Querencia
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Querencia is an 900 acres (3.6 km²) private golf community that sits at the tip of the Baja
in the Los Cabos Corridor
, Mexico
, which is rapidly becoming one of North America's most popular spots for multi-million-dollar vacation homes. The property features restaurants, a spa, custom estate homes and villas, and a Tom Fazio
-designed golf course.
In 2006, the resort broke a lush new advertising campaign.
In 2007, Querencia purchased an additional 900 acres (3.6 km²), most of which are being set aside for a second golf course.
The name refers to a metaphysical concept. In Spanish, querencia describes a place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn, a place where one feels at home. It comes from the verb querer, which means to desire, to want. In bullfighting, when the bullfighter prepares for the kill that will end it, a bull may stake out turf—querencia—a place in the ring where he feels strong and safe.
Baja California Peninsula
The Baja California peninsula , is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Its land mass separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The Peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south.The total area of the Baja California...
in the Los Cabos Corridor
Los Cabos Corridor
The Los Cabos Corridor in Mexico, is an area on the southern coast of the Baja California Peninsula, facing the Gulf of California on the Transpeninsular Highway between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. It stretches about 30 kilometers along the highway and addresses within this area are...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, which is rapidly becoming one of North America's most popular spots for multi-million-dollar vacation homes. The property features restaurants, a spa, custom estate homes and villas, and a Tom Fazio
Tom Fazio
Thomas Fazio, ASGCA is a golf course architect.Fazio graduated in 1962 from Lansdale Catholic High School and was inducted into its "Hall of Fame" in 2007. He began his career in golf course design with his family's firm in suburban Philadelphia, which he left in the 1960s; he established his own...
-designed golf course.
In 2006, the resort broke a lush new advertising campaign.
In 2007, Querencia purchased an additional 900 acres (3.6 km²), most of which are being set aside for a second golf course.
The name refers to a metaphysical concept. In Spanish, querencia describes a place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn, a place where one feels at home. It comes from the verb querer, which means to desire, to want. In bullfighting, when the bullfighter prepares for the kill that will end it, a bull may stake out turf—querencia—a place in the ring where he feels strong and safe.