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Pompano
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SANTA ROSALIA PHOTO TOUR - MARCH 2009
SANTA ROSALIA
I've made a few trips to Santa Rosalia in the last few days, which created lots of photo-ops, and thought Nomad viewers might like a current
glimpse of this unusual European-style Baja town.
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On July 7, 1885, the French mining company "El Boleo" began to harvest the rich copper deposits of Santa Rosalía.
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Then President Porfirio Diaz offered a 99-year contract that provided for total tax exemption for 50 years and 44,742 acres of land. In
exchange, the company was obliged to build a town, including a port and public buildings, generate employment for Mexican workers and establish a
maritime route between Santa Rosalía and Guaymas.
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In 1897, the Santa Barbara church was founded. It was originally designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1884 and preconstructed in two years to be
shown in a World Exposition in Paris in 1889.
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Walking or driving through the town, you get the impression of being in another place and time.
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The seacoast town has a very nice marina. I used to tie up here 30 years ago.
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A naval academy and administrative offices.
A well-stocked public library.
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Immigration and judicial offices are contained in this building next to the ferry terminal.
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The ferry service to Guaymas on the mainland.
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A gas station that some Nomads avoid.. 
And lastly....Another place to avoid...at all costs! El Cereso. 
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And that's all for now, folks!.
..edited to correct church photo... Thanks to elgatoloco.
[Edited on 3-24-2009 by Pompano]
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elgatoloco
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Nice. Next best thing to being there.
Thanks!
ps photo of library where church should be
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Bob H
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Wow, that was GREAT!
Thanks,
Bob H
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Thanks elgatoloco..those church/library profiles got me confused, which is easy to do!
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roger...through your pics you made a really ugly town look tolerable...i can't stand going there..except to get my fishing license...and some boleos
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
roger...through your pics you made a really ugly town look tolerable...i can't stand going there..except to get my fishing license...and some boleos
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Ah Mike...if you like those boleos, you are gonna love my next posting about Santa Rosalia.
Like the late and much-loved Paul Harvey used to say..."Stay tuned for ..NEWS."
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David K
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Nice tour Roger!
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Yes - very unusual for a Baja town - thanks.
Is that black stuff on the beach in the first photo, charcoal from the fire?
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It's a black sand beach... just like Hawaii!
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Thank's for the tour!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
roger...through your pics you made a really ugly town look tolerable...i can't stand going there..except to get my fishing license...and some boleos
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That is a really negative thing to say for those of us who really love Santa Rosalia. I happen to find it as my favorite place in terms of Baja Sur
towns perhaps because it is not as touristy as places like Loreto or Mulege which seem to be overrun with Norteamericanos. Perhaps we can get El
Boleo to put a branch store out by the Malecon so that you don't need to get your shoes contaminated by the streets of our wonderful town.
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I have to agree with Pescador on this. the first time I approached the town from the North years ago, I was shocked by the rusted relics of the mining
operation. Then, I turned into town and was delighted by what I saw. I had read about it, but to actually behold this quaintly different town is to
enjoy.
Love the photos, Roger. These and the other recent ones you posted have been a real treat.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
roger...through your pics you made a really ugly town look tolerable...i can't stand going there..except to get my fishing license...and some boleos
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That is a really negative thing to say for those of us who really love Santa Rosalia. I happen to find it as my favorite place in terms of Baja Sur
towns perhaps because it is not as touristy as places like Loreto or Mulege which seem to be overrun with Norteamericanos. Perhaps we can get El
Boleo to put a branch store out by the Malecon so that you don't need to get your shoes contaminated by the streets of our wonderful town.
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Pescador,
Thanks for saying what I just let pass.
Ken
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I've spent a fair amount of time in Santa Rosalia and San Lucas Cove also and will say that it is also my favorite small town in Baja. As far as a
city goes it would be La Paz and for a village La Ventana.
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I am sure it has been commented on on other threads..but..can i get a couple of posts on the problem with the Pemex station. When I drove to Mulege in
2007 my buddy and I stopped and got gas at this particular Pemex station. It was the ONLY place anyone asked for money or a tip, including TJ. I was a
little disappointed....
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hey folks, sorry if i offended anyone regarding my santa rosalia comments..that wasn't my intention...i just don't like it there..much like i don't
care for cabo san lucas also...that doesn't make it bad...diff'rent strokes fer diff'rent folks..
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
hey folks, sorry if i offended anyone regarding my santa rosalia comments..that wasn't my intention...i just don't like it there..much like i don't
care for cabo san lucas also...that doesn't make it bad...diff'rent strokes fer diff'rent folks.. |
You're allowed to not like it.
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Love the photos. I always park in front of that church when walking in town. Great safe place.
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Found a really OLD Sta. Rosalia photo...
I think I took this photo in 1974. This was the now-chicken place on theright as you first drive downtown from the highway. Pretty much across and a
little past from where Pepe's Taco stand now sits.
Hey, that's what young people were wearing back then...Good Lord, how did we breath?
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The following year I drove my brand new 75 El Camino down Baja's by then potholed highway...grrrrr. This was more towards the
bakery and same side of street. The gent in the hat and waving is Blackjack..JW Black, ramrod of Earl Stanley Gardner's Baja
expeditions of the 50's and 60's.
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Hey Mike, don't worry about some off-hand comments, amigo...I know you love Baja as much as me and I have seen you prove that many
times with your generosity to the communities.
Santa Rosalia is not a typical Baja town in anybody's book. More like a North Dakota burg with small town people, shops, and a little bustle going
on...even has an old time barber chair just like mine at home. Although when I asked for a shave I had to give the
barber some pesos to run to the store and bring back a safety razor.  Now why was I not surprised...?
It's all part of what makes Baja so homey...and further proves to me that country people are pretty much the same the world over.
Rural Baja and the people are very much like rural ND...except for the saltwater.
(By the way, thinking of water & ND...keep your eyes on the current flood situation in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. That is a
150-year flood record happening right now and is hundreds of miles long, displacing over a quarter million people. Fargo area (200,000) is
being evacuated. This flood is the Katrina of the north. I wonder why the poor news coverage? I have only seen coverage from Fox News so far. Come
on NBC, CBS, ABC, & CNN. After all, we do have 2 Democrat senators.)
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[Edited on 3-27-2009 by Pompano]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JaraHurd
I am sure it has been commented on on other threads..but..can i get a couple of posts on the problem with the Pemex station. When I drove to Mulege in
2007 my buddy and I stopped and got gas at this particular Pemex station. It was the ONLY place anyone asked for money or a tip, including TJ. I was a
little disappointed.... |
You can do a search if you really want to hear all the bad stuff about this station, but it was long known as the place to avoid because they adjusted
their pumps so that your were seriously shorted when you bought fuel. You paid for 25 litres of gas but usually only got 17 or 18. The person who
owns that station also owns the new station at the very north end of Santa Rosalia, as well as San Ignacio and the two stations at Guerrero Negro.
Because I do not want to say anything that could be construed as slander, I don't want to go into any more detail than that.
Now the new Qualli Pemex station that is right before the marina is wonderful and everybody in Santa Rosalia loves this station where you get what
you pay for, has very attentive attendants who are not known for shortchanging, and a very professional atmosphere. There is also a station just
north of the new station on the east side of the road also but I have not had any experience with them because I like the guys at the other station
and they do not have diesel.
Another interesting thing is that the new station does not allow the CREAD guys to beg for donations at the station wheras all of the old stations
permit this.
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