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utahtobaja
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[*] posted on 11-14-2024 at 12:03 PM
Development at Punta Rosarito (the "Wall")?


Planning a trip down to central Baja to surf. One of the spots I want to stop at is the Wall. Haven't been down since 2022, but looking at satellite images, it looks like there is development going on. Can anybody corroborate this?

There used to be just one house somebody tried to build but it has sat abandoned for years. Now, looking at the satellite images, it looks like large swaths of land have been graded/cleared next to the existing structure. It even looks like RVs have parked permanently near the boat ramp? I've attached a photo of the area I'm talking about. The boat ramp is also visible in the picture.

Hoping somebody who's been there recently can comment. Thanks!

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[*] posted on 11-14-2024 at 08:37 PM


I don't know any of the details, but I spent a couple nights there last December on my way south, camped near the abandoned house you mentioned. There was a sign posted there talking about a lot or maybe multiple lots for sale if I remember correctly. You could see evidence of some clearing, but it looked pretty rudimentary, not like big machinery had come in and cleared land to develop, more like someone had done some dragging to make it look cleared and ready to build something on.

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[*] posted on 11-14-2024 at 11:41 PM


Thanks Trunkrack. From what I can tell, the last satellite images from google earth were taken around Sep 2023. If you were there last winter and no other development had taken place, that's a good sign. Would be a shame if people built houses there.
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[*] posted on 12-3-2024 at 07:33 PM


I spend a month or two down there each fall. I just returned from this year's trip. About two years ago, one of the family members who owns that land posted the For Sale sign and marked out some plots using painted rocks. I think his name is Eliseo. I haven't heard of any purchases yet. Ricardo (another one of the family members who owns land in that region) has his panga, a broken-down vehicle and some type of trailer/camper at the boat ramp. Ricardo fishes that area (but he isn't licensed to get lobster). And speaking of development ... a stone house is being built by a Gringo further up the point. Apparently, he bought the land like 30 years ago, disappeared, then re-appeared a couple of years ago to start building. The blow-out of Arroyo Rosarito two summers ago from hurricane Kay completely messed up the cobblestone reef. So, unfortunately, the Wall is no longer a surfing spot. Luckily there are many other places to surf in Baja.
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