miles northwest of Loreto, Baja California South, Mexico. GPS coordinates are 26 02.669 N, 111 31 275 W

The property is in its natural state, completely natural, untouched, just like it use to be when the last people lived in the property, around the Mexican Revolution of 1911. I operate an eco tour company in Loreto, offering ocean tours(scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, swimming with dolphins, mantas, whale sharks, whale watching, and camping at the islands of Loreto National Marine Park) and land activities(mule riding, mountain biking, ATV, hiking, and bird watching), and it is called bajaoutpost (), you may read about it on tripadvisor, about the hundreds of postings from previous guests. The dramatic views seen at the property makes a perfect nature scenery to conduct wild adventure multi Day tours as we have operated, in additon, being that the land is isolated, and located on the old Camino Real (the old spanish Mission route) without any road access, and it is as virgen as it use to prior to te arrival of the Spaniards and missionaries, it adds another great historic value. Also, until 1911, two americans operated a gold mine inside the property, and with the start of the Mexican revolution, they shut down the mine, burried and abandon the property. This information is added for informative purposes only, and no guarantees are given that you will a find a gold mine inside the property. Being that I never had the time to look for the entrance to the gold mine. I am selling the land as is, and any interested party should consider the purchase for the value of the land, and not any potential minerals to be found.

Currently, there is an opened dirt access road that through the dried river bed which passes 3 miles away from the property, and the remaining section can be opened. Any party interested in seeing and visiting the property needs to schedule and organize a visit with calm and specially trained mules, which are accustomed to work with tourism. Such visit needs to be organized ahead of time (due to scarce availability of the mules, which are brought from a ranch 30 miles un in the mountains), and the out of pocket expenses and cost associated with such visit to the property is around $750.00 (Seven hundred and fifty U.S. Dollars), for up to two persons, and it varies according to the number of people in the party. This cost is fully refundable with the purchase of the property, and will be deducted from the total sale amount. Also, you should know that it requires an entire Day to visit the property, begining at 5:00AM, and riding on trained mules which carry persons without any prior riding knowleadge or experience, and the visit ends around 7:00PM.

The property is been offered for a significantly lower price than it´s value. I am Willing to consider all reasonable offers. Act before someone else will, because an opportunity like this does not exists in the Sierra de La Giganta and within the municipality of Loreto. Simply explained, the very best mountain land site to be found here in Loreto.

Important notice for any foreigners interested in purchasing land in Mexico.

Land in Mexico can be owned by foreigners. However, and there are two legal ways; The first and mostly used is The Mexican Bank trust. The second, and probably the smartest way of owning land or any real estate property in Mexico is by forming a Mexican Corporation, and have the ownership of the land transferred to the newly formed mexican corporation.
In any of the alternatives, you should consider an expense (legal fees, plus cost) anywhere varying from as little as $2,000.00 U.S. Dollars, to as much as $3,500.00 U.S. Dollars, and the process can be completed from as little as 2 weeks to as long as 6 weeks. It depends on the efficiency of the professional hired to do all of the legalities (The Mexican Notary Public). So please consider the legalities and its requirements to own land in Mexico. If you need and want my help, I can refer you to professionals located in the city of La Paz, which is the capital of Baja California Sur.

Also, since I am retiring from this business for health reasons, I can be made available as a consultant for any person that is interested in purchasing my tour business (it is a separate business from this land offered), and my ocean front Bed & Breakfast in the city of Loreto (another listing in this site), so that you may enjoy my 36 years experience in the hospitality business. I have studied Hotel Administration, and in addition, I have also graduated from Chef school, and was the Chef for the Swedish ambassador to Israel. I studied and I am fluent in six languages, and have worked in all of various departments of different Swiss owned Hotel chains, such as control, reception, house keeping, Food & Beverage, reservations, marketing, and administration. As my hobbies interest grew, through the years, I have got involved in many aquatic activities, mastering Scuba diving, kayaking, sailing, and most importantly, interacting with marine life. I can save you years of problem solving, by the typical trial and error, enabling you to be up and runing smooth, without the learning curve... Suffice to say, that during all of the years of operation of Baja Outpost, we have had in excess of 23,000 guests, and during the peak years associated with the good economy in the USA and Canada, we use to receive as many as 2,500 visitors a Day to our web site. So, if you need the help of someone that knows the high end of travel,hospitality and adventure tourism, buying my land and hiring my help and expertise to begin living your dream, maybe the most important decision that you can make this year!

In closing, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read about the property, and ask you to contact me, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, READY AND FINANCIALLY ABLE TO CARRY ON SUCH PURCHASE RIGHT NOW, so that we don´t waste your valuable time!