Cataviña Explained

Cataviña, Baja California
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Label:Cataviña
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Baja California
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:San Quintín
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:159
Population Urban:0
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Northwest US Pacific
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:Northwest
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:29.7319°N -114.7208°W
Elevation M:561

Cataviña is a town in San Quintín Municipality, Baja California.

Geography

It is located 118 km (74 mi) south of El Rosario and 106 km (66 mi) north of the junction of Federal Highway 12 to Bahía de los Ángeles. It is accessible by Federal Highway 1.

Economy

The local economy is dependent on tourism, ranching (Rancho Santa Inés, on the outskirts of the town, is an ejido held in common by the residents), and a couple of private vendors selling gasoline from 55 gallon barrels.

Tourism

Cataviña has a first-rate hotel developed by the National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism in the Mexican government. Nearby are some cave paintings and a field of giant rocks, mixed with desert vegetation, which make the area a place visited for lovers of ecotourism.

Those planning a trip that includes Cataviña, need to make sure to purchase enough fuel to get from El Rosario to Villa Jesús María, to avoid the necessity of buying the private vendor gasoline just mentioned (the Pemex station in Cataviña is closed, permanently.)

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