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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 10:00 AM
Not one but 2 mission sites to be destroyed


Yes, it was aproved, the state legislature aproved the new hwy that will connect Ensenada to the mega port of Punta Colonet. sadly, this new 4 lane highway will destroy the ruins of both Santo Tomas and San Vicente.
On the bright side, it will sure make for faster travel for those going south.
Parts of the remains of those mission sites will be placed in a museum in Ensenada.
I guess that's progress.

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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 10:41 AM


Ferna: do yo have a map of the new road?



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 10:57 AM


Mision Santo Tomas' final site is near Hwy. 1 and if a new highway was going right there THEN the El Palomar campground would be destroyed as it is just south of/ next door to the ruins... and that doesn't make any sense since the highway could easily be just a few hundred feet to the east and run unobstructed down the valley!



OR, if the new highway was going to run down the Santo Tomas valley/ canyon towards the ocean... then the first site may be destroyed...



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Now, if the highway was to go to the coast and follow it to Colonet (a good idea and would help the coastal land owners with business opportunity), no way would it be near San Vicente!

The San Vicente mission has been stabilized and turned into a walk through museum...



Again, this historic site could be avoided by just a few hundred foot change in the route.


Ferna, one or the other mission site may get axed, but I don't see how both missions could be in the way of a new road with so many empty square miles of land that could be used. Since Santo Tomas has so little left and no preservation effort has been done... that would be less of a loss than San Vicente.

Both should be saved for the future students and people to study and enjoy... a tourism draw for each town, as well!

Santo Tomas was the last mission in Baja to remain in operation... abandoned in 1849... Here it was in a 1926 photograph... note the palm trees which remain to help locate the site, today.



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 11:42 AM


Will the new road have bike lanes?:lol:



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 11:47 AM


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Will the new road have bike lanes?:lol:


If it does, it will quickly turn into a third lane for cars. :yes:

New highway could be good in many ways, but really hate to see the loss of historical sites. :no:

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[Edited on 12-28-2008 by jdtrotter]




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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 03:48 PM


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Ferna, one or the other mission site may get axed, but I don't see how both missions could be in the way of a new road with so many empty square miles of land that could be used.
David, you don't seem to understand the way things work down here. I know what you are saying but land owners want to profit from the new hwy so the missions beeing destroyed is of little importance to them.



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 03:50 PM


Also the historical societies in Ensenada are not that good at preservation efforts.



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 03:51 PM


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note the palm trees which remain to help locate the site, today.


You can kiss those goodbye also.




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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 03:54 PM


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New highway could be good in many ways, but really hate to see the loss of historical sites. :no:

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Not a lot of people care enough to even visit them on the way south or north. Everyone is in a hurry.




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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 03:58 PM


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a good idea and would help the coastal land owners with business opportunity

The coastal land owners already have the coast, they want to develop were there is no coast.




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Ferna: do yo have a map of the new road?

I don't and maybe one apears in tomorrows paper but you know what can happen if I post a newspaper story, specialy if it's about missions.;D




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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 05:42 PM


fdt, maybe if you were to provide dk with contact information for the appropriate agencies, he could convince the "powers that be" to have a change of heart...or change of route. If all else fails, he could stage a sit-in! ;)
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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 05:47 PM


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fdt, maybe if you were to provide dk with contact information for the appropriate agencies, he could convince the "powers that be" to have a change of heart...or change of route. If all else fails, he could stage a sit-in! ;)


I don't have that kind of power... Now, Jack Swords does have some INAH certification (for his photography)...

The loss of these sites is something gone forever... and is why Jack, Kevin, Robert, Ed and I have been contributing photos to my mission web site so the past is not totally lost!




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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 06:14 PM


These people don't care if you are INAH certified to take pictures. They certainly don't care about Jack, Kevin, Robert, Ed or DK. The road is the most important thing here.



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 06:18 PM


It was the State of Baja California legislators that decided this. Do you think they know who DK is? Do you think they know about his web site?

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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 06:25 PM


:O:OYou don't even have the power of your own personal convictions??:?: Ya never heard the story of the ant & the rubber tree plant obviously?;)

fdt, extremely doubtful, but if he had contact information he could introduce himself & share it with them!
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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 06:29 PM


It's a lost cause and it's only amatter of time before they demolish all the other ruins of missions that are not working.



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[*] posted on 12-28-2008 at 06:38 PM


Places dissapear for diferent reasons. Right here to the north in Chula Vista USA, the nature center might be closing as early as March due to financial problems the city is having. They are requesting donations http://www.savethechulavistanaturecenter.com/

Maybe Baja Nomads with the leadership of David K could raise enough money like that needed by Chula Vista ($375,000 dollars) to save the missions.
What about a pay website with mission pictures?




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New highway could be good in many ways, but really hate to see the loss of historical sites. :no:

Diane


You can make a difference, what if a pay web site is available to view pictures of mission sites and each time you visit you would be making a donation.




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he could introduce himself & share it with them!

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