David K
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Before the Eagle was hidden, Paralelo 28º
Going through some photos of interest... Here is my girlfriend in 1976 on out post high school graduation trip (to Loreto and Bahia Concepcion) by the
Pemex station, east side of the eagle monument... today is greatly hidden by trees and a giant flag.
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Wow. I had no idea. Been wondering what that thing was.
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David K
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135 ft. Monument to the Eagle of Mexico... he is facing north to the United States. Built to mark the completion of Highway One, Dec. 1, 1973. Beneath
it is an underground complex... originally a museum of artifacts from Baja California. The eagle and complex were to be the center of a future
agricultural city proposed. Guerrero Negro was four miles away and still mostly a company salt mine town.
Photos going north, 2 months ago... sad it is so hidden now:
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Thanks for the perspective DK.
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I always assumed it was some sort of military thing. Is it open to the public?
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Actually it's a giant tuning fork; they use it at the Army Cavalry base next door to tune their bugles.
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David K
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It was turned into a military base many years ago, so I am guessing it is not open to the public anymore?
Who knows what happened to the museum artifacts that were once in the underground complex?
Here's the cover of a guide to the new highway, from 1974. Note that one could drive close to the base, construction cranes still in the background,
and flags still on the many poles. For scale, I added a red arrow in the lower right pointing to a man at the bottom...
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