bajalera
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In Remembrance of Times Past
On the Gulf Coast south of Loreto, the Baja California Almanac has a little string of Indian place names: Bono, Nopolo, Notri, Chuenque, Tripui,
Ligui, Timbachichi.
This is the only place on some 3,000 miles of Baja California coastline that hasn't been taken over by Spanish and--less commonly--English place
names, from Costa Azul and Campo Hawaii in the north, to Los Frailes and Shipwreck Beach in Baja California Sur.
The little stand of aboriginal names has survived--a silent memorial to the Native Americans who once foraged for food on these beaches, unaware of
the civilization that would arrive and destroy them.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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bajajudy
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Very interesting observation, Lera.
Can you imagine their culture shock were they to reappear here now
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DENNIS
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They just havn't as yet linked into the food chain. Soon they will be Punto Arellano, Las Cavas De Newport, Arenas De Fairfax as well as Bushlandia.
Keep your history books for references to the way gone past.
Oh yeah...Forgot about Trumptierra. Selling soon.
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Paula
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Very interesting observation, Lera.
Can you imagine their culture shock were they to reappear here now
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Yes, what would the ancients who lived at Nopolo think of the authentic villages at Loreto Bay?
These are beautiful place names, aren't they, Lee? Long may they live!
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Barry A.
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I remember Nopolo before there was anything but the wild baylet, and my wife and I with another couple camped there, enchanted by that beautiful place
with the sounds of sea creatures at night, and the birdlife which abounded by day--------
Yes, it is very different now, and the natives would be mystified and afraid, I believe-------as I often am. It is a sacred place to us, and I don't
want to see it now, different than we remember, for sure------but, progress is sweet, and rewarding for the "now" folks, I hope.
barry
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It has been said the Hispaņola natives who first looked out on the horizon as Columbus' ships arrived, could not see them (lack of reference don't ya
know) until a canny shaman explained the vision to them. Could cause calamity for early Loreto Indians now who might be run over by LB limos full of
looky lou's yearning for Cibola.
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Skeet/Loreto
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Oh Yes Lera!
I was very Blessed to spend many hours at all of those wonderful Places doing my many years of living on the Sea of Cortez.
You can feel the presense of those Ancient ones as you set on the many beaches at night.
They seem to be saying" Please let us be"!
Skeet/Loreto
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MrBillM
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Hallucinations ?
"I see Dead People" ?
Whenever I feel the presence of those noble ancient savages, they usually say "Damn, I wish we'd had some guns when those Spanish Guys showed up".
BTW, how could you NOT let them be ? They're DEAD.
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Barry A.
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I was not lucky enough to "see dead people" at Nopolo when camping there in the late '60's, but I "felt their presense"-------just added to the
adventure!!!!
Ya just gotta have a vivid immagination, Bill. 
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DENNIS
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Believe me, he does.
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