| Pages:
1
2
3 |
elizabeth
Senior Nomad
Posts: 742
Registered: 7-30-2004
Location: Loreto, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
I can't believe I couldn't get number 1 right!!! I knew I saw the picture before...it's in a book sitting on my book shelf: Las Misiones Antiquas,
The Spanish Missions of Baja California by Edward W. Vernon. I just looked it up...a little too late...the full name is Mision La Purisima
Concepcion de Maria de Cadegomo.
Thanks for the fun game...I learned a few things...
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65175
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
You are a great addition to Baja Nomad, Elizabeth! Please don't be shy and tell us about why you love Baja, where do you like to go in Baja, or
whatever!
Send me an address to my email or U2U, and I will be happy to send you some stickers, as seen at http://vivabaja.com
|
|
|
academicanarchist
Senior Nomad
Posts: 978
Registered: 9-7-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
La Purisima Mission Photo
The La Purisima Mission photo was taken by North, who visited Baja California about 100 years ago and photographed several mission structures that no
longer exist such as La Purisima and Comondu.
|
|
|
burro bob
Nomad
Posts: 264
Registered: 3-15-2004
Location: Poblado del Ejido Plan National Agrario
Member Is Offline
|
|
David K
I didn't play your game cus your way beyond me in knowledge of Baja.
However I'll take acception to your names for the tallest mountain in Baja. You say that the locals don't use the name cerro de Encantada. Wrong they
use it all the time amongst themselves but when talking to tourists they revert to Picacho del Diablo. You also say they named it for the nearby
meadow. Again wrong. Encantada is the closest spanish translation for what the natives originally called it. They had enchanted mountains but they
didn't have devils or understand the concept of providence. Those names came from later explorers.
It is interesting to know that the US military has been helping to misname places in Baja for so long.
Great game though. I'm working on a burro friendly version for the less experienced.
burro bob
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65175
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Thank you Burro Bob for the local side.
Please note that I was quoting from John Robinson, author of 'Camping and Climbing in Baja' c1967 regarding Diablo/Encantada...
I don't pretend to know everything about Baja, that would be impossible! However, I will pass on information from my 100 Baja books, and give credit
to the author... I thought I had in this thread.
The important thing is that you came forward with the inside story... and that is appreciated! I will make sure to have cold Pacificos next time I
visit your canyonside home!
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2
3 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
