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San Javier - Viggé - Biaudó |
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In the highest part of the Giganta mountain range, approximately 35 kilometers to the southeast of Loreto,
in Ojo de Agua Biaundó, you will find the beautiful mission church of San Francisco Javier, founded in 1699, and had to be abandoned due to attacks by hostile Indian groups.
The mission was re-established in 1701 at the current site, with the construction of irrigation channels and water tanks to aid the cultivation of wheat, corn, beans, vines, fruit trees and olives, some of which are still cultivated today.
Father Miguel del Barco was the one who decided on the present mission building in 1744, due to the original building having been left in ruins. The present construction was terminated and blessed in April, 1758.
To arrive to this beauty spot, you have to travel a 32-kilometer breach, high up in the mountains, bordering the profound and fertile canyons which provide truly spectacular views, and then pass through the Las Parras ranch.
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