dizzyspots
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Yurts in Baja
Anyone out used a "yurt" as their Baja home? Pros ...cons...?
Saw a photo of one in a gallery...I think its at San Ignacio Lagoon?
Considering one for Gonzaga Bay??
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55steve
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Las Animas Lodge has yurts also.
http://www.bajaairventures.com/
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ElCap
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San Ignacio Springs B&B in San Ignacio have a bunch of them. Contact Gary & Terry, the proprietors for info http://ignaciosprings.com
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David K
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Ignacio Springs B & B Yurts
Our yurt, in 2009:
Other yurts at Ignacio Springs:
The rugged Baja desert, outside from the yurts!:
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Gaucho
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There are different kinds of yurts being used down in Los Cabos and the surrounding area. The tent kind like in San Ignacio, very comfortable, I've
stayed in these. Also, there are the solid, wood sided kind. I know there is a private school in SJD that has built the solid yurts. Probably a better
choice from a security standpoint if you are not going to live there full time.
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BajaBlanca
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Love staying in the san Ignacio yurts! They are airy, comfortable and really beautiful works of art.
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willardguy
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very cool indeed! where in the gonzaga area are you thinking dizzy?
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Jana and I have stayed there about a dozen times. Love the lagoon front serenity while sipping on some tequila at sunset.
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Love staying in the san Ignacio yurts! They are airy, comfortable and really beautiful works of art. |
Not particularly in the summer.
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dizzyspots
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Near Jeff and crew...Rancho Grande?? not full time, but a notch above and palapa
Ive seen the San Ignacio yurts...just curious if any Nomads OWNED one and used it part time..
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Love staying in the san Ignacio yurts! They are airy, comfortable and really beautiful works of art. |
Not particularly in the summer. |
There was an AC in our Yurt, but lots of open air gaps around the bathroom construction for 'wildlife' of the region to visit us that night. 
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bajaguy
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Yurt or????
Last time I stayed in a Yurt, it was olive drab in color and called: Tent, GP, Small
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Love staying in the san Ignacio yurts! They are airy, comfortable and really beautiful works of art. |
Not particularly in the summer. |
There was an AC in our Yurt, but lots of open air gaps around the bathroom construction for 'wildlife' of the region to visit us that night. |
I knoe they have a/c. Which probably is not all that efficient given the walls and roof.
Personally, when I stay in a hotel, I prefer real walls and roofs.
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David K
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Sure, in a hotel... Ignacio Springs is not a hotel, or motel... it is a bed & breakfast that uses yurts with fantastic interiors and that view of
the San Ignacio river to entice folks to pay so much to sleep in a "tent". Their breakfast is pretty killer too. http://ignaciosprings.com
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bkbend
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http://www.yurtinfo.org/yurt-companies
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rhintransit
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I have a friend in Loreto who has a small yurt with built on bath. it's lovely to stay in, and she rents it as a room. however, it's hot in
summer...there is an ac but it's not very efficient and I couldn't see trying to live in one in any of our hot weather climates. perhaps in other
areas of Baja, obviously I don't know how they are in the cold.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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dizzyspots
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Next query: They are sold as kits....so, lets assume I buy the kit...load it on trailer and haul it down to BG...how is the duty calculated?
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dizzyspots
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sorry double post
[Edited on 6-4-2014 by dizzyspots]
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