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nuvag1976
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Calamajue
Hi, everyone,
some one knows, how is the road from coco's corner to calamajue?
thanks guys and sorry for my bad english
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John M
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Road to Calamajue
Welcome nuvag1976
Are you intending to drive through Calamajue Wash from Coco's to Highway 1, or just take a look at the route?
To Calamajue Wash from Coco's you do not need 4x4, just a bit of ground clearance is sufficient. If you drop into the wash, it could
be a challenge to come back up the hill in 2wd, depending on the ruts and gullies you'll have to maneuver through.
The road from Coco's to Calamajue is fairly wide and graded for about 6.5 miles in a kind of northeast and then east direction. Then at that point
(GPS 29 31.121N & 114 13.507W) you head directly south and the road narrows and crosses many washes, for the next 7 miles. These 7 miles are a
lot slower, not a bad road but just in and out of small cross washes for most of the 7 miles.
At a point roughly 14 miles from Coco's you drop down a fairly short and steep hill and into Calamajue Wash. (GPS 29 25.334N & 114 11.896W) Head
to the right in the wash. As soon as you enter the wash the ruins of a short lived mission, Calamajue Mission, is on a low rise to the left, up and
out of the wash. Your route continues up the wash. Within a half mile you'll begin to encounter water, perservere through it, following the obvious
tire tracks. You will be going through water, sometimes looks deep but it's always been passable for us, for the next 2.5 miles or so. Once you leave
the water behind you kinda get into some softer sand for awhile and slightly up hill.
It is 15 miles from when you first enter Calamajue Wash until you reach Highway 1 at Crucero.
We last drove it in October, but it's always been pretty much the same each time through.
John M
[Edited on 6-22-2011 by John M]
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David K
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There is a chance that when the OP (nuvag1976) mentions 'Calamajue', he could have meant the former fishing village on the cove 'Puerto Calamajue'??
nuvag1976, WELCOME to Nomad! Your English is just fine!!
Three Calamajue's to choose from:
1) Mission/ Visita de Calamajue
2) Arroyo Calamajue
3) Puerto Calamajue
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gnukid
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Ask Dr. Tecate he lives in Calamajue, just get there early, cause he sharpest before noon.
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John M
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Calamajue
Yep you're right David, I may have jumped the gun assuming the arroyo and not the place on the gulf. Never been out to the gulf fish camp so I cannot
comment on that route.
John
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'got maps?'
'Calamajue' as it is shown on maps (both the bay/port and the mission) over the years...
1864:
1868:
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1919 (1905):
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1962:
1970:
(mission site shown incorrectly, it is across the arroyo from the mill ruins)
1974:
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2003:
2007:
(El Camino Real route shown)
2008:
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John M
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Maps
After seeing all the maps I feel my answer was quite inadequate.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by John M
After seeing all the maps I feel my answer was quite inadequate. |
Not in the least John! The more input on Calamajue, the better!!
As always, if I have the time or if requested, I will share all the maps I have of ANY area of Baja. If you see something you want a zoom-in of
(because it isn't clear enough or otherwise), just let me know! I will do the best I can to show whatever is of interest to anyone!
Baja California is one of the most fascinating places on earth. It never ceases to amaze or interest us... and some of us have been going there for
over 40 years!
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Great maps, I like the one from 1970.
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David K
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Thanks... I have posted most of the Cliff Cross maps on Nomad. Let me know if you need a link to them!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by John M
After seeing all the maps I feel my answer was quite inadequate. |
After seeing all the maps I'm guessing DK isn't working on sprinklers today 
just kidding DK, you da "mapman"......dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dtbushpilot
| Quote: | Originally posted by John M
After seeing all the maps I feel my answer was quite inadequate. |
After seeing all the maps I'm guessing DK isn't working on sprinklers today
just kidding DK, you da "mapman"......dt |
Very perceptive! I have a job on Monday, but nothing yesterday or today... yet! esterday I had lunch with Bob H... Look to the Non-Baja trip reports
forum soon...
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nuvag1976
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Thanks guys
but I will not going to calamajue,  maybe in other time, but thnaks for all.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nuvag1976
Thanks guys
but I will not going to calamajue, maybe in other time, but thnaks for all.
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De nada... just happy to help fellow Nomads. So, where you going to el Puerto de Calamajue or la Mision de Calamajue?
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good reading about this area for you.....
http://www.ericrench.com/MEXICO/GONZAD/ROAD/COCO/index.htm
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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It is such a beautiful web page...
a note, that he spells Chapala, Puertecitos, cirio trees and other places several different ways, in the same site. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
It is such a beautiful web page...
a note, that he spells Chapala, Puertecitos, cirio trees and other places several different ways, in the same site.
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David...did you explore his
http://www.ericrench.com/MEXICO/baja.htm
by any chance?
Just excellent stuff.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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I will check it out later, thanks Deno!
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What is there once you get there?
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=47613
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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