It is a well-known fact that Californians today are not aware of the marvelous archive of clever and cunning letters that preserve the memories of past centuries. Rather, they greatly admire a different way of hearing from the absent, that being through a live person, as proven by the following scenario. Toward the beginning of
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Picturesque characters exist everywhere. Todos Santos is no exception. Years ago, the unmistakable Minachi was recognized by all the residents. Every morning, he walked past houses begging for food that he deposited in a bucket. He received everything, including beans, soup, meat, and fish. It was a real mixture that he consumed later in his
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Manuel Torre Iglesias
Sailors always seek their salvation or revenge at sea. The blue abyss is an inexorable confidant. Confessors tell the sea their sorrows and joys with childish optimism or with relentless viciousness. That’s why Salvador Almaraz challenged Rufino Cuevas beneath the water’s surface. Both were divers. Of the good kind. Their rivalry was traditional in the
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Town Festivities Reminiscent of the colonial era, many people of Baja California Sur celebrate the dates when their communities were founded by Jesuit priests who, over the course of 70 years, established 17 missions throughout the peninsula. The first, Loreto, was founded in 1697 and the last, Santa María de los Angeles, in 1767. Over
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