Agua de Higuera. 1954.

"Cholla pelona" in flower, north of San Borja. 1960.

"Datilillo" in flower and seed pods, north of San Borja. 1960.

San Borja (Jesuit, 1762). 1950s. "A ruined mission, once the cultural center of an area comprising some 3,600 sq. mi., today a tiny ranching community centering around a massive stone church. The mission buildings are in a broad valley dominated by barren mountains covered with forests of cirio and giant cactus. Near the church is a cluster of adobe shacks with a palm grove, orchard, and garden irrigated from several tiny hot springs."