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ARMED ATTACK VALLE DE TRINIDAD

Tioloco - 3-5-2025 at 08:53 PM

A new post today on Facebook Ride Baja page.

Family driving a Can Am Side by side near Valle de Trinidad ambushed by group of men armed with AR-15's. Victim took evasive action and was able to escape with bullet holes to vehicle but no injuries.

Very close call. There has been a string of these attacks in the area lately. Proceed with great caution.

I was sent this and asked to post here:

David K - 3-6-2025 at 08:53 AM

JZ - 3-6-2025 at 09:56 AM

Jesus. Mexico needs to get control of its country.

Timo1 - 3-6-2025 at 11:25 AM

Pardon my ignorance. Where is valle de Trinidad ??

towntaco - 3-6-2025 at 11:34 AM

They said in another post it happened on the road to Mike's Sky Rancho, or near there.

[Edited on 3-6-2025 by towntaco]

AKgringo - 3-6-2025 at 11:35 AM

It is on hwy 3 toward the eastern junction with hwy 5. I would like to have explored that area a bit more in the past, but I avoid it now other than what I can see from the pavement.

lencho - 3-6-2025 at 11:39 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Timo1

Pardon my ignorance. Where is valle de Trinidad ??

Answer easily found on Google.

Expanding that question, why is Valle de Trinidad? :?:

DK, you have any idea about the origin of that name?

AKgringo - 3-6-2025 at 11:48 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by Timo1

Pardon my ignorance. Where is valle de Trinidad ??

Answer easily found on Google.

Expanding that question, why is Valle de Trinidad? :?:

DK, you have any idea about the origin of that name?

It is Valle de La Trinidad. The "Holy Trinity" is probably the reference.

lencho - 3-6-2025 at 11:53 AM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

It is Valle de La Trinidad. The "Holy Trinity" is probably the reference.

I believe you're right.

But why? There's a story behind most naming choices...

David K - 3-6-2025 at 12:09 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by Timo1

Pardon my ignorance. Where is valle de Trinidad ??

Answer easily found on Google.

Expanding that question, why is Valle de Trinidad? :?:

DK, you have any idea about the origin of that name?

It is Valle de La Trinidad. The "Holy Trinity" is probably the reference.

It ('Trinidad') appears on maps, going back at least to 1888: https://octopup.org/img/media/maps/baja/1888--Baja-Californi...

Here is 'Valle Trinidad' on an 1899 map:

In 1956:

1899's 'Sharp Peak' = 1956's Cerro Borrego

wilderone - 3-6-2025 at 01:52 PM

Some explanations it means group of three, or set of three - a feminine noun. In the first early map shown, Valle Trinidad seems to be located with three peaks surrounding it. ???

BajaBlanca - 3-6-2025 at 08:40 PM

Awful and VERY SCARY!

Tioloco - 3-6-2025 at 09:49 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca

Awful and VERY SCARY!

Correct, Bajablanca. Things could definitely use some help in Baja at this point. It is definitely not what it was even 5 years ago.

I sure hope the Mexican government starts doing something to stop this madness.

BajaBlanca - 3-7-2025 at 08:32 AM

Baja seems to be changing right before our eyes. Quite distressing to hear of innocent people, having a vacation, being shot at!

No me gusta para nada (I don't like it at all).

mjs - 3-7-2025 at 08:33 AM

I'd like to know all the details of what really happened. Firing at the ground doesn't sound like the intent was to immediately kill anyone.

We're they on a main road? Or bush wacking across private land after going around a locked gate? Large group or single SxS?

So much of that area from Ojos to VdT that we used to ride has been closed and gated due to the scourge of SxS users who have no respect for the ranchers and their land. Getting shot at would scare the hell out of me so I don't want to point blame at the SxS driver but I think there's more to the story than what we're hearing.

ETA. Buddy and I drove from Lazaro Card##as to Mike's via Simpsons last week. Everyone in town was as friendly as ever, couple drivers we passed on the road waved and naturally we didn't see anyone once past Simpson's ranch.

[Edited on 3-7-2025 by mjs]

mtgoat666 - 3-7-2025 at 08:50 AM

The story teller does not say they were on a public road, so can we assume they were trespassing on private road/private land?
So many stories about trespassing offroaders encountering angry locals in Baja… will they ever learn to not trespass?
Most all land in mexico is private. Offroaders seem to mistakenly think rural undeveloped land is public land; it’s not.

Respect the land. Ask before entering private land. Cant find anyone to ask? Then dont enter private land.

JDCanuck - 3-7-2025 at 09:14 AM

You have a good point MTGoat. The tolerance levels of trespassing Gringoes was declining near our place as well. Fences put up to prevent locals from using their traditional beach areas by Gringoes at their new developments and then torn down again by authorities to allow the locals back in occurred frequently as well.

David K - 3-7-2025 at 10:51 AM

It is not okay to shoot families enjoying sports or traveling.

Plenty of non-gringos ride side by sides (ORVs) in Baja.

Do not enter (No hay paso) signs can solve or reduce this problem for those of us who respect private property.

cupcake - 3-7-2025 at 10:52 AM

To me, this reads like an attempted ambush robbery, not a landowner upset that someone is trespassing on their property.

Tioloco - 3-7-2025 at 11:36 AM

Quote: Originally posted by cupcake

To me, this reads like an attempted ambush robbery, not a landowner upset that someone is trespassing on their property.

Agreed. Sadly, seems some Baja enthusiasts prefer to blame victims instead of acknowledging worsening safety conditions.

JDCanuck - 3-7-2025 at 12:23 PM

Agreed Tioloco. We had diverted into why the ant-Gringo "Gentrification" sentiment overall has been changing. I noticed a big change on my last visit to La Paz, which in the past had always been exceptionally welcoming compared to other areas of Mexico we had visited. It's always in the little things...how often your smiling Buenos Dias is ignored and they look the other way, how often the dogs are restrained to NOT attack you as you pass by the house. Maybe it was just coincidence, but we noticed a significant change. Perhaps the painted "Gringos go home" signs i saw had always been there and I had just never noticed before. One of the more recent examples upsetting the locals, translated here to English:

https://thecabopost.com/2024/07/21/businessmen-close-access-...

[Edited on 3-8-2025 by JDCanuck]