Located at 1,700 ft (518 m) on the Transpeninsular Highway
between La Paz and San Jose del Cabo, El Tríunfo (The Triumph) was a bustling
mining town in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today
it is much smaller (pop. 327) and quieter, and many buildings are just
brightly-painted brick facades. The mining-era ruins are extensive and well
known, and include a smokestack designed by Gustave Eiffel. Tourists are also drawn to the “piano
museum” and the Café El Tríunfo, owned by an
ex-biker from California (his motorcycle is in the lobby).
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| The Transpeninsular Highway through El Tríunfo |
