PITER Bahia Tortugas

I have been spending a bit of time in and around Bahia Tortugas lately....and would like to learn a bit more about the community/area.

Yes, Piter, is another way of spelling "Peter".....

The general area of the "tip of the horn"offers a lot of varied terrain and exploring. Another mystery for me is why do most folks (visitors) claim to feel an unwelcoming/unfriendly vibe when in Tortugas? I have tried to find a redeeming feature of the town....and it seems to be in the terrain more than the acceptance of outsiders.

Ahhhh, the mysteries of Bahia Tortugas.....maybe Piter knows

I will be testing the impression some more over the next few weeks.....Punta Quebrada was WAY more welcoming....lobster in exchange for "plastics" lures...

Deliverance?

No banjo mariachis, Gary.....I did not know that was your kind of music

Quebrada = ravine

Quebrado = broken

All my map/research calls it Quebrada....which makes sense since it is a large ravine ....

Harald: I dunno

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No banjo mariachis, Gary.....I did not know that was your kind of music Quebrada = ravine Quebrado = broken All my map/research calls it Quebrada....which makes sense since it is a large ravine .... Harald: I dunno

Typically, the Baja Almanac uses Mexican Government Topos, but they have mistakes!??

latest one I found

how about Laguna Graffitti?

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latest one I found

If only we had access to the X-files....the truth is out there!

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If only we had access to the X-files....the truth is out there!

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Harald, I wasn't sure if you were referring to names/words on a map or what.... it seems your google -earthing as shown you some interesting stuff....that "bird" is so well done....AMAZING effort by the builders....great art. Alien signpost?

I like the Ballenas

My sombrero is off to those artists...

Puerto San Luis Gozaga (the mission warehouse location) used to have an inscription on the hill.
It is gone now.
Anyone have knowledge or a picture of what it said?

Some sort of landmark for mariners?

I have seen some odd parallel lines in a couple of places; north of Ronoso, south of El Alamo, both in remote spots near old mining districts. I figure either some sort of prospecting or "cilantro" farming but not sure.

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Puerto San Luis Gozaga (the mission warehouse location) used to have an inscription on the hill. It is gone now. Anyone have knowledge or a picture of what it said?

This Javier Cota guy has been using Howard Gulick's photos from the 50s and early 60s. I think without looking real long, that photo is either Papa Fernandez' or Okie Landing. By looking at the original Gulick Collection images you may get a better look at the name on the hill? The links (2) to the Gulick collection is in my website, www.vivabaja.com

Here is Gulick's warehouse photo, from the same period in time as that fish camp photo:



Here is Dr. Ritter's paper on the warehouse (it has another Gulick photo as well): https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/488b16_d6a1399d09974ddd9dd3b0...

You will see other new photos at the site in the same direction as the photo you posted and can see it is a different location.

Here is my photo of the warehouse in 2002:


That's Punta Willard by Papa Fernandez' camp in the background.

Papa Fernandez' Camp