Baja California (4)

The road down the Baja continues.
 
 
1. We passed by the Mission San Luis Gonzaga, simpler but no less lovely.
 
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2. Stripped interior.
 
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3. Bell tower…
 
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4. Decorated door.
 
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5. … and amazing knocker.
 
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6. Detail…
 
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7. Some other buildings probably built in the 19th century remain. These are the only of its kind we saw during our trip.
 
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8. It wasn’t possible to drive faster than 5-10 mph on that kind of roads.
 
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9. Small Church in a very small village along our road…
 
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10. Some “aroyos” have water during the winter.
 
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11. Another mission that we couldn’t visit since it’s private property and we should have had an appointment.
 
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12. Mountain oasis…
 
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13. Another small isolated church.
 
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14. Vivalavida and Baja Shaker then borrow a beautiful canyon to reach the coast about 140 km north of La Paz.
 
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15. Stony descent.
 
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16. Ascent to the pass accessing the coast. Here, a spring creates a small oasis.
 
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17. There are some river crossings…
 
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18. While Andrew went to see the village of San Evaristo, I climbed a peak to look for a point of view. Vivalavida looks very small from up there!
 
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19. What a view!
 
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20. San Evaristo not far away…
 
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21. In one word: superb.
 
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To be continued… 😉
 
 

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