shari
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Descansa en Paz Maria Romero & visit to San Ignacio's Los Alamos
It was with sadness and gladness(her pain is over) we bid fare thee well to a grande dame Maria Romero Camacho who was 103. We had the great pleasure
of attending her birthday parties, having her here on Mother's day and were blessed by her spirit. She has 10 children and countless grand kids and
greatgrand kids who were all in attendance yesterday at her home up the canyon in San Ignacio.
Except for the intense heat, I always enjoy being at her ranchito...it's like stepping back in time so I wanted to share some of their life with you.
Here is her casa and her brother who built the rock shelf it sits on was telling me how the water came up to the last row of rocks during hurricane
Jimena making everyone a bit nervous.
here is one of the grandkids house behind the main house.
and her brother's place next door
and the puppies new casita
a classic baja dog photo...the visiting brother puppy
here is the outdoor kitchen and the view from the patio...I love the big palm bench.
I always learn so many new things when I visit the ranchitos. It was a bit far on a rocky road to town so when they run out of cigarettes, they just
look for an old dried out pithaya flower stem to smoke. I tried it and it was really delicious...kinda like beedies...(please dont judge our cousin by
his red eyes...he just got back from digging the grave in a high wind)
it was so hot, I was getting dizzy, so we went to cool off at the presa for awhile which is always a magical swim. My favorite spot for swimming is at
Los Alamos which is just south of Baja Oasis hotel...there is a sign to turn.
this is the ancient canal that brings the precious water to the village
We ate pozole under the Pacifico tent next to Maria's coffin with family and told stories about her life. There were tears and laughs and we will miss
Maria but I am glad she has been released from the pain of her weary body and is on her way to a new adventure.
[Edited on 5-5-2012 by shari]
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bajajudy
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Thanks for sharing her story
What a beautiful woman...103...yikes
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Udo
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Gracias for Sharing the story of this magnificent woman.
I don't if I wish to live that long
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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woody with a view
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we should all be so lucky to live that long and have friends and family who really care for us all those decades.
RIP
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bacquito
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Sound like she had a long and interesting life. Thanks for sharing
bacquito
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Cypress
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shari, Thanks.
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shari
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her father also lived to be 103! It was amazing at her birthday party to see so many folks in their 80's and 90's partying at 3 in the morning...they
oulasted me!
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woody with a view
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1909! think about that!!!! she saw every cool invention of the past century!
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shari
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It was so amazing thinking of all the changes these elders have seen. Some of them lived in caves in the canyon there.
One of the young Villavicencio men was telling us about a photograph of his great grandpa during the revolution and that he was killed by Pancho
Villa! I look forward to seeing those photos and hopefully can scan them and show them here.
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David K
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Thanks... for a window back in time!
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Eli
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A beautiful tribute to a gran dame of great fortune, thanks for the sharing of it Shari.
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