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Baja Mexico Todos Santos WELCOME
New Mayor,José Luis Castillo delivers his inaugral address |
Todos Santos, offers a warm welcome to all visitors and people wishing to settle in our beautiful and unique Mexican town. We hope that you will enjoy the peaceful relaxed way of life that we have enjoyed for many years. We ask that you respect the laws and customs of the area. Particularly respect our speed limits; many of our children use the roads as playgrounds: being on holiday is not a time to rush.
There are many causes deserving support in this town which are already well supported by the community however if you feel you can offer support to our local schools or hospitals please call in to the Town Hall or speak to any of the real estate offices in town, they will know how best to direct you.
Have a pleasant stay. If you have any feedback then please contact us through our webmaster.
bienvenido
Jose Lois Castillo
See our sample calendar of Todos Santos Events
Baja Mexico is
a magnificent peninsula divided into the two states of Baja Mexico California
Norte & Baja California Sur.
This
unique region is one of the most interesting & diverse geographical
areas of the world & is still very much a frontier land.
The Baja Mexico
peninsula is home to some of the earth's most beautiful deserts,
along with semi-tropical & mountainous regions, pine forest, & hundreds
of miles of untouched beaches & coastline.
For more information and eco tourist activities in Todos Santos area
follow this link
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C.Stewart painter |
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 BRIEF
HISTORY
In
1723 Father Jaime Bravo established
Todos Santos as the site of the mission of Nuestra Senora del pilar
de La Paz. It eventually reached mission status & was named Santa
Rosa de
Todos Santos in honor if its benefactor, dona Rosa de la Pena. At this
time the population of La Paz mission was transferred here & then
unfortunately abandoned in 1749. Since this time it has carried the
name of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Todos Santos.
Todos
Santos prospered during the last half of the 19th century & first
half of the 20th century on sugar production & in 1850 there
were eight sugar mills in the area. Sugar production lasted nearly
100 years & most of the beautiful colonial style buildings & handsomely
built homes were financed by sugar monies. Many of these buildings
fell into ruins in the 1950's when there were droughts, the water table
dropped drastically & began to dry up causing a great loss of cane
crops. This along with the low prices of sugar after WWII caused a
great financial decline for the area & forced many of the families
living here to move elsewhere.
Now
the rich farmlands have been re-worked & the town prospers from
an abundance of vegetable& chili farming, avocado, papaya & mango
orchards, fishing & ranching. Since the early 1980's there has
been an influx of tourist activity due to the paving of Mex Highway
19 from La Paz through to Cabo San Lucas. In recent years many artisans & craftspersons
have moved into the area & Todos Santos is becoming known as
a cultural & artistic center. There is great optimism that tourism
will be the industry of the future!!
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The Hidden Magic of Baja Mexico If you are interested in the ancient history of Baja Sur please visit this excellent web site
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ANNUAL
EVENTS
- Historical
House Tour -
- House & Garden Tour held March 25th 2007
- Surfing
Contest - Various contest held throughout the year
- Patron
Saint Festivities - held in October for several days in & around
the main square.
- Todos
Santos Art Festival -
- Annual Film Festival - 1st 4th March 2007
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Baja California HOLIDAYS
January 1------------
New Year Day
January 6 ------------Day of the Mag (Three Wise Men)
February 5 ----------Anniversary of the Constitution
March 21 ------------Benito Juarez's Birthday
April 30--------------- Day of the Child
May 1----------------- Labor Day
May 3 -----------------Founding of La Paz, Day of the Masons & Builders
May 5----------------- Battle of Puebla
May 10--------------- Mother's Day
June (1st Sun) -----Father's Day
September 1------- President's Union Address
September 16----- Independence Day
October 8----------- Festival of Todos Santos
October 11--------- Dia de la Raza
October 12--------- Founding of Todos Santos, Day of Saint Pilar
November 2-------- Day of the Dead
November
20------ Revolution Day of 1910
December 1------- A Change of Government (every 6 years,last change 2000)
December 12------ Patron Saint of Mexico Guadalupe
December 16------ Beginning of Christmas
December 25------ Christmas Day
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BEACHES -
Swimming with caution
- Located
within 2-8 miles of Todos Santos
- La
Poza - shore break surf activity, swimming not advisable
- Punta
Lobos - fisherman's beach - shore break surf activity, swimming not
advisable
- San
Pedro/Las Palmas - palm groves, long rolling breakers, swimming
- San
Pedrito - surf break for surfers, full service trailer park, beachfront
cabanas, pool, restaurant
- Los
Cerritos - swimming - surf break for surfers, popular for beach camping
but no services available
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BAJA MEXICO BOOKSHELF & INFORMATION.
Eleven Excellent Books on Baja all available at El Tecolote Bookstore 01152-612-14-50295 or janethowey@yahoo.com
Baja Survivors Guide
Lee Moore, Todos Santos Press, second edition 2006
Miraculous Air
C.M. Mayo, University of Utah Press, 2002
Baja Handbook
Joe Cummings, Avalon Travel Publishing, updated biannually
Forgotten Peninsula
Joseph Wood Krutch, University of Arizona Press, Reprint Edition 1986
Cave Paintings of Baja California
Harry Crosby, Sunbelt Publications, Expanded Edition 1997
Baja Plant Field Guide
Norman Roberts, Natural History Publishing Co., Revised Edition 1989
Baja Almanac
Baja Almanac Publishers 2003
Log from the Sea of Cortez
John Steinbeck, Penguin Classics, Reprint Edition 1995
Roadside Geology and Biology of Baja California
John Minch, John Minch & Assoc., Inc. 1998
Baja Legends
Greg Niemann, Sunbelt Publications 2002
Into a Desert Place
Graham MackIntosh, W.W. Norton 1995
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- MAPS visit
our area map
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- Baja Almanac Sur / Baja
Almanac Norte
- Baja Almanac Publishers Inc 4535 W. Sahara
Suite 105 Las Vegas, NV 89102
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- AAA Baja California
Map - 1994 Not
topographic, but an excellent road map showing gas stations.
$3.95
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- Baja California International Travel
Map International Travel
Map Productions. Detailed with topo lines. $7.95
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- Baja Road Map Auto
Club of Southern California
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- Baja Road Map - Kevin
Healey
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