Triunfo

A few kilometers before you enter El Triunfo is the sign for a Cactus Sanctuary.

Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park 2008

A few kilometers before you enter El Triunfo is the sign for a Cactus Sanctuary.

Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park 2008

The church in El Triunfo is neatly kept but unremarkable, and certainly does not do justice to the former importance of the town.

Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park 2008

The church in El Triunfo is neatly kept but unremarkable, and certainly does not do justice to the former importance of the town.

Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park 2008

Historic mining towns often have fascinating cemeteries and El Triunfo is no exception.

Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park 2008

Historic mining towns often have fascinating cemeteries and El Triunfo is no exception.

Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park 2008

A few kilometers before you enter El Triunfo is the sign for a Cactus Sanctuary.

A few kilometers before you enter El Triunfo is the sign for a Cactus Sanctuary. The sanctuary is on the El Rosario ejido, six kilometers from the highway along a graded road and houses a variety of different kinds of cacti in its six hectares (15 acres). Photo by Trevor Burton 1996

Unusually for desert-like Baja, the mountain scenery near El Triunfo is greatly enhanced by a higher rainfall and permanent streams.

Unusually for desert-like Baja, the mountain scenery near El Triunfo is greatly enhanced by a higher rainfall and permanent streams. In the rainy season these can swell suddenly and dramatically. The arroyo scenery around San Bartolo is about as good as it gets. Photo by Marisa Burton 1996

El Triunfo is a former mining town nestled in Baja California Sur's Sierra de la Laguna.

El Triunfo is a former mining town nestled in Baja California Sur's Sierra de la Laguna. The town straddles Highway 1 and has made impressive strides in the past few years to attract more tourists. Photo by Marisa Burton 1996

Her first known story, "Triunfo," was published in the magazine Pan on May 25, 1940.

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