San Borja (2017, 2016, 2009, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001)
The following are photos at San Borja from my seven visits there, off my photo albums. >> To see where this mission is, maps and directions at the bottom of this page << Feb. 2017 Sept. 2016 July 2009 Jan. 2004 July 2003 Apr. 2002 Apr. 2001 GPS: 28.744547, -113.753997 Directions: […]
Viva Baja Index (frequently updated)
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Edward H. Davis 1926 Photos
Edward H. Davis photographed the Baja California Native people and mission sites during his 1926 expedition. His San Diego County and other photo collections are preserved on many sites like SanDiegoHistory.org The next three photos show how adobe ruins vanish when unprotected from the elements: +24 years= +73 years= +84 years= +93 […]
Rancho San Gregorio 1960, 2001, 2022
San Gregorio is an old ranch in central Baja California, 8.6 miles (14 kms.) southeast from San Borja. In the canyon are many fruit trees (including citrus and guava) that are watered from a natural spring. It is such a picturesque location, it made the cover of a popular 1980 guidebook. We appreciate ranch owner […]
Historic Images
J. Ross Browne from 1868 Margaret Brown Baldwin Photos from ~1900 Edward Nelson Photos (1905-1906) in boxes 40 to 44 Margaret Wood Bancroft Photos from early 1930s Margaret Wood Bancroft 1934 Lost Mission Search Peveril Meigs’ Northern Baja Photos (1925 to 1936) Peveril Meigs photos on Calisphere Edward H. Davis Baja California Photos of 1926 […]
Slow Baja
Listen to the SLOW BAJA PODCASTS (Great interviews with dozens of Baja-loving folks who have done some incredible things). Below episodes are with Viva Baja host David: June 14, 2020: AUTHOR DAVID KIER REFLECTS ON FIFTY YEARS OF BAJA TRAVEL January 17, 2021: ON A MISSION WITH DAVID KIER June 15, 2021: MEET THE BENCHMARK MAPS […]
Media
VIDEOS, TV shows, & a motion picture (by or with David Kier): The 1973 Baja 1000 (a Super 8 film by David), east of Ojos Negros (3 min)* 2001 Video: Amigos de Baja Caravan to the Sulfur Mine & Matomí Canyon waterfall.(18 min) 2001 Video: Cielito Lindo Baja Bash, Las Pintas, and a Lost Mission […]
Driving
Advice for border crossing and driving David’s Road Guide Maps (2018-2021) Kilometer Marker Guide GPS Waypoints in Baja California 2010 Auto Club Map of Baja California (the final edition) Up-to-date Satellite Road Map Get the 2021 Benchmark Maps Baja California Atlas: SPECIAL PRICE Get the 2023 Benchmark Baja California Road Atlas, Second Edition Download the 2023 Digital […]
History
The Spanish Missions and Visitas in Baja California (Photos, GPS, History) Quick look Mission & Visita Photos, north to south (+ historic facts) Mission-basic-facts-names-dates-founders/ 1774 List of Missions and Populations 1776 List of Missions and Populations Santo Domingo Mission Photos Rosario de Arriba Mission Photos Rosario de Abajo Mission Photos San Fernando Mission Photos Santa María Mission […]
Locations
David’s (107) Baja Bound Travel Adventure articles Travel Adventure articles by category Subscribe to receive free monthly Baja Bound bulletins with news and articles Interactive Baja Articles Map, showing the Travel Article Locations (Links & Photos) Interactive Baja Photos Map to see over 1,600 locations photos, throughout the peninsula Baja California Maps (1685-2021) click here […]
What’s New at VivaBaja.com
In addition to the following links, notice that many of the subject links are now off the main page and grouped on subject pages of their own. This was done to make the main page easier to scroll down to see the kind of content found on VivaBaja.com. Also, more links have been added to […]
Messages about Eliodoro
Family of Eliodoro Arce, messages to David Kier Messages sent to me about Eliodoro Arce and his family, from member of his family. Spanish was translated with Google and edited for clarity. [The first time a family member is named by each person below, the name will be in bold. The family member’s name below […]
Eliodoro Arce
Don Eliodoro Arce was a friendly, old gold prospector. He lived near the abandoned 1930’s mine of El Desengaño, along the old road to Bahía de los Angeles. Eliodoro was born in 1912 and passed away at age 87, in the year 2000. He died at the home of relatives in Nuevo Rosarito. His kindness […]
The Bill Nichols’ Rock Trail
The Rock Trail 9/2005 by Kevin Ward (Baja Racer and Dust to Glory producer) It was a perfect late October morning in Alfonsina’s. I woke up early enough to watch one of those epic sunrises, just a murmuring of activity, and listened to the lapping of the water on the sand. We got Antonio and […]
San Bruno 1683-1685
Plano de la fortificación del Real de San Bruno en Californias Map was in a letter of March 26, 1685, by Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711) [Facing west/north is to the right] The Real de San Bruno was founded in Oct. 6, 1683 by Admiral Isidro de Atondo y Antillón and the Jesuit father Eusebio […]