El Triunfo
A mountain town that boomed with 19th-century silver mining, where the chimneys, a piano museum and an old church stand quietly
El Triunfo lies in the mountains about 50 km south of La Paz. In the late 19th century, gold and silver mining made it the peninsula's largest town for a time, but its population dropped sharply as the mining industry declined. The town preserves the tall La Ramona smelter chimney, stone houses, a church and a cemetery. The small piano museum displays old pianos that were brought in during its mining heyday, and there is also a mining museum. Today there are cafés and bakeries. It's a good stop of 1–2 hours on the way to Los Cabos. The drive from town takes about 50 minutes along Highway 1.
Opening hours
All day (museum about 09:00–16:00)
Nearby sights
- La Ventana
- Todos Santos
- Hotel California (Todos Santos)
- Whale Museum (Museo de la Ballena y Ciencias del Mar)
- Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Baja California Sur
- Cathedral of Our Lady of La Paz
- Malecón de La Paz
- Cerro de la Calavera