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These neighboring Baja villages are located in a very remote and lush valley
approximately 70 miles north of Ciudad Insurgentes. Established in 1719 because
of the underground springs that accommodated small areas of farming at cattle,
these watering holes and the cliffside aqueduct still provide water for citrus,
mango and date trees. Palm frawns are also dried here for palapa roofs and fences
for other nearby villages.
LA PARISIMA - SAN ISIDRO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO
The large sloped butte just north of town is a landmark that can be spotted from many miles away. "El Pilon" looks a lot like a landing spot for U.F.O's in a sci-fi movie, except for the white cross on the top! La Parisima offers a small market and gasoline from drums mid-town, on the north side of the street (a Pemex is on the way). A small but squeaky clean cafe "Restaurant Claudia" on the south side of the street will stifle that growling stomach and also offers cold sodas.
San Isidro, a mile or two east of La Parisima, has a lot less going on and is a traditional sleepy Baja pueblo. It does offer gasoline from drums on the west side of town. It's another 35 miles east to Baja Highway One on a sometimes tolerable, sometimes terrible dirt road.
For more information on the area north of La Parisima check out the SAN JUANICO section of Baja Expo.
YOUR FIRST STOP IN TOWN
Looking for a place to get out of your vehicle, stretch your legs and drink in the local view of La Parisima? On the east end of the village the town square is located on the north side of the street. The local kids like to play here after school (in uniforms), and on Sundays it gets pretty crowded because the town church is located right behind the plaza.
THE GRINGO FACTOR
La Parisima is very much a laid back Baja village and Gringos are not seen here in great numbers. The exception would be Baja legend Jim Dandy, who lives in town at the west end. Tell him Carlos Fiesta sent you and he will give you a cold cervesa. Need help? Jim Dandy to the rescue!
THE BEST OF LA PARISIMA
There are two landmarks in this sleepy village that are unique to La Parisima. The aqueduct that runs along the cliffs on the southern side of the road through town dates back many years and was instrumental in providing water to get the towns agriculture going. Another landmark, El Pilon, is the large rock on the north end of town that looks like a cross between El Capitan in Yosemite and the alien spacecraft landing place in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Definitely worth a photograph!
CARLOS FIESTA'S HOT TIP:
If want to take a few steps further back in time to an even more remote part of Baja continue east past La Parisima and San Ysidro for another half hour to the twin villages of San Jose de Comondu and San Miguel de Comondu. This is the real Baja that most visitors never see and one of the most remote villages on the Peninsula. There is a 99.99% chance that you will be the only person in town who doesn't live there.
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