X-Nico

3 unusual facts about San Quintín


Balanus glandula

Balanus glandula is one of the most common barnacle species on the Pacific coast of North America, distributed from the U.S. state of Alaska to Bahía de San Quintín near San Quintín, Baja California.

Charlie Cannon

Charles Albert Cannon (September 11, 1911–August 14, 2003), a singer, theater performer and co-founder of Starlight Opera in San Diego, California, was born in the coastal town of San Quintín, Baja California, near Ensenada.

XEQIN-AM

XEQIN-AM (La Voz del Valle – "The Voice of the Valley") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish, Mixtec, Zapotec and Triqui from San Quintín in the Mexican state of Baja California.


Baja Med

This includes fresh seafood from the port of Ensenada such as mussels, oysters, clams and shrimp, and blue tuna; miniature vegetables from the fields south of Ensenada, olives from the winemaking region of the Guadalupe Valley just northeast of Ensenada, dates from San Ignacio and tomatoes and strawberries from the San Quintin Valley.

Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija

It was in 1901 during the American Civil Commission that Rosales, together with Balungao, Umingan, San Quintin, were segregated from Nueva Ecija and became parts of Pangasinan.

Five Star Bus Company

In February 2012, Five Star Group has announced the acquisition of all provincial routes (except Tayug, Pangasinan, San Quintin, Pangasinan & Bulacan) of Santrans Corporation, through First North Luzon Transit.


see also