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[*] posted on 2-4-2013 at 12:19 PM
Santa Agueda


From near the prison, just south of Santa Rosalia is a turn off to the west.

Up the paved road is the village of Santa Agueda, population about 67.


Villagers describe the town as older than Santa Rosalia when

Copper mines were spread about the local mountains.

Numbers of adobe structures remain.





Entering this town with a hundred other riders, one structure was built with particularly

fine bones. This, turns out, is the back of the house.







Four of us camp here tonight. Mula made some good new friends. We talk of a ride with local ranchers to Volcan Los Tres Virgenes.







The property caretakers explain the house to be 120 years old.



The original family sold the home to a Santa Rosalia family.





Having visited plantations of mine owners near silver mining towns of Mexican antiquity,

This structure is highly reminiscent of the grand style of the period.

This time in Baja.

This time from copper.











Like Mula says, "Boy, I would go back in a dead minute."





Here for a cabalgata . . .











Music went off at three or four in the morning.




[Edited on 2-15-2024 by BajaNomad]




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[*] posted on 2-4-2013 at 12:28 PM


Nice, Jeff.
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[*] posted on 2-4-2013 at 12:29 PM


Yes... nice... lot's of history there.

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[*] posted on 2-4-2013 at 09:14 PM


Thanks for posting up your cabalgata. That's some fascinating history. It's an area that I have wanted to visit.

My maternal great grandmother was born in Santa Agueda in 1875.
Her father worked for the mining company and was Postmaster of Santa Rosalia.

The villagers are probably accurate that Santa Agueda is older than Santa Rosalia. This Wikipedia article on SR reads, "The French company El Boleo founded the town in 1884 and exploited copper mines there until they closed in 1954."

[Edited on 2-5-2013 by Maderita]
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[*] posted on 2-4-2013 at 09:31 PM


Very nice. Thanks for posting.

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[*] posted on 2-6-2013 at 10:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by bajacalifornian
From near the prison, just south of Santa Rosalia is a turn off to the west.

Up the paved road is the village of Santa Agueda, population about 67.


Villagers describe the town as older than Santa Rosalia when

Copper mines were spread about the local mountains.

Numbers of adobe structures remain.
Fun to see our self in your pictures.




Entering this town with a hundred other riders, one structure was built with particularly

fine bones. This, turns out, is the back of the house.







Four of us camp here tonight. Mula made some good new friends. We talk of a ride with local ranchers to Volcan Los Tres Virgenes.







The property caretakers explain the house to be 120 years old.



The original family sold the home to a Santa Rosalia family.





Having visited plantations of mine owners near silver mining towns of Mexican antiquity,

This structure is highly reminiscent of the grand style of the period.

This time in Baja.

This time from copper.











Like Mula says, "Boy, I would go back in a dead minute."





Here for a cabalgata . . .











Music went off at three or four in the morning.





[Edited on 2-15-2024 by BajaNomad]




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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 02:49 PM


Has anyone continued on through Santa Aqueda past the pavement and on to San Ignacio?
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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 03:09 PM


I have never been past the village, but a couple of years ago I asked about possible routes through there from San Ignacio, and several Nomads reported it un passable for even off-road type vehicles.

I would love to check it out myself. Even if I have to turn around, going somewhere I have never been before is what I go to Baja for!




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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 03:27 PM


AKgringo,
If you go to Santa Agueda, I'd really like to hear about it and see photos.
I'm also curious if there are any descendants of the Appel family there. I'm fairly sure that some Lopez family remain at Santa Agueda.
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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 03:35 PM


Thanks AKgringo!
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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 03:49 PM


Quote: Originally posted by bajabunk  
Thanks AKgringo!


As I stated before, I never made the attempt to find a way through there, so I think you should keep on checking, and let us know what you find out.

When do you plan to check it out, and what are you driving?

I'm trying to get things together for a road trip myself within the next month or so. I will be in an SUV with a dog, sleeping wherever i find myself at the end of the day.




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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 07:32 PM


Quote: Originally posted by bajabunk  
Has anyone continued on through Santa Aqueda past the pavement and on to San Ignacio?


no car connection yet
I have driven all the westward branches of the drivable road
wanted to buy one of the Ranchos there some years back - Las Sallas
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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 07:43 PM


there is a new improved road going to Rancho Santa Cruz
an old road following the river bed used to connect to Rancho San Luis (past rancho La Capilla)
I see some road improvements also from the San Luis side
one would need a 4x4 with bi soft tires to navigate the river bed
it looks doable - but there are no recent tire tracks




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[*] posted on 2-14-2024 at 08:31 PM


where in Santa Agueda is that beautiful house?



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Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
Quote: Originally posted by bajabunk  
Has anyone continued on through Santa Aqueda past the pavement and on to San Ignacio?


no car connection yet
I have driven all the westward branches of the drivable road
wanted to buy one of the Ranchos there some years back - Las Sallas
$60,000 for the entire valley

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[*] posted on 2-15-2024 at 08:55 AM


We are headed down next month. We will be traveling sxs and motos. Ive been wanting to do the trail over the top that drops into Guadaloupe but have read too much about it being washed out.. A couple of years ago we tried that route from east to west but we had several mechanical issues and a couple flats and started running out of daylight and figured it was too late in the day to try a trail no one had been over before.
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Quote: Originally posted by bajabunk  
We are headed down next month. We will be traveling sxs and motos. Ive been wanting to do the trail over the top that drops into Guadaloupe but have read too much about it being washed out.. A couple of years ago we tried that route from east to west but we had several mechanical issues and a couple flats and started running out of daylight and figured it was too late in the day to try a trail no one had been over before.


I wrote about going to Mission Guadalupe, from Mulegé after my 2017 trip. The road on to San José de Magdalena was washed out then, so I went back the same way.

In 2019, traveling with Cameron Steele's Trail of Missions Recon, the road was repaired and we made a loop trip that day. Not long after, it was washed out again! I have not heard if there has been any fixes since then.

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2019 YouTube, Episode 1 (10 min) to Guadalupe Mission and on north to San José de Magdalena and on to the Mulegé mission. 2-time Dakar champion Ricky Brabec was with us, too. Great fun!:




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