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INTRODUCTION TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA GREAT MURALS GALLERY |
The Baja Great Murals Gallery presents a selection of photographs reflecting the scale and variety of rock paintings from the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, from the Sierra de San Borja in the north, through the Sierra de San Juan and the
Sierra de San Francisco to the Sierra de Guadalupe in the south.
The Great Murals cave paintings represent one of the largest concentrations of rock art in the Americas, and some of its oldest. Created over thousands of years by an unknown people, the ancient paintings are rich in artistry and metaphorical significance.
1976 marked the beginning of an odyssey in
Baja California; the photographer
Harry W. Crosby was commissioned to provide photographs for a publication to commemorate California's bicentennial. He was given the task of following the route of the 1769 Portolá Serra expedition. One expedition led to many, and over the next few years
Harry W. Crosby and his team would ride more than 1,000 miles in Baja California, on mule-back and on trails far from the road, to its remotest areas where he would encounter the spectacular rock art of this region, much of which remained undocumented.
The
documentary film '
BAJA CALIFORNIA: In Search of Painted Caves' follows this epic journey, featuring original cine footage, through the rugged mountains and desert canyons on an artistic quest.
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THE BAJA CALIFORNIA GREAT MURALS GALLERY |
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| Boca de San Julio |
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Boca de San Julio |
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Boca de San Julio |
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Cuesta de San pablo |
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Cueva del Batequi |
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Cueva del Batequi |
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Cueva de las Flechas |
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Arroyo de San Pablo |
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Cueva Pintada |
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Cueva de las Flechas |
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El Cajón del Valle |
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El Parral |
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Harry W. Crosby |
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| La Candelaria |
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La Natividad |
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La Palma |
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La Huertita |
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| San Borjitas |
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La Trinidad |
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San Gregorio |
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Los Monos de San Juan |
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| Boca de San Julio |
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Santa Teresa |
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Cueva de la Soledad |
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El Cajón del Valle |
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| El Brinco |
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La Trinidad |
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La Natividad |
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San Gregorio |
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| Boca de San Julio |
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Baja California Arroyos |
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Arroyo de San Pablo |
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Enrique Hambelton |
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| Cueva Pintada |
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El Brinco |
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Harry W. Crosby |
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Cueva de las Flechas |
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