factory in Santa Rosaliita

question for the experts - what kind of operation is that large structure close to Santa Rosaliita?

Quote: Originally posted by vandy

It's one mile due west of the Santa Rosalillita marina/breakwater complex.

Quote: Originally posted by cardo7

I was told that it’s a yellowtail farm?

Quote: Originally posted by cardo7

I was told that it’s a yellowtail farm?

Quote: Originally posted by Udo

From what I was told by residents: The plant was to originally be a desal plant. Then Pres. Vicente Fox nixed the desal plant and there was to be a deep water marina where boats would hauled out of the water there and transported to the other marina in Bahia De Los Angeles. That was the original reason why Fox legislated a huge power grid to BOLA which was to be used for the marina. All projects have been abandoned. Quote: Originally posted by cardo7   I was told that it’s a yellowtail farm?

the former Escalera Nautica project is still alive.
New name.
Same management.

The plant I try to figure out is next door.
About a mile away to the west

The harbor at Santa Rosalillita was the west side of the Escalera Nautica's land bridge to the Gulf of California (at L.A. Bay).

They made the harbor, they paved an extra-wide road in from Mexico 1 and they paved pull-outs every few kilometers from there to L.A. Bay. This so the boat-hauling-trucks could pull over and allow cars to pass. Yes, 24-hour-power was brought to L.A. Bay from Guerrero Negro, as well.




When they learned that yachties were a pretty cheap bunch and unlikely to pay the cost or trust having their cruisers and sailboats be hoisted onto truck-trailers to short cut over to the gulf, followed by the 2008 economic crash, it was over.

The Escalera Nautica was to create a series of yacht harbors around the peninsula where none existed, all to provide fuel and services to sailing tourists.



From Gene Kira, 2002:
SANTA ROSALILLITA HAS THE BEST ROAD OF ANY FISH CAMP IN BAJA
https://mexfish.com/baja/baja/af020615/af020615.htm

Other sites:

https://www.savethewaves.org/endangered-waves-past-site-esca...

http://www.blueroadrunner.com/nautica.htm

https://www.ensenada-baja-vacations.com/escalera-nautica.htm...

https://www.mexicomatters.net/mexicorealestate/10_escalerana...

Quote: Originally posted by David K

The harbor at Santa Rosalillita was the west side of the Escalera Nautica's land bridge to the Gulf of California (at L.A. Bay). They made the harbor, they paved an extra-wide road in from Mexico 1 and they paved pull-outs every few kilometers from there to L.A. Bay. This so the boat-hauling-trucks could pull over and allow cars to pass. Yes, 24-hour-power was brought to L.A. Bay from Guerrero Negro, as well. When they learned that yachties were a pretty cheap bunch and unlikely to pay the cost or trust having their cruisers and sailboats be hoisted onto truck-trailers to short cut over to the gulf, followed by the 2008 economic crash, it was over. The Escalera Nautica was to create a series of yacht harbors around the peninsula where none existed, all to provide fuel and services to sailing tourists. From Gene Kira, 2002: SANTA ROSALILLITA HAS THE BEST ROAD OF ANY FISH CAMP IN BAJA https://mexfish.com/baja/baja/af020615/af020615.htm Other sites: https://www.savethewaves.org/endangered-waves-past-site-esca... http://www.blueroadrunner.com/nautica.htm https://www.ensenada-baja-vacations.com/escalera-nautica.htm... https://www.mexicomatters.net/mexicorealestate/10_escalerana...

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Read the links I posted... Seems the whole project was a planned failure and simply an avenue to funnel money into the pockets of a few people (political friends)!

Port (field) of dreams?

Quote: Originally posted by BornFisher

Probably the guy doing the billboards got rich!!

Remember the big overheads signs along Hwy. 1 south of Ensenada, announcing the distance to Escalera Nautica?