Published In
GSA Field Guides
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2026
Abstract
The 122nd annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) Cordilleran Section will be held in Loreto, Baja California Sur, México, an idyllic and historic Sonoran Desert city nestled on the eastern shore of the Baja California peninsula. The 2026 Loreto meeting marks a milestone for GSA as it is the first time in the Section’s century-plus history that the meeting has been held on the Baja California peninsula and only the third time that the meeting has been held in México. Thus, the 2026 Loreto meeting and related field trips represent a meaningful expansion of the Section’s engagement with the geology of northwestern México. This meeting also builds upon a legacy of regional scientific exchange established through the approximately biennial “International Meeting on Geology of the Baja California Peninsula,” which convened in Ensenada, La Paz, and Loreto between 1991 and 2005.
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Copyright (c) 2026 The Authors
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DOI
10.1130/2026.0076(001)
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44748
Citation Details
Bennett, S. E. K., Darin, M. H., & Gutiérrez, G. M. (2026). An introduction to field excursions for the 2026 Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section Meeting in Loreto, Baja California Sur, México. In (Editor), From Plate Convergence to Oblique Rifting: Geologic Excursions in Baja California Sur, México (pp. v–viii). Geological Society of America.