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

Cataviña, Baja California
Town
Cataviña Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°43′55″N 114°43′15″W
Country	Mexico
State	Baja California
Municipality	San Quintín
Elevation	1,841 ft (561 m)
Population  (2010)
• Town	159
• Urban	0
Time zone	UTC-8 (Northwest US Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Northwest)

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.)

Missions

• Misión San Fernando Rey de España de Velicatá
• Misión Santa María de los Ángeles

See also

• Boojum tree
• Cardón cactus

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cataviña.

• Global Positioning System 29°43′55″N 114°43′15″W

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