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David K
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¿Qué?
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Udo
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Yo estoy seguro que DK habla Español.
Udo
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willardguy
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rosaliita, rosalillita, whatever works. up north I guess they've decided to hyphenate ROSA-RITO on the new sign over benny juarez!
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Good one!
What's next, marga-rita?
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Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | It's one of those places that even Mexicans spell wrong on their signs...
Traditionally "Santa Rosalillita" (means Little Santa Rosalía", as they bay was Santa Rosalía, but with the advent of automobiles, they changed the
name to not get confused with the city to the southeast).
I have seen some signage and Spanish web sites giving the name as Santa Rosaliita instead of Rosalillita.
That the OP spelled it Rosalallita is no worse!
UPDATE: When we were in the area a week ago we asked three or four Mexicans and they said they don't even know the correct way to spell it. There's
apparently 3 or 4 ways so everybody is in the same boat
Alan from SD
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Used to be stations at El Progresso (or St. Augustin, somewhere around there?), Catavina, BOLA turnoff, Rosarito....I can't imagine its because they
can't sell enough gas, especially these days. Well, with the new highway maybe Alfoninas will be the new Catavina.
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The Pemex stations opened after Hwy. 1 was built, south of El Rosario you mentioned (San Agustin, Cataviña, Parador Punta Prieta, Rosarito) that all
failed had some shared issues:
*No bank to make deposits in a reasonable distance, and no armored car service, either.
*No good employee source, little or no nearby population.
*No good business practice by the ejidos (unable to pay Pemex back for fuel, as money earned was "lost").
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Of those mentioned I would think the Santa Catavina hotel would be best equipped to deal with gas. But the guys selling out of cans aren't so bad.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | The Pemex stations opened after Hwy. 1 was built, south of El Rosario you mentioned (San Agustin, Cataviña, Parador Punta Prieta, Rosarito) that all
failed had some shared issues:
*No bank to make deposits in a reasonable distance, and no armored car service, either.
*No good employee source, little or no nearby population.
*No good business practice by the ejidos (unable to pay Pemex back for fuel, as money earned was "lost").
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Interesting, didn't know that, thanks David!
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The cost of operating those gas stations with a fixed sell price also was a factor. Stations not only had to self power the pumps, they also often had
to board the help. The stations were government owned also when the road was built. When they were privatized there was not enough profit to support
the remote stations.
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if you need gas whatever they are charging is not too much.
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