Categoría: Culture

After the holidays, we start thinking and valuing what we did last year and what we want to improve this one that starts. It is also a good time to consider that there are invaluable moments and are worth living in family, as a couple, with friends, or even take a moment as individuals to
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Enrique Hambleton Professional photographer, writer and conservationist of Baja California Sur’s heritage. Thanks to Enrique’s research and work, the Cave Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1993. Mexican citizen with deep roots in Baja California Sur, the first von Borstel arrived to La Paz from Germany
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ORIGIN OF CULINARY TRADITIONS The origin of dishes typically prepared during the 19th century came from missionaries and the first colonists. The cuisine was influenced by two separate geographic sources. 1) The towns of San Jose and San Miguel de Comondu, La Purisima-San Isidro, San Luis Gonzaga and the old orchards of the mountain area,
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Josafat de la Toba & Anibal Castro There was friction between the Indians and the missionaries from the very beginning. The evangelizers insisted the native inhabitants abandon their customs. Polygamy was the number one issue. The natives viewed polygamy as a strategy for human survival. In the eyes of the missionaries, it was demonic behavior.
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