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Mulegé: An Oasis
Mulegé was founded in 1705 by
Jesuits missionaries as Santa Rosalia of Palermo.
When the Jesuits were fed up, their servants decided to stay and
establish ranches wherever they could find fresh water springs. These isolated ranches
cover the surrounding sierras. Traditionally the descendants of the original
missionaries’ servants have owned these ranches. Surviving isolation and hardship,
they are known for their self-sufficiency, ingenuity, hard work, love of the land and
hospitality.
Copper mining in Sta. Rosalia resulted in significant
population growth during the 1800s and early part of this century. In 1907 the territorial
prison was built on a hill overlooking the town and continued to serve as such until the
1960’s. The old jpint became famous as the ‘prison without
doors’. Borrowing a concept from the slavery days, inmates were allowed to leave every morning to work in town under
the condition they return when the horn was sounded in the afternoon.
In the 1970’s the transpeninsular highway was
completed and the development of hotels, restaurants, and ever so groovy trailer parks, have
permitted wrinkled people from everywhere to enjoy their dying days in this special Baja oasis. |
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Mulegé Beaches
To the north you can enjoy the beaches of Santa Inez and Punta Chivato both known for
their beauty and tranquillity. A few kilometers to the south is majestic Conception Bay, a
body of water, thirty miles long, protected on 3 sides by numerous beaches and dotted with
islands. Here, many types of water activities can be enjoyed swimming, diving kayaking and
windsurfing to name a few. |
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| CAMPING - RVs:
There are a few places in town that offer camping
facilities, and miles of beaches and open terrain out of town. Most of the camping in and
around Loreto is basic in nature, offering few amenities. Camping on the beach is possible
just north of town, and there are some great beaches further south as well. |
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| FISHING - BOATING: To the Northeast lies the Sea of Cortez. This sea offers an
abundance and variety of species of fish, mammals, and marine birds, some of which are
endemic to this region. The coast is ideal for sport fishing and recreational diving. |
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| RESTAURANTS - BARS: This information is currently unavailable |
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| SHOPPING: You better bring your own stuff. |
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| TRANSPORTATION:The AIRPORT in San Bruno / Palo Verde is
open to the public, it is good for all kind of Planes Prop, Turboprop & Jet, it is
secure parking since there is a military post. You can call by Radio to Punta Chivato or
Serenidad Hotel to arrange for a Taxi or Friends to pick you up. No special permit is
required! No Gas is sold!!!
All this is accessible on foot on soft dirt roads, on
rentable bicycles, burros or horses, and of course by car. Mulegé and its surround are
made for walking, but also for mountain climbing if you so desire. |
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| SIGHTS OF INTEREST: Southwest of Mulegé you will find the Santa Rosalia of
Palermo Mission. The 300 year old mission’s grey stones have never caulked or
gypsumed. They were hewn out of the surrounding granite & basalt. The three hundred
year old frontier mission church bears many of the marks of its baroque origins;
especially its arrow, high-vaulted ceiling. In town you will find a modern church which is
modeled on the famous Eiffel-designed cast-iron church in St. Rosalia. Two ways of getting
to the Old Mission Church are to drive underneath the Mex One overpass, and then an
immediate right through the palm forest; or to walk a little ways north out of town and
then to take a left across the formidable dam across the lagoon.
Near Mulegé are the Table Mountains where the Cochimi
people once inhabited canyons there. The Cochimi left cave paintings and petroglyphs on
cave walls throughout the canyons. You may find a trip to the caves a worthwhile
experience. The paintings and petroglyphs offer insight into a way of life long gone.
Five miles into the back country begins the cactus forest,
which starts blooming in February and where, if your heart desires, you can spend days in
absolute quiet, and find a cave your very own if you feel in a reclusive mood. On the way
there perhaps you will see a vaquero bop by on his burro. |
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