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Santo Cristo del Camino

4x4abc - 1-29-2022 at 10:49 PM

saw a sign along the road the other day
a 300 mts - Santo Cristo del Camino

anyone know what that is?
A rancho maybe?
near Mision San Javier

Santo Cristo del Camino.jpg - 156kB

David K - 1-30-2022 at 08:36 AM

Nomad 'Gueribo' mentioned it on Feb. 1, 2019. Her photo is of the giant crucifix at the fork in the road, with the sign: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=92148


4x4abc - 1-30-2022 at 09:11 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
saw a sign along the road the other day
a 300 mts - Santo Cristo del Camino

Did you not go another 300m down that road to see what was there?

Myself, I couldn't have resisted the temptation. :lol:


I went down the road - in both directions

stupid me - I did not relate the shrine and the cross to the announcing sign
I thought, it was an attraction following that road in at the 300 mtr mark
again, stupid me

of course the shrine and cross are "Santo Cristo del Camino"

like the shrine 4.5 km down the road is "San Judas Tadeo"

san judas.jpg - 194kB


[Edited on 1-30-2022 by 4x4abc]

4x4abc - 1-30-2022 at 09:17 AM

by the way, the 70 km road from san Javier to MEX53 is in deplorable shape
last year's Baja 1000 really effed it up
deep carves in the turns
lotsa rocks exposed
it was a painful drive

David, do you have a km list?

David K - 1-30-2022 at 09:41 AM

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
by the way, the 70 km road from san Javier to MEX53 is in deplorable shape
last year's Baja 1000 really effed it up
deep carves in the turns
lotsa rocks exposed
it was a painful drive

David, do you have a km list?


I have not driven from San Javier to Hwy. 53 (near Santo Domingo). The new Baja Atlas from Benchmark has the kilometer points along it. San Javier is just beyond the Km. 70 point.

mtgoat666 - 1-30-2022 at 10:08 AM

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
by the way, the 70 km road from san Javier to MEX53 is in deplorable shape
last year's Baja 1000 really effed it up
deep carves in the turns
lotsa rocks exposed
it was a painful drive

David, do you have a km list?


I thought SCORE said they repaired the roads after races…

Ya, sure, you betcha!


4x4abc - 1-30-2022 at 12:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
by the way, the 70 km road from san Javier to MEX53 is in deplorable shape
last year's Baja 1000 really effed it up
deep carves in the turns
lotsa rocks exposed
it was a painful drive

David, do you have a km list?


I thought SCORE said they repaired the roads after races…

Ya, sure, you betcha!



SCORE pays the government to fix roads

but we all know how that goes in Mexico

and of course SCORE turns a blind eye

mtgoat666 - 1-30-2022 at 12:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
by the way, the 70 km road from san Javier to MEX53 is in deplorable shape
last year's Baja 1000 really effed it up
deep carves in the turns
lotsa rocks exposed
it was a painful drive

David, do you have a km list?


I thought SCORE said they repaired the roads after races…

Ya, sure, you betcha!



SCORE pays the government to fix roads

but we all know how that goes in Mexico

and of course SCORE turns a blind eye


If SCORE behaved ethically and with respect to Mexico, then SCORE would (1) repair the roads themselves, or (2) cease putting on races until they had a verifiable and certain govt commitment to fix the roads.
SCORE is complicit in the governemnt’s inaction and non-repair, so the only ethical action is to halt racing until situation fixed

David K - 1-30-2022 at 12:39 PM

If you pay taxes to the government and the fire department doesn't come when needed or the trash isn't collected or ? ... how is that your fault, goat?

Salsa - 1-31-2022 at 12:40 PM

"
If SCORE behaved ethically and with respect to Mexico, then SCORE would (1) repair the roads themselves, or (2) cease putting on races until they had a verifiable and certain govt commitment to fix the roads.
SCORE is complicit in the governemnt’s inaction and non-repair, so the only ethical action is to halt racing until situation fixed"

A big govt guy like you would depend on the Govmt.

PaulW - 1-31-2022 at 05:14 PM

The roads used public and private. That infrastructure is not the responsibility of the users. Pretty sure that the race promotors have a clause in their contract to execute their races that keeps them from the responsibility of damage to the infrastructure.
Having said that we do see the governments paying for grading some roads. But only the ones were the locals demand it. The large Ejido's are randomly successful in having govt fix roads.
Basically the roads are not fixed because the locals do not care.
Never heard of SCORE or any other race promoter paying to fix a road.