Playa La Picazon

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Photo by: Dylan Neild

Localizada en el extremo norte del Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto, es una hermosa playa de canto rodado con condiciones ideales para practicar snorkel. Esta zona presenta una gran variedad de fauna marina, incluyendo tortugas marinas, delfines, lobos marinos así como variedad de peces de arrecife. Frente a esta playa se observa la Isla Coronados.
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Located at the northern end of the Bahía de Loreto National Park, La Picazon Beach a beautiful pebble beach with ideal conditions for snorkeling. This area has a rich marine life, including sea turtles, dolphins, sea lions, and variety of reef fish. This beach directly faces Coronados Island.

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . Loreto Coastkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

La Coalición WATERKEEPER Baja California Sur y sus socios monitorean la calidad del agua en las playas de Loreto, Bahía Magdalena, La Paz, Cabo Pulmo y La Ribera durante todo el año. Utilizamos un protocolo de muestreo y análisis del agua estandarizado en toda la región, basado en el estándar del gobierno mexicano utilizado para playas recreativas (Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS).

Se toman y analizan muestras de agua una vez al mes y los resultados se publican en Swim Guide Mexico dentro de las 6 primeras horas de la obtención de resultados.

• VERDE: Se maca una playa en color VER cuando en los resultados de una muestra se presenta un valor bajo del máximo permisible, 200 NMP (número más probable de colonias de Enterococos por 10 ml de agua).

• ROJO: Se marca una playa en color ROJO cuando en los resultados de una muestra se presenta un valor por encima del máximo permisible, 20 NMP. En caso de presentarse un valor por encima del máximo permisible (20 NMP), el programa local de WKBC notifica a las autoridades correspondientes: Comisión Nacional del Agua (CNA) a través de la Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS).

**Una playa se mantiene marcada en VERDE o ROJO por 2 horas después del resultado y se convierte a color GRIS hasta el siguente monitoreo.**

• GRIS: Se marca una playa en color GRIS cuando no hay resultados actualizados o no hay información disponible.

ENGLISH:

This information is the result of a citizens´ water-quality monitoring program. Any official results can be found here: http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/temas/estadisticas-ambientales/sistema-nacional-de-indicadores-ambientales-snia/programa-de-playas

WATERKEEPER Baja Calfornia Sur Coalition and its partners monitor water quality at beaches in this region all year long in the following communities: Loreto, Magdalena Bay, La Paz, Cabo Pulmo, and La Ribera. The WATERKEEPER Coalition Baja California Sur utilizes a standardized region-wide procol for collecting and analyzing water samples, which is based on the Mexican government standard utilized for recreational beaches (see Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS)).

Water samples are collected once a month and results are posted on Swim Guide Mexico within 6 hours of obtaining results.

• GREEN: A beach is marked GREEN when the results are under 00 NMP (Most probably number of Enterococus per 10 ML of water)

• RED: A beach is marked RED when the results are above (and including) 20 NMP. If beach contamination is found, WKBC will alert the Mexican authorities: Comisión Nacional del Agua (CNA) y COFEPRIS.

**A beach will remain RED or GREEN for 2 hours and will convert to Grey until follow-up sampling occurs.**

• GREY: A beach is marked GEY when there are no current results or there is no available information.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Playa La Picazon

Loreto, Baja California Sur

Managed by Loreto Coastkeeper

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . Loreto Coastkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

For water quality icon legend, click:

Photo by: Dylan Neild

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Playa Mil Palmas Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status
Playa La Negrita Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status
Playa La Darsena Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status
Malecon Loreto Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Playa Mil Palmas Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status
Playa La Negrita Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status
Playa La Darsena Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status
Malecon Loreto Loreto, Baja California Sur	Loreto, Baja California Sur	Historical Status

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	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.