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AcuDoc
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El Rosario
Anyone stay at any of the motels in town? I know in the past there was problems with theft in the area. How safe to park truck/boat overnite at
hotels?
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David K
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The place to stay is 'The Baja Cactus Motel', next door to the Pemex station. Both owned by Baja Nomad 'BajaCactus' (Antonio Munoz). 12 new deluxe
rooms are being finished this weekend. http://www.bajacactus.com motel@bajacatus.com Special low rates still in effect (last I heard).
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Mike Humfreville
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We toured the Baja Cactus as described by David, above. It new, clean and comfortable. We met both Antonio and his dad and spent qujite a while with
them showing us around the place. That will be my choice when we stay there. There is also Mama Espinoza's place next door and the Sinai, about a
half-mile around the corner. It's the most basic of those hotels.
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AcuDoc
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Antonio could you email me at AcuDocLP@aol.com
Please mention in Subject who you are. I don't open emails from senders I don't recognize.
thanks - AcuDoc
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tim40
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Related to safety of parking. I have stayed in the area (all those already mentioned) and have never had a problem using reasonable security that you
would use anywhere. Worst ever was kids stealing valve stem covers off race car tires and spares....wish they would have asked...would have given
them a box of them.
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dug
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In June we parked two trucks, one with two Seadoos on the trailer for a night at Mama Esponiza's and didn't have any trouble.
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thebajarunner
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try the graveyard
Years ago we were pre-running for the 1000. Rolled into El Rosario pretty late, although they did hand us some lobster burritos out the already
locked door at Espinozas.
So, we took our burritos and headed out toward the beach in my pickup.
Found a nice level spot in the dark, tossed our bags in the back of the truck, ate our burritos and a couple cervezas and crashed for the night.
Early light found us looking out over all the gravestones....
An interesting way to wake up, to say the least. (and not the last Baja cemetery that I slept in during my years of pre-running, we actually found
them to be the most peaceful place in town)
Baja Arriba!!
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jrbaja
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Hey David
Front Door, Baja Cactus Motel
N. 30.03.586
W115.43.528
Elevation 196 Ft.
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jrbaja
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And the view to the south. The rooms are fantastic, the hotel part is probably finished by now, and the staff is MORE than friendly!
Make sure that if Antonio is there, he takes you for some snail chorizo !!
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David K
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Thank you JR, I know where it is! But, for AcuDoc and others that may be helpful?Antonio's Pemex station (next door) has been listed in my GPS
waypoint web page.
The photos are great for showing just how classy Antonio is trying to make it be. Dig the antique gas pump on display! Antonio's family, not Mama
Espinoza's were the original gasoline and room vendors in town. They had the first market in Rosario, as well.
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Mike Humfreville
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The Gas Pump
is now positioned in a planter at the Baja Cactus hotel.
After we were given a tour by Antonio El Viejo and Antonio El Joven I spotted it standing there in their courtyard. I had always remembered buying
gasoline in El Rosario from that old pump, just before you came to the corner, but had never seen it since the 1960's. Yet there it was and is.
As there was no electrical power provided to El Rosario in those days, it was one of those old manual pumps. Sturdy arms, male or female, pulling a
pressure bar cause the fuel to be lifted from it's source into a 5-gallon (20 litre perhaps?) glass bowl which sat atop the pump. When the bowl was
full the pumping action stopped and the attendant released the contents of the bowl into the object tank below, namely our vehicle. It all took time
but time was less important in those days and we all stood around talking, my friends and I soon to be off on what we thought of as another adventure
to the barren south, and a few locals who cared enough to let these green gringos fill a little of their spare time in a quiet village on the northern
edge of Baja's great central desert. Dreams were born there.
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FrankO
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Parking?
is there secure parking for a trailered boat? That's usually what I haul all my stuff in. It'd be nice to have a stopping place where my family would
be comfortable and I could rest easy knowing my stuff is OK.
Union thug.
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jrbaja
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I would have to say yes Franko
There is a walled courtyard for parking and the station next door is open all night. I'm not sure about 24 hour security but I have a feeling that
people know not to mess with Antonio and his family.
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David K
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Hi Frank, I read another post by Antonio where he said 'yes' to secure overnight parking for someone with a fifth wheel trailer rig.
Antonio has made the effort to join us on the Internet so he can be more in tune to concerns and needs of his potential customers. Look at how
wonderful he has been at addressing our questions and meeting us! I am very impressed.
http://vivabaja.com/bajacactus and http://vivabaja.com/fiesta kind of says it all. In JR's terminology, this guy is a 'human'! (of course I believe most Americans and Mexicans are)
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jrbaja
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I certainly hope so David
But , if you spent much time down here, I'll bet even you would begin to wonder!
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thebajarunner
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wanna see a picture of the graveyard...
just checking
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Don Jorge
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We stayed at the Baja Cactus Hotel while driving south in August. We parked our full size crew cab truck and 28 foot boat inside of the walled
courtyard.
There is a nighttime security guard and when we left pre-dawn he was awake and helped guide us out of the parking compound.
Very clean rooms, hot water with good water pressure and very comfortable beds.
Highly recommended!
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
But , if you spent much time down here, I'll bet even you would begin to wonder!
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I bet you see a lot more of the 'non-human' norte-americanos because you live in a tourist trap area (ie. Rosarito Beach). If you lived away from
paved roads then you would see more of the 'human' norte-americanos such as most of us Nomads (who like to explore and camp under the stars). This is
where the good ranch people of Baja live, too.
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jrbaja
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Probably so David
all I know about the rest of Baja is there's bandidos. I'm kind of afraid of going to the "wild areas" like Bahia de los Angeles and Bahia
Gonzaga.
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MoonShadow
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Good roads, bad people.
Bad roads, good people.
Every time you think you're over the hill, there's another one.
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