Bienvenidos!

Join a group of history-buffs in Loreto, California!
(The peninsula is the original California after all.)

The ACHóN Group

Antigua California Heritage AppreciatiON

Achón is the core wood of cactus. It's the fire-starter kindling; it is cholla - symbol of Baja Californianos; it is the heart of the organ pipe cactus - used as a torch to light a path. It's used in many local traditions - and it's a great symbol for this group.

Mission Statement:

To honor and share the legacy of Indigenous and Californio heritage via oral history archives, cultural gallery displays, youth involvement, and documentary film in Baja California Sur, México.

Along with its natural history, the Culture of Old California deserves a more prominent place in BCS.

You can help realize a few more pasos toward that goal.

DONATE AND JOIN THE CLUB

Donation levels of $20 and up, with some fun Rewards...

for this project

HISTORY ON THE HOOF!

A  DOCUMENTARY CALLED "LA RECUA"  -  The Pack-Train

see more info on the Projects page

IN MAR./APR. 2018 WE FILMED FOR 200 MILES ALONG OLD TRAILS FROM COMONDU TO LA PAZ -

La Recua - Riding into the village of San Luis Gonzaga - on Apr. 6, 2018

SEE WHAT'S NEW - THE OLD HISTORY OF BAJA

TRUDI IS ON THE PATH OF FILMING AND FOLLOWING THE LOST HISTORIES OF FADING TRAILS

JOIN OUR "ACHON" GROUP AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF CAPTURING OLD SOULS ON FILM -

MUCHAS GRACIAS FROM THE TREASURES OF THE SIERRAS - OUR ORIGINAL CALIFORNIO FAMILES

don Ramon Talamantes famous trail-boss age 98 in 2019

doña Tomasa Romero of Rancho La Altagracia- 86 years in 2019

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