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Sites of Archaeological Value Found in Southern Baja California

1 Comment / 2022, El Rosario, Natural protected areas, Press release / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 4 minutos Through a collaboration between Terra Peninsular and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), 10 sites with graphic-rock art manifestations that could be around 3 thousand years old were found in the southern area of Baja California. The remains are located in different ranches in El Rosario, south of the Valle Tranquilo Nature Reserve, …

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How Many Nature Reserves Are in San Quintin?

El Rosario, Natural protected areas, San Quintin Bay / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 4 minutos By Antonieta Valenzuela Baja California is a unique place where you can find a variety of landscapes: sandy beaches, mountains, pine forests, wetlands, matorral, agaves, volcanoes and amazing sunsets. Due to urban growth, these natural areas are more vulnerable; the habitats of thousands of plants and animals are in danger of being destroyed. Our mission …

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Endangered Dudleyas

El Rosario, Leave No Trace, San Quintin Bay, Wildlife / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 3 minutos By Mirna Borrego and Antonieta Valenzuela Did you know that some plants depend on the rich soil of the volcanic valley of San Quintin to survive? These are highly protected endemisms that you can only find in the nature reserves, and others belong exclusively to the San Quintin dunes. One of these plants is the …

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Recent Photos of the Valle Tranquilo Nature Reserve

2020, El Rosario, Projects, Wildlife / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 2 minutos Terra Peninsular carries out monitoring in the Valle Tranquilo Nature Reserve using camera traps, and recently images were obtained showing the diversity of species of the reserve.

37 Archaeological Sites Discovered in Nature Reserves Owned by Terra Peninsular

2017, El Rosario, Monte Ceniza, Projects, Punta Mazo, San Quintin Bay / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 3 minutos Students from the National School of Anthropology and History of Mexico presented the archaeological findings in the areas protected by the nonprofit organization Terra Peninsular in San Quintin and El Rosario, located at the south of the Ensenada.

Species seen for the first time in the Valle Tranquilo Nature Reserve

15 anniversary, 2016, El Rosario / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 2 minutos Our friend Jim Riley, from the San Quintín Botanic Garden, shared with us a couple of photos of two species captured for the first time by a camera trap in the Valle Tranquilo Nature Reserve.

Bighorn Sheep Sighting

2015, El Rosario / By Terra Peninsular

Tiempo de lectura | Reading time: 2 minutos On November 15, 2015, five Bighorn Sheep were seen at the Valle Tranquilo Nature Reserve, an area located in the southern part of Ensenada that is protected and managed by Terra Peninsular.