Baja California

Casa de Catalina

About 2/3 down the long length of the stunningly stark Baja Pennisula is the city of Loreto, once the capital of California. Home to the first mission in Baja in 1697, the town has grown from a small fishing village to a city of approximately 12,000 residents. The economic focus remains on tourism and fishing, but a healthy school system and a campus of the University of Baja California insure continued growth of intellectual resources.

Approximately one mile north of the city near the water’s edge sits Casa de Catalina.  This is where I’m headed …..

Palapa on the beach...