Overview
Description
693.15 m² Corner Lot | Furnished Casita + Main Residence Ready for Completion | Approx. 30m/100ft from the Lagoon in Lopez Mateos
The Property
This 693.15 m² (7,461 sq. ft.) corner lot sits fully walled and gated, just 30 meters from the lagoon and a one-minute drive from the boat launch. Two structures come with it — one finished and move-in ready, one framed-and-roofed with signed architectural plans, ready for the next owner to complete on their own timeline.
Casita (Move-In Ready, Furnished)
- 1 bedroom, 1 bath, approx. 600 sq ft
- Solid, hand-carved wood doors and closets throughout: genuine craftsmanship, not production-grade finishes
- Brick and masonry construction, tile flooring
- Mini-split air conditioning
- Fully furnished, including washer/dryer
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Partially Completed Main House (Signed Architectural Plans Included)
- Buyer completes finishes on their own schedule and budget
- Approx. 1,200 sq ft designed footprint
- Structure already up: block walls, steel-trussed roof installed, poured concrete flooring, plumbing for kitchen
- Electrical installed and functioning: lights, ceiling fans, and outlets
- Signed, stamped, permit-ready plans are included. Skip the design and engineering phase and go straight to construction
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Additional Features: Space for Boats and Outdoor Living
- Mangroves and lagoon only 30m / 100 ft away
- Boat launch approx. 500 ft away — 1-minute drive
- 1.5-car garage/carport area (posts in place, ready to build out)
- City water, sewer and electricity (CFE)
- Fully walled and gated lot
- Clear title (non-ejido); fideicomiso can be established for foreign buyers
Casa Ballena offers exceptional access to some of Baja California Sur’s best sport fishing and gray whale watching. For anglers chasing a real fishing retreat, or anyone who wants a cooler place to spend the summer, this water-view property is hard to beat at this price.
Life in López Mateos
The property itself is only part of what makes Casa Ballena special. Puerto Adolfo López Mateos is a close-knit, working fishing village on the Pacific side of Baja California Sur, surrounded by protected waterways, mangroves, dunes, and the open Pacific beyond the barrier islands.
López Mateos offers a safe, authentic coastal lifestyle where fishing boats still head out each morning, gray whales return every winter, and the pace of life remains refreshingly simple and unhurried.
The community is approximately a 2.5-hour drive from Loreto International Airport, making it accessible while still feeling far removed from Baja’s busier destinations.
Exceptional Sport Fishing
For anglers, the location provides access to two very different fishing environments from the same community.
Fish inside the protected lagoon and mangrove channels, or head toward the open Pacific and the experience changes entirely, with access to offshore fishing for species such as marlin, dorado, tuna and wahoo.
Gray Whales Every Winter
Each year, migrating Pacific gray whales arrive in the protected waters surrounding López Mateos, where mothers and calves can be seen. January through March are generally considered the heart of the local season. One of Baja’s most extraordinary wildlife experiences that doesn’t have to be just a once-in-a-lifetime.
A Cooler Side of Baja
López Mateos also offers a very different climate and atmosphere from Baja California Sur’s Sea of Cortez communities like Loreto. Its Pacific-side location brings ocean breezes and generally cooler conditions, particularly valuable to owners who love Baja but prefer to escape some of the intense summer heat found farther east.
A Property You Can Use Now… and Build Into
Casa Ballena is comfortable, move-in ready and offers the beginnings of a private Pacific-side compound in one of Baja California Sur’s most distinctive fishing and whale-watching communities.
