Santa Agueda

From near the prison, just south of Santa Rosalia is a turn off to the west.

Up the paved road is the village of Santa Agueda, population about 67.


Villagers describe the town as older than Santa Rosalia when

Copper mines were spread about the local mountains.

Numbers of adobe structures remain.





Entering this town with a hundred other riders, one structure was built with particularly

fine bones. This, turns out, is the back of the house.







Four of us camp here tonight. Mula made some good new friends. We talk of a ride with local ranchers to Volcan Los Tres Virgenes.







The property caretakers explain the house to be 120 years old.



The original family sold the home to a Santa Rosalia family.





Having visited plantations of mine owners near silver mining towns of Mexican antiquity,

This structure is highly reminiscent of the grand style of the period.

This time in Baja.

This time from copper.











Like Mula says, "Boy, I would go back in a dead minute."





Here for a cabalgata . . .











Music went off at three or four in the morning.




[Edited on 2-15-2024 by BajaNomad]

Santa Agueda Fun Dance

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Originally posted by bajacalifornian From near the prison, just south of Santa Rosalia is a turn off to the west. Up the paved road is the village of Santa Agueda, population about 67. Villagers describe the town as older than Santa Rosalia when Copper mines were spread about the local mountains. Numbers of adobe structures remain. Fun to see our self in your pictures. Entering this town with a hundred other riders, one structure was built with particularly fine bones. This, turns out, is the back of the house. Four of us camp here tonight. Mula made some good new friends. We talk of a ride with local ranchers to Volcan Los Tres Virgenes. The property caretakers explain the house to be 120 years old. The original family sold the home to a Santa Rosalia family. Having visited plantations of mine owners near silver mining towns of Mexican antiquity, This structure is highly reminiscent of the grand style of the period. This time in Baja. This time from copper. Like Mula says, "Boy, I would go back in a dead minute." Here for a cabalgata . . . Music went off at three or four in the morning.

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Thanks AKgringo!

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Has anyone continued on through Santa Aqueda past the pavement and on to San Ignacio?

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Quote: Originally posted by bajabunk   Has anyone continued on through Santa Aqueda past the pavement and on to San Ignacio? no car connection yet I have driven all the westward branches of the drivable road wanted to buy one of the Ranchos there some years back - Las Sallas $60,000 for the entire valley

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We are headed down next month. We will be traveling sxs and motos. Ive been wanting to do the trail over the top that drops into Guadaloupe but have read too much about it being washed out.. A couple of years ago we tried that route from east to west but we had several mechanical issues and a couple flats and started running out of daylight and figured it was too late in the day to try a trail no one had been over before.