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The Vision
Commercial Retail and Services Highway Services The vision of the El Tule Master Plan is to create a the context of the site’s natural and distinct resources.
special place for people seeking a unique place to The unique physical and vegetative characteristics of
live, work and recreate. The 590 hectare property is the site form the opportunity to create a community
planned to be a complete lifestyle community offering responsive to nature in its design. A community lifestyle
a range of home types, recreation, commercial uses, can be created where neighborhoods are formed by the
community services, educational and worship facilities natural attributes of the site.
and employment opportunities to accommodate a
broad variety of lifestyles. El Tule has the opportunity El Tule is a living park. The natural environment
to become one of the great master planned establishes the framework and connectivity of the
communities in Baja. The advantage of the master community. El Tule is envisioned as a unique place to
planned community concept is that it allows for smart live where neighborhoods are nestled into the natural
growth not enjoyed by typical large resort projects. environment. The vision is to rescue and reuse the
Infrastructure such as roads, potable water, sanitary natural vegetation thereby creating neighborhoods that
Parks Elementary Schools sewer, community improvements and services are bring together the old and new. The many trees and
designed with foresight and phased as real estate cardons that exist on the property for many decades
market demand requires in a cost-effective manner. will be placed in nurseries and located in key areas of
The size of the El Tule project site lends itself to neighborhoods creating a feeling that neighborhoods
bringing the many necessary and varied elements of have been there for a long time. Natural arroyos
a new residential community together, as does the will be respected and used to define the layout of
ideal location, scenic resources and the very positive neighborhoods.
Entertainment/ retirement and residential market. Walking, jogging and bicycle connectivity of
Cultural/Social Activities The demand for all types of housing is great today and neighborhoods is a principal community design feature.
growing in Los Cabos. Demographic projections show Multi-purpose community trails will connect unique
the need for a wide variety of housing, from primary or themed parks. Major parks will be programmed with
second homes to active adult and retirement housing. neighborhood events to invite social interaction among
Projected housing needs for renters, first time buyers, the residents.
young family, “move-up” buyers and executives is This unique approach will distinguish El Tule within the
also growing. El Tule will offer a carefully conceived regional market place and will provide added value to
Neighborhood Commercial range of housing products and price levels bringing all investors, developers, and home owners.
types of people together to share their community.
Another advantage of the master planned community The following pages provide an introduction to the
is the ability to identify significant natural resources individual components of the El Tule master planned
and preserve and enhance those resources as large, community.
cohesive and permanent open space areas. Arroyos,
hills and habitat areas are key components of the plan.
The planning for El Tule was undertaken with the
purpose of creating a master planned community within
Highway Oriented Commercial
Community Recreation Facilities
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