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Quote: Originally posted by vandy  | And as far as native spelling skills, I wish I had taken pictures of the series of official signs I saw on a bridge on hwy 1 between Santiago and
Miraflores.
The first said "Puente Las Vivoras".
A month or so later it was "Bivoras"
The last and current one reads correctly "Viboras"
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LOL, yes the B and V is interchangeable at times!
Is this vendor in San Quintín selling GOOD pitayas: VUENA = BUENA ??
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
Yeah, I hear your doubts about INEGI, but with all due respect, if I have to decide between trusting your individual experience or professional
Mexican cartographers over official spelling of names in their country and their native language, well...
Anyway, what we foreigners think is moot: If the Federación wants to deal with that town, the reference name they will use is determined by
INEGI, not some outsider who barely understands Spanish. For pragmatic reasons, I'd listen to the actual authority.
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Both the tall and the low signs: SANTA ROSALILLITA
 
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
I don't doubt that, but your picture of how they work may not be totally accurate. They have an office in La Paz, and during the 90's they had a
bunch of people working out of there, running mapping operations at least for BCS, with field personnel out personally driving and hiking even into
remote areas.
I don't know all the details, but I do know they were doing GIS processing of the collected data in that office, so it's not as if it were all done
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The topographic detail is fine... it is the names they apply to locations that is not 100%, that's all I am saying. I am currently reviewing INEGI
sheet maps... and am looking for errors just so we can have the best information available. It is what I like to do having been a Baja map fan for 55
years!
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That's how I have it labeled in my GE way points I made over the years. I'm gonna stick with that.
[Edited on 9-29-2020 by JZ]
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My second biggest take away from this thread is finding Punta Diablo.
Been to the SS 5-6 times, but haven't been to this bay yet. Looking forward to seeing it over the next couple months.
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As for the B and V thing, sometimes the locals will ask you if something is spelled with "V de Vaca" or "B de Burro"; the difference in pronunciation
can be hard to distinguish.
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Fun little surf spot at Diablo JZ. Usually pretty protected by the wind, long sandy bottom waves.
Uh oh, is the goat going to yell at me now to exposing more “secret” spots? 
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The double L is pronounced like the y in yellow. The pronunciation of ll in the Spanish alphabet is ey-yay. So the word llamo (which means name) would
sound like yamo.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | My second biggest take away from this thread is finding Punta Diablo.
Been to the SS 5-6 times, but haven't been to this bay yet. Looking forward to seeing it over the next couple months.
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From my Trip #4 report, Punta Diablo/ El Cardón Beach: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=86376
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Hep c point...
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
That's how I have it labeled in my GE way points I made over the years. I'm gonna stick with that.
So if I can remember my Spanish language schooling from years ago it would go something like this;
Santa Rosa = un pueblo
Santa Rosalia = un pueblito
Santa Rosalillita = un pueblitotito
But I defer to the native speakers for the real thing. And Santa Rosalillita is not that little tiny place it once was with that fancy harbor and
all.
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No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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| Quote: Originally posted by El Jefe | | Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
That's how I have it labeled in my GE way points I made over the years. I'm gonna stick with that.
So if I can remember my Spanish language schooling from years ago it would go something like this;
Santa Rosa = un pueblo
Santa Rosalia = un pueblito
Santa Rosalillita = un pueblitotito
But I defer to the native speakers for the real thing. And Santa Rosalillita is not that little tiny place it once was with that fancy harbor and
all.
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still the road to nowhere!
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Curious why there is no text from El Jefe??? Tom, try again!
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