- La Jolla de Cortés
Infobox_Company
company_name = La Jolla de Cortes
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 2004
location = flagicon|MEXMexico City ,Mexico
industry =hospitality ,tourism
homepage = [http://www.vedantacapitalgroup.com Vedanta Capital Group]
footnotes =La Jolla de Cortés is a 25,000-acre privateurban development , nearbyPuerto Peñasco (akaRocky Point ) lying in the northwestern part of theMexican state ofSonora . This urban development mega-resort master plan features, gourmet restaurants, shopping, leisure activities, water sports, lakes, canals,Grupo Mayan luxury resorts,Mayan Palace ,The Grand Mayan , real estate communities, condo high rises, world-class golf, and a five star Beach Club. La Jolla de Cortes is owned and operated byVedanta Capital Group and is located on the shore of the Gulf of California (also known as theSea of Cortés ).Geography
La Jolla de Cortes beach is one of Mexico's hidden gems. The private development by
Vedanta Capital Group features seven miles of white-powder light-blue water beach front, located in the middle of theSonora desert, surrounded by the mountains to one side, and the ocean to the other. Throughout the day beach-goers can watch the massive ebb and flow of the estuaries, creating a natural, ever-changing peninsula. [http://grupomayan.com/la-jolla-de-cortes.html] Fish, shrimp, squids and other local animals are revealed as the tide reaches its lowest point. Outlying sand bars create small islands.Urban Development
La Jolla de Cortes, a 25,000 acre private development, already features high end real estate and luxury resort projects as well as significant urban infrastructure such as the
Mar de Cortés International Airport ,Mayan Palace La Jolla de Cortes luxury resort, Luna Blanca and Luna Delia Real Estate [http://www.lunab.com] , Encanto Living Real Estate [http://www.encantoliving.com] , and anAlbatross Golf Course called Peninsula de Cortes. In addition to these, several projects are under construction in La Jolla de Cortes such asThe Grand Mayan La Jolla de Cortes, Central Park luxury real estate villas [http://www.centralpark.com.mx] , and Mayan Lakes luxury real estate codos [http://www.mayanlakes.com] .All
The Grand Mayan luxury resorts have been certified as protectors of the environment byGreen Globe , [http://www.grupomayan.com/corporate-information.html] and as safety first resorts by Check Safety First. [http://www.checksafetyfirst.com/en/result.php?hlist=0&hotname=Grand+Mayan&services=1&selectCountry=0&selectRegion=0&ratings=0&image.x=32&image.y=16] [http://www.checksafetyfirst.com/en/result.php?hlist=0&hotname=Grupo+Mayan&services=1&selectCountry=0&selectRegion=0&ratings=0&image.x=7&image.y=13]The Grand Mayan luxury resorts have been awarded Four and Five Diamonds by
American Automobile Association . [http://www.aaa.com] [http://www.1888pressrelease.com/riviera-nayarit-hits-the-top-with-aaa-five-and-four-diamond-pr-946og2c7l.html]La Jolla de Cortes'
Albatross Golf Course called Peninsula de Cortes Golf Course is an 18 hole, par 72sand dune course surrounded byflora ,fauna and 1.5 miles of beach front of theSea of Cortes . [http://www.grupomayangolf.com]Jack Nicklaus , the course designer, features this ocean front 7,210 yard course in his 2008 calendar opposite the month of February. Two more golf courses are planned to be developed in the next three years, one ofGreg Norman design and the other ofJack Nicklaus design. [http://www.renepalomino.com/projectoverview.htm]Vedanta Capital Group andGrupo Mayan have committed nearly $30,000,000.00 in heavy earth moving equipment to countless hundred tons of earth to shape the land and water ways. Largedredger s are being used to create several acres of lakes and canals, using the estuary flow to create a wide array of wildlife. [http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/MX/Sonora/Puerto-Penasco-Rocky-Point/East-Beach/Playa-Miramar/Mayan-Island-Real-Estate-Agent.aspx]Grupo Mayan was the first company to open a luxury resort in the area when in 2004 is inaugurated Mayan Palace La Jolla de Cortes. In addition, Grupo Mayan has built several other projects, such as Mayan Island's Central Park and Mayan Lakes. [http://grupomayan.com/mayan-island/] . Next to the Mayan Palace in La Jolla de Cortes, construction for The Grand Mayan La Jolla de Cortes is underway, scheduled to open in 2010.
Environmental Leadership
La Jolla de Cortes mega resort, as with other
Grupo Mayan proyects, will care for the environment. Part of the 25,000 acre development is anestuary known as La Pinta. This body of water measuring over 1,732,605.93 m2 has a massive ebb flow twice a day that allows for the creation of wildlife and marine life.This section of La Jolla de Cortes has been proposed as an Ecological Conservational Area, which includes the future implementation of a scientific research project that incorporates, among other activities, monitoring rattlesnakes (Crotalus cerastes), tracking migratory birds, fostering nesting habits of oxpreys or the Fish Eagle (Pandion haliaetus ), and the Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), with this last species being of great importance because it is in danger of extinction, according to the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001. [http://www.mayanresorts.org/profeco.htm]
La Jolla de Cortes will feature
Grupo Mayan properties, which are usually certified as caring for the environment byGreen Globe . [http://grupomayan.com/environmental-leadership.html]The Missions
"The Missions" is a community of temporary housing located on the north side of the Coastal Highway inside La Jolla de Cortes, nearby
Puerto Penasco supplying comfortable living standards for the first phase of construction crews nearing 3,000 in population. [http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/MX/Sonora/Puerto-Penasco-Rocky-Point/East-Beach/Playa-Miramar/Mayan-Island-Real-Estate-Agent.aspx] It is the developer's intent to 'give back' to the standard laborer by providing non-rent living quarters, meals, transportation for each and every worker contracted to the La Jolla de Cortes urban development. [http://www.renepalomino.com/projectoverview.htm]External Links
* [http://www.vedantacapitalgroup.com Vedanta Capital Group Official Site]
* [http://www.grupomayan.com Grupo Mayan Official Site]
* [http://www.fundaciongrupomayan.com Fundacion Grupo Mayan Official Site]
* [http://www.lunab.com Luna Blanca Official Site]
* [http://www.encantoliving.com Encanto Living Official Site]References
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