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| Next door to the mission is a small museum displayng a recreation of the giant cave paintings discovered in the nearby Sierra San Francisco. |
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| Between San Ignacio and Santa Rosalia, Highway One passes by the base of Baja's most recently active volcano, Las Tres Virgines. |
Sea of Cortez! | |
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| The first time Highway One reaches the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) is here, just north of Santa Rosalia. |
Santa Rosalia | |
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| An old mine train is on display in this former French copper mine/ company town. |
Iglesia de Santa Barbara | |
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| Gustave Eiffel (of Paris' Eiffel Tower fame) designed this prefabricated, iron church for the 1889 World's Fair. After the fair, it was shipped to Santa Rosalia and re-assembled. |
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| Many buildings in Santa Rosalia date back to the French days (1880's to 1950's). |
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