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GUESS THIS BAJA nORTE SITE

BAJACAT - 12-1-2008 at 09:53 PM

You may drive by it, and wouldn't know what it used to be.

BAJACAT - 12-1-2008 at 09:55 PM

David K can't play he knows to muchhh:lol::lol::lol:

Ken Cooke - 12-1-2008 at 09:57 PM

Mission San Borja

BAJACAT - 12-1-2008 at 10:00 PM

to far south Ken

Ken Cooke - 12-1-2008 at 11:15 PM

Horsepower ranch?

CaboRon - 12-2-2008 at 05:50 AM

Looks like an old fireing range :wow:

CaboRon

Udo - 12-2-2008 at 08:48 AM

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Originally posted by BAJACAT
David K can't play he knows to muchhh:lol::lol::lol:


David K would qualify as the most prominent Baja historian.
He learned from Juanita. He probably has a 3000 square foot warehouse just to house his Baja memorabilia.

David K - 12-2-2008 at 09:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by udowinkler
Quote:
Originally posted by BAJACAT
David K can't play he knows to muchhh:lol::lol::lol:


David K would qualify as the most prominent Baja historian.
He learned from Juanita. He probably has a 3000 square foot warehouse just to house his Baja memorabilia.


Juanita?

BajaGringo - 12-2-2008 at 09:24 AM

Ssssshhhh!!!!!

Don't tell Baja Angel!!!

David K - 12-2-2008 at 09:26 AM

Yah, no kidding!:lol:

Back to the question??

thebajarunner - 12-2-2008 at 09:50 AM

Looks like some of the original walls of Mision Santo Tomas.

David K - 12-2-2008 at 09:59 AM

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Originally posted by thebajarunner
Looks like some of the original walls of Mision Santo Tomas.


Hmmmm.....:light:



DanO - 12-2-2008 at 10:34 AM

Ditto, Mision Santo Tomas.

thebajarunner - 12-2-2008 at 10:35 AM

Does hmmmmmmm
mean yes?
no ?
or try again?
:lol::lol::lol:
sure look like the S.T. surrounding hills

BajaGringo - 12-2-2008 at 10:37 AM

I think that David is just trying to throw us off scent...

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

David K - 12-2-2008 at 10:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by thebajarunner
Does hmmmmmmm
mean yes?
no ?
or try again?
:lol::lol::lol:
sure look like the S.T. surrounding hills


For the record (and so Jose doesn't get mad at me), I didn't name any mission, a yes or a no!

However, take a look at the building in the background of Jose's photo and then the photo with me in it...



[Edited on 12-2-2008 by David K]

BajaGringo - 12-2-2008 at 10:48 AM

Hmmmm....

More clues!!!

BAJACAT - 12-2-2008 at 08:17 PM

Yes, it is Santo Tomas de Aquino Mission ( 1791-1849), according to history the firts site ( They where supposed to be 3 sites for this mission)..
#5 of the Dominican founded Missions in La Frontera.It was move to its present site do to flooding and insects.

David K - 12-3-2008 at 10:42 AM

There is a small debate if there were two site or three... Edward Vernon who authored the excellent book LAS MISIONES ANTIGUAS (in English) that is the best Baja mission book to date believe there were 3 sites... the middle one was destroyed by crews building the graded road to Puerto Santo Tomas. Dr. Jackson believes that site was just a new mission building, but being so close to the first site, it wasn't technically a new, seperate mission location.

All we can see today is the first site and the 'final' site be it the second or third mission location.... Both can be seen on the first pages at http://vivabaja.com/1105

BAJACAT - 12-3-2008 at 08:15 PM

David I wonder why INAH only cares for some Missions and not others, like San Vicente Ferrer(1780-1849) it gets alot of attention and funds.Some day somebody it's going to plow over some of this unsigned mission ruins.

David K - 12-4-2008 at 08:20 AM

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Originally posted by BAJACAT
David I wonder why INAH only cares for some Missions and not others, like San Vicente Ferrer(1780-1849) it gets alot of attention and funds.Some day somebody it's going to plow over some of this unsigned mission ruins.


I have no idea why that is, José... Really sad that some kind of protection or at least a sign to notify people what that pile of adobe is... INAH must have very limited funds and pick their projects based on local demand or other reasons?

They made such a big deal about how they were going to stabilize Mision Santa Maria, last year... They went in, put photos online, and did NOTHING!

However, they have done some to good work at several missions in Baja Norte... Here's what I have observed:

They have built a roof over the site of Mision Descanso, even though only the floor tiles remain... walls all gone.


Nothing much other than what locals have done at Mision San Miguel (in La Mision) for the small parts of a couple walls there.


Only a foundation at Guadalupe del Norte.


Nothing, not even a sign at the site and tiny bit of a tower at Mision Santa Catalina (in Santa Catarina).


Nothing, not even a sign at the three Santo Tomas sites.







Major wall preservation, walks, signs at San Vicente!


Just some corral walls and foundation remains at this hardest to reach mission of San Pedro Martir, 5,000' above sea level!


Major wall preservation, walks, signs at Mision Santo Domingo!


Major wall preservation, walks, signs at both El Rosario mission sites!




Some walkway, fence, sign at San Fernando... walls disappearing fast.


NOTHING at Mision Santa Maria


Huge roof over the older adobe ruins at San Borja and building restoration of the stone church at San Borja.




Building restoration of the stone church at Santa Gertrudis.







[Edited on 4-3-2014 by David K]

BAJACAT - 12-4-2008 at 07:26 PM

Yes it's sad that some of this unprotected sites will dissapear, do to negligence or lack of information or booth.

NEW GAME GUESS THIS PLACE

BAJACAT - 12-7-2008 at 10:59 PM

Keri - 12-8-2008 at 12:03 AM

coco's corner

BAJACAT - 12-9-2008 at 09:13 PM

Keri what give it away, the sexy underware?

David K - 4-3-2014 at 02:44 PM

A fun thread form 2008... How about some more BAJACAT?

durrelllrobert - 4-3-2014 at 03:02 PM

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Originally posted by BAJACAT

That's Coco's public collection. This is his private historic collection:

bajagrouper - 4-3-2014 at 03:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BAJACAT
David K can't play he knows to muchhh:lol::lol::lol:



Watch out he may change his title to #1 Know it all, but I would change it to Miss Information, LOL