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Puertecitos HotSprings

bajakat - 2-9-2010 at 01:00 AM

Hola from San Felipe. Just received a "google alert" regarding the hot springs. Here's a link to some fotos of a trip I made a while back and yes, it's definitely worth the trip. Leave early; check our tide calendar and bring towels and lunch. The motel is hit and miss - it's open sometimes, but not always. http://gallery.me.com/lagataloca#100077&bgcolor=black&am...
Carnival will be alright this year but we are having a Kat's Korner promotion (started in Peru) called "Abrazos Free" and we'll film it and be the first in the Baja to do one. Come visit! :yes:

BajaRob - 2-9-2010 at 06:30 AM

Katherine, welcome to Baja Nomad from the South Campos.xoxox, Rob

Link

David K - 2-9-2010 at 08:37 AM

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Originally posted by bajakat
Hola from San Felipe. Just received a "google alert" regarding the hot springs. Here's a link to some fotos of a trip I made a while back and yes, it's definitely worth the trip. Leave early; check our tide calendar and bring towels and lunch. The motel is hit and miss - it's open sometimes, but not always. http://gallery.me.com/lagataloca#100077&bgcolor=black&am...
Carnival will be alright this year but we are having a Kat's Korner promotion (started in Peru) called "Abrazos Free" and we'll film it and be the first in the Baja to do one. Come visit! :yes:


Here is a one click link to the album...

Puertecitos Hot Springs

torch - 2-9-2010 at 09:13 AM

wow before I saw the pics. I had pictured the hot springs in a totally diferent setting.

David K - 2-9-2010 at 09:30 AM

Yup... very different... Just tide pools really, with the hot sulfur water coming up through cracks in the rocks, mixing with the cooler sea water.

You need to time it after the high tide, when the water is going out and re-exposes the pools... for the 'freshest' water mix. The there are several pools at various elevations. The higher ones will be hotter, having been the longest since the high tide covered them.

It has been many years since I was in them, but they look the same. First time was in 1967, the last time was in 1986 (I think). Good thing the sea levels have NOT risen in the past 43 years, otherwise they would be underwater all the time!

Other sea level hot springs in Baja are located at Bahia Concepcion and near San Cosme, on the road to Agua Verde.

meme - 2-9-2010 at 10:07 AM

Welcome Kat! Good to see you here!

baja-spirit - 2-9-2010 at 02:16 PM

looks like skinny dippin is out....haha

BajaGeoff - 2-10-2010 at 02:45 PM

I gotta say that I was not expecting it to look that way either. Looks fun though....hot water and a cold beer sounds pretty good right now!

Martyman - 2-11-2010 at 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by baja-spirit
looks like skinny dippin is out....haha


Not really...I was nekked as a jaybird there once apon a time

BajaWarrior - 2-11-2010 at 08:37 PM

What do they charge these days per person?

BAJACAT - 2-11-2010 at 09:59 PM

I know they charge me but don't remember how much, not much to see. welcome bajakat from another bajacat...

alafrontera - 2-17-2010 at 02:10 AM

Rosalia chages $10 US per car, doesn't matter how many people are in it ;) I was just there on Sunday. Apparently it's not a sure thing, the tides and all have to be just right. We didn't get the joy of the pools but it was fun anyway. They were slamming corbina off the jetty for those who like to fish ;D