philodog - 11-5-2021 at 10:31 AM
The last time I passed the area the old road was blocked. There must be a bypass to get there. I had a favorite camp spot in the area that I gave up
on when 5 got more and more popular but no one probably goes in that area now so I thought I would revisit it. Thanks!
David K - 11-5-2021 at 10:46 AM
It is at the NEW Coco's Corner and will be the Baja 1000 course on the 18th. Pre-running now.
The fork off the highway is by Km. 179. The new Coco's Corner is by Km. 179.5 (site of Las Arrastras).
The race course is in La Turquesa Canyon, meets Hwy. 5 at Km. 176, leaves the Hwy. at Km. 179 onto the old road and returns to the highway by Km. 190
to the Chapala Valley and leaves the highway before reaching Mex. 1.
See the old road (race course) and new highway here
David K - 11-5-2021 at 10:50 AM
https://arcg.is/LCiuf
Zoom in and see the old and new. With pre-running and the race, the old way to the old Coco's will be very visible!
philodog - 11-5-2021 at 04:12 PM
Thanks David!
11/18/2021
PaulW - 11-20-2021 at 04:53 PM
Las Arrastras
David K - 11-20-2021 at 05:08 PM
That would be one of the arrastras at Las Arrastras de Arriola. Gold ore is placed in it, a heavy, flat-faced stone is placed on the ore and smashes
it to small particles by turning the stone by hand or by burro.
The particles are then panned using the water from the well there. The location was likely developed by Mama Espinoza's brother, Arturo and another of
her brothers. Arturo owned Rancho Laguna Chapala, just over the ridge.
My Las Arrastras article from six years ago: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/las_arra...