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Paseo por Mexico Inside of the Temple of Santa Barbara in Mulegé

Inside of the Temple of Santa Barbara in Mulegé

Mulegé, Baja California Sur

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The French company El Baleo, having travelled on a sailing ship, had to cross the Atlantic, go through the Strait of Magellan and continue northwards along the Pacific to reach the Gulf of California in 1895. This collapsible iron temple, 30 metres long, has double-sheet walls with an air space of 33 centimetres in between.

Municipality

The municipality of Mulegé is one of the five municipalities of the state of Baja California Sur. Its most important cities are Santa Rosalía, Guerrero Negro and Mulegé. It became the main port of the peninsula region due to its economic activities. It has various places to visit such as the Temple of Santa Bárbara and the municipal palace, as well as a great wealth of cave paintings, beaches and places for snorkeling and ecotourism.

Festivities

Most small towns hold their traditional festivals; the most important are: San Ignacio in July, Santa Rosalía in October and Mulegé in September. During Holy Week, the death of Jesus Christ is reenacted, a tradition that dates back 100 years and was brought to these lands by the Yaqui Indians who arrived in Santa Rosalía with the first copper mines.


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