Gotta Peso? Catavina 2010

Hey, who's that up ahead??

Why..it's the one and only famous Catavina Cal...fondly known here as...

..."Gotta Peso?"

We love his stories....from inventing Campbell's soup to staring in Tarzan....to his mansions in Brazil and who knows where....he's definitely a character...and he can tell you 2.5 million stories in 2.5 minutes He doesn't like dogs, though....so if you aren't in the mood for his stories....just tell you have big dogs in the back of your ride!

looks like we saw him in october. he asked for a peso because he wanted a coke and i gave him 20.

i'm a big spender......

did he do your windshield??

how bizarre - I have never seen him in the hundreds of times we have stopped in Catavina for ice cream .... must be the dog in Les that keeps him away

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Originally posted by capt. mike did he do your windshield??

We spoke with him 2-1-2012, looks like he has a new hat!! Got some great video of him and his stories. I will post the video soon..

I missed Gotta Peso the last two trips through Catavina....I think he was attending a 'Tarzan the Ape Man' cast reunion.

I never feel okay handing him money without a yarn or story. We listen and visit. or vice versa. His stories are his product ...he created his own rice bowl. I think we both feel better...I know I do.

Igor is right, we're gonna miss Gotta Peso/Catavina Cal very much one of these trips...he's becoming a Baja Road legend, much like Carmelita, Sylvia, Nails, and many other Olde Road characters.

...if Baja types like these are completely gone one day...then so is Baja.


....IN MY HUMBLE OPINION... %&#! those damn abbrevations!...


[Edited on 2-5-2012 by Pompano]

January '09

I suppose he will fade away someday, and if I'm not observant it will be like Carmelita at Jesus Maria, I won't know until long after he is gone.

Are you serious??? Panhandling gringo in Mexico not there illegally? He returns before his FMM expires each 180 days or he is there on an FM-3? Always returns to Cataviña to vacation?

OK sure, just a crazy outburst by that nutty David K again

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Originally posted by David K Quote: Originally posted by rts551 Quote: Originally posted by David K Just wondering why Mexican immigration hasn't picked him up in all these years? Unless they think he is good for the local economy??? LOL How do you know he isn't legal? Just saying. as usual Are you serious??? Panhandling gringo in Mexico not there illegally? He returns before his FMM expires each 180 days or he is there on an FM-3? Always returns to Cataviña to vacation? OK sure, just a crazy outburst by that nutty David K again

YUP!

With a stress free lifestyle like that he's gonna out live all of us!

[Edited on 2-6-2012 by BajaRat]

Another Gotta Peso sighting!.... at Catavina on April 27th, 2012

I spotted him easily in the distance...the only guy wearing a winter overcoat in 80 degree weather.

Sorry about the poor quality photo, but I had to shoot him thru the windshield on our departure north. Naturally, Gotta Peso was busy telling his great stories to another traveler.

And sorry, GottaPeso, no peso donation this time for you...next time around for sure.







[Edited on 5-2-2012 by Pompano]

I wonder how he gets new FMMs every 6 months?

Wait, since he is making an income in Mexico, he must have a worker's FM-3 visa, right??

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Originally posted by David K I wonder how he gets new FMMs every 6 months? Wait, since he is making an income in Mexico, he must have a worker's FM-3 visa, right??

David, maybe Baja Road 'characters' are not required to have all the specail documents that are mandatory to us normal travelers.

In any case, I'm not really concerned about any rules and regs Gotta Peso may be breaking.

To plagarize Mama Espinoza somewhat..."Too many rules makes sour people. Fewer rules make happier people." ...hey, I like it.