Santa Rosalia

Having only buzzed through Santa Rosalia on Highway 1, it was a pleasant surprise to find such a nice town.

Our friend Chuck from MV "No Mas" showing us the highlights of Santa Rosalia. This is the actual locomotive from the mining done here at the turn of the last century, brought around Cape Horn from Europe. It lights up at night in a whole rainbow of colors.

 This church was designed by Gustav Eiffel, originally built in Brussels, was purchased by the Company, disassembled, and shipped here, then rebuilt. Finished in 1897.

 Much of the wood in these buildings was imported from Europe at the end of the 1800's.

September 15th is the ACTUAL Mexican Independence Day. Victory over the Spanish, and last night the fiesta was just getting started after dinner, this picture was about 9 PM. The MC called for everybody to take their seats about 15 minutes after we shot this. We missed it! Up before sunrise, though....does that count?

The harbor was built of blocks of slag from the copper mines.