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BajaParrothead
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
welcome to bajanomad, bajaparrothead !
thanks desertcpl for answering the question - the bakery is in SANTA ROSALIA, which is the biggest town after San Ignacio and before Mulege. All of
them in BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR/south.
It is named El Boleo because that was the name of the French mining company that developed the area a couple hundred years ago, mining for copper. A
Canadian company is investing heavily in the area now - mining for cobalt and other minerals.
[Edited on 5-27-2013 by BajaBlanca] |
Thank you Blanca.
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Mulegena
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Thanks, Blanca, for the photo-journalism report of El Boleo, but darn it, you scooped me!
My girlfriend and I were buying an assortment of breads and cookies at the other, smaller bakery in town. Its 'waaay off the beaten track in a
residential neighborhood way up on the hill on the French Mesa side of town.
The door to the back room way open a crack and we could see the cooling racks. We were looking in when one of the guys invited us back. Its really old
and very much like El Boleo's set-up but on a much smaller scale.
Thanks again for a great tour of a unique institution here in Baja, El Boleo bread and pastry shop.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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fish101
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Thanks for those pic's, Blanca..The gentleman that gave you permission is Ramiro Contreras, son of Jorge Contreras who owned the R.V. Park Las Palmas
just south of Sta Rosalia, however, I am not sure that the RV Park is still in operation as of this year..I used to stay there twice a year when I
first came to Baja and met both Jorge and his son..Jorge's wife and daughter have a Boutique in town only a couple of streets over from the bakery..
Great Bakery, though...
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The bakery that Mulegena went to is a favorite of Cachanos (people from Santa Rosalia) and is owned and operated by the head baker from El Boleo who
decided after many years of baking for El Boleo that he wanted to start out on his own. He signed a non-compete clause which meant he could not
advertise and could not sell in close proximity to the existing bakery, but he has a great following and a lot of support. He does all of the buns
for a very famous Hot Dog Stand which will remain un-named here. A lot of stores, restaurants, and individuals support his business but you are
right, you do need to know where to go to find it.
As for the Palmas RV Park, it has been closed for quite some time now and according to some of my friends (how would I know) has become a nightclub
with scantily clad women dancing on a stage, table, or whatever.
El Boleo mine was started by a British Columbia investment consortium, but is now owned 51% by Korean interests.
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desertcpl
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As for the Palmas RV Park, it has been closed for quite some time now and according to some of my friends (how would I know) has become a nightclub
with scantily clad women dancing on a stage, table, or whatever.
where did you say this was 
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BajaBlanca
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Really, Korean now? I had no idea.
Mulegena, if you took pics, pls post. I wd love to see them!
Thanks so much fish101 for the name and background. Ramiro C. Looks so imposing! What a cool character.
[Edited on 5-30-2013 by BajaBlanca]
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Mulegena
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We didn't take pictures, but thought then it would be a super Nomad post.
I'll see if I can talk my girlfriend with the super-camera to go back.
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fish101
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If I remember right, I saw a sign that says "Table Dancing" at the Palmas RV Park..so your probably right...even the swimming pool has been closed for
some time now...Will have to look up Jorge to find out what happened around there...
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BajaBlanca
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That bakery must be pretty good....Les says he went one and they had no bread left.
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
The bakery that Mulegena went to is a favorite of Cachanos (people from Santa Rosalia) and is owned and operated by the head baker from El Boleo who
decided after many years of baking for El Boleo that he wanted to start out on his own. He signed a non-compete clause which meant he could not
advertise and could not sell in close proximity to the existing bakery, but he has a great following and a lot of support. He does all of the buns
for a very famous Hot Dog Stand which will remain un-named here. A lot of stores, restaurants, and individuals support his business but you are
right, you do need to know where to go to find it.
As for the Palmas RV Park, it has been closed for quite some time now and according to some of my friends (how would I know) has become a nightclub
with scantily clad women dancing on a stage, table, or whatever.
El Boleo mine was started by a British Columbia investment consortium, but is now owned 51% by Korean interests. |
Although a BC company ran the mine from the mid-20th century, it was originally started by the French way before that. Hence, the look of the
architecture of the town, not resembling anything Mexican.
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Kgryfon
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Maybe it's just me, but why is the woman doing all the work while the guy stands at the counter daydreaming? 
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Pescador
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
El Boleo mine was started by a British Columbia investment consortium, but is now owned 51% by Korean interests. |
Although a BC company ran the mine from the mid-20th century, it was originally started by the French way before that. Hence, the look of the
architecture of the town, not resembling anything Mexican. |
The history of the El Boleo Mine, located on the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, dates back to the late 1880s when a French company began mining high-grade
copper ore from the desolate coastal area where the town of Santa Rosalia now sits. Various companies have worked the mine over the years, as prices
for precious metals rose and fell, and more advanced extraction methods allowed for the mining of lower-grade minerals including manganese, zinc and
cobalt.
MMB or Baja Mining Company started the project but due to cost overruns and other factors everything was coming to a standstill until the Koreans
stepped up and purchased 51% (or more) and now are involved in completing the development of the mine.
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Eiffel in Baja!
In 2011, I wrote this short story of Santa Rosalia's history for Baja Bound:
While Baja California is a region of Mexico, one town in Baja started out as a little piece of France. The story begins in 1868 when some very rich
copper ore was discovered by José Rosas Villavicencio. The Villavicencio family has been in central Baja since 1732 when one enlisted as a Spanish
soldier to protect the missions. José found the ore as blue- green spheres (boleos) and he had a ship captain take them across the gulf to Guaymas to
be analyzed. Two German men paid José 16 pesos for the location of the copper and small scale prospecting began. The discovery was eventually seen by
a French geologist from the House of Rothschild which purchased all the smaller mine claims in 1885.
The Boleo Mining Company was formed and constructed a network of roads, ranches, farms and water lines to supply the needs of the mine and miners. One
thing over-looked was a church for the new town.
Alexander Gustave Eiffel (of Eiffel Tower fame) had designed a pre-fabricated metal church in 1884 as a prototype for missionary churches in France's
tropical colonies. Built in 1887 to be strong enough to withstand severe tropical weather, the church is made from galvanized iron. In 1889 the church
and the Eiffel Tower were put on display at the Paris World's Exposition. Gustave won first prize for the church's design.
Years later, an official for the French Boleo Mining Company learned of the church being stored in a Brussels warehouse. He purchased it and had the
church shipped to Santa Rosalía where it was reassembled in 1897. It was given the name 'Iglesia de Santa Bárbara'.
The copper deposits thinned in the 1920's, but failing to sell their operation El Boleo continued mining until 1953. A Mexican company continued to
work the mine and new activity from a Canadian company has promised a re-birth to the copper and also manganese mining. The Eiffel church, and many of
Santa Rosalia's buildings and original hotels remain today along with some of the mine's hardware and a railroad engine. More history of the Santa
Rosalia mine and town can be found in the San Diego History Center website.
With the completion of the Trans-peninsular Highway in 1973, and ferry service across the gulf to Guaymas, Santa Roaslía has blossomed into a tourist
and service center for central Baja. Once called the ugliest town in Baja, the dusty, and sooty mine town has transformed. Santa Rosalia is now an
attractive and interesting town. The town's black sand beach is most interesting and a reminder the proximity to the giant volcano system of Las Tres
Vírgenes. The Eiffel designed church remains one of Santa Rosalía's biggest tourist attractions.
Getting There
As you drive through Santa Rosalia, the church is easily accessed from Highway 1. As you pass the Santa Rosalia harbor you will come to a roundabout
directly across from the boat ramp. Head west on Alvaro Obregón street for two blocks and the church will be on your right. GPS coordinates are
approximately 27 20'13.57"N and 112 16'6.83"W. If all of the sightseeing has stirred up an appetite, one block further west of the church you will
find the Panaderia El Boleo, which claims to be the most famous bakery in the world!
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BajaBlanca
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The black sand beach is so filthy now. It was never cleaned up properly after the hurricane.
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