Baja Travel Adventures
The Mysterious Magdalena Ruins
A Baja Mystery Near Mulege - March 14, 2012
A Baja mystery is waiting to be examined by desert and history buffs, just a few miles from Highway One. Most modern maps show it as a mission, but they don't have it in the correct place. Historians disagree as to what it was and that makes it all the more interesting to visit and ponder its purpose!Read more...
A Baja Mystery Near Mulege - March 14, 2012
A Baja mystery is waiting to be examined by desert and history buffs, just a few miles from Highway One. Most modern maps show it as a mission, but they don't have it in the correct place. Historians disagree as to what it was and that makes it all the more interesting to visit and ponder its purpose!Read more...
The Petrified Forest Of El Rosario
Ancient Stone Formations In Baja Norte - February 15, 2012
One of the many interesting sites near El Rosario is the small canyon containing petrified wood. The 'Petrified Forest' is located west of Highway 1, off the road to La Bocana Beach, in one of the many small canyons on the side of the El Rosario mesa.Read more...
Ancient Stone Formations In Baja Norte - February 15, 2012
One of the many interesting sites near El Rosario is the small canyon containing petrified wood. The 'Petrified Forest' is located west of Highway 1, off the road to La Bocana Beach, in one of the many small canyons on the side of the El Rosario mesa.Read more...
Mission San Francisco Javier
Baja's Most Well Preserved Mission - January 18, 2012
The second California mission was originally founded 5 miles north, but moved to the current location in 1710. The church was built from 1744 to 1758, and remains as the finest preserved stone mission in Baja California.Read more...
Baja's Most Well Preserved Mission - January 18, 2012
The second California mission was originally founded 5 miles north, but moved to the current location in 1710. The church was built from 1744 to 1758, and remains as the finest preserved stone mission in Baja California.Read more...
Guerrero Negro
What's In A Name? - October 19, 2011
What began as a salt mine camp called Salina Vizcaino in 1954 became the company town of Guerrero Negro in 1957, named after the lagoon the town is next to. Guerrero Negro is the Spanish translation for "Black Warrior" which was a ship that was wrecked on the sand bars near the mouth of the lagoon back on December 20, 1858.Read more...
What's In A Name? - October 19, 2011
What began as a salt mine camp called Salina Vizcaino in 1954 became the company town of Guerrero Negro in 1957, named after the lagoon the town is next to. Guerrero Negro is the Spanish translation for "Black Warrior" which was a ship that was wrecked on the sand bars near the mouth of the lagoon back on December 20, 1858.Read more...
The Eiffel Church Of Santa Rosalia
A Touch Of France In Baja Sur - August 24, 2011
While Baja California is a region of Mexico, one town in Baja started out as a little piece of France. The story begins in 1868 when some very rich copper ore was discovered by Jos?osas Villavicencio. The Villavicencio family has been in central Baja since 1732 when one enlisted as a Spanish soldier to protect the missions.Read more...
A Touch Of France In Baja Sur - August 24, 2011
While Baja California is a region of Mexico, one town in Baja started out as a little piece of France. The story begins in 1868 when some very rich copper ore was discovered by Jos?osas Villavicencio. The Villavicencio family has been in central Baja since 1732 when one enlisted as a Spanish soldier to protect the missions.Read more...
The Rich History Of Guadalupe Valley
The Early Years - July 13, 2011
Spanish missionary Felix Caballero established Californias last mission in 1834 as Nuestra Se? de Guadalupe. Guadalupe was also the only mission to be established after 1821 when Mexico won its 11-year war of independence from Spain. In 1833, the new government in Mexico City had ordered all the Spanish missions secularized and their lands turned over to the locals, given away or sold.Read more...
The Early Years - July 13, 2011
Spanish missionary Felix Caballero established Californias last mission in 1834 as Nuestra Se? de Guadalupe. Guadalupe was also the only mission to be established after 1821 when Mexico won its 11-year war of independence from Spain. In 1833, the new government in Mexico City had ordered all the Spanish missions secularized and their lands turned over to the locals, given away or sold.Read more...
El Camino Real Of Baja
The Historic Route Down The Peninsula - June 15, 2011
El Camino Real translates to "The Royal Road" or sometimes "The Kings Highway". In Spain, El Camino Real was any road built by and for the king. Often as a source of commerce and revenue, such as taxes to the royal coffers. In the New World, El Camino Real was mostly a main corridor of trade and supply. Read more...
The Historic Route Down The Peninsula - June 15, 2011
El Camino Real translates to "The Royal Road" or sometimes "The Kings Highway". In Spain, El Camino Real was any road built by and for the king. Often as a source of commerce and revenue, such as taxes to the royal coffers. In the New World, El Camino Real was mostly a main corridor of trade and supply. Read more...
The Lost Mission Of Santa Isabel
A Journey To Find The Elusive Mission - May 18, 2011
The thing that makes going to Baja California so appealing is the nearly endless amount of activities available there. To most visitors, Baja means world class fishing, diving or surfing. Photography, hiking, beach combing and off road racing also fall into the list of popular activities. Read more...
A Journey To Find The Elusive Mission - May 18, 2011
The thing that makes going to Baja California so appealing is the nearly endless amount of activities available there. To most visitors, Baja means world class fishing, diving or surfing. Photography, hiking, beach combing and off road racing also fall into the list of popular activities. Read more...
The Onyx Of El Marmol
The Historic Mining Site Near El Rosario - April 20, 2011
The abandoned onyx quarry and mine town of El Marmol near El Rosario makes for an interesting and unique Baja excursion. The site is famous as being the location of the worlds only onyx schoolhouse. Mining the stone began soon after the deposit was discovered around 1900. Read more...
The Historic Mining Site Near El Rosario - April 20, 2011
The abandoned onyx quarry and mine town of El Marmol near El Rosario makes for an interesting and unique Baja excursion. The site is famous as being the location of the worlds only onyx schoolhouse. Mining the stone began soon after the deposit was discovered around 1900. Read more...
El Berrendo Canyon
Baja's Blue Palm Canyon - March 16, 2011
One canyon near San Felipe stands out as a Blue Palm paradise with the blues growing both in the arroyo sand and high up the cliff face. Apparently the ones up high are feeding on water trapped inside boulders after rain or along a fault with spring water. Read more...
Baja's Blue Palm Canyon - March 16, 2011
One canyon near San Felipe stands out as a Blue Palm paradise with the blues growing both in the arroyo sand and high up the cliff face. Apparently the ones up high are feeding on water trapped inside boulders after rain or along a fault with spring water. Read more...
Petroglyphs of El Rosario - February 17, 2011
Rock Art Wonderland
The region surrounding El Rosario is rich in some the best geology, botany and history Baja has to offer! Dinosaur bones have been excavated near El Rosario, as well as giant fossil ammonites not far to the south. The fantastic cirio tree, also called a 'boojum' is found covering the hills just inland from town. Read more...
Rock Art Wonderland
The region surrounding El Rosario is rich in some the best geology, botany and history Baja has to offer! Dinosaur bones have been excavated near El Rosario, as well as giant fossil ammonites not far to the south. The fantastic cirio tree, also called a 'boojum' is found covering the hills just inland from town. Read more...
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