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'''Salsipuedes''' (Spanish for "get out if you can") may refer to: |
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* '''Salsipuedes''' is a small town in [[Baja California]] located in the 87.5 Km of the Tijuana-Ensenada highway. Its name is translated from the [[Spanish language]] as "get out if you can" or alternatively "leave if you can". This has three accepted meanings: |
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#In reference to the town in Baja California, local wisdom takes this to mean leave the highway if you can on account of the beauty of Salsipuedes. |
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#Salsipuedes lies at the bottom of treacherous dirt road and a top a super steep cliff; getting in and out after a rain can be a daunting exercise even with a four-wheel drive (hence the name). |
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#Additionally, there's historic reference to the bay (Bahia Salsipuedes) - the name was coined by Spanish seamen who were aware of the swift currents that made it difficult for sailing ships to leave its waters. It was common for the bay to be used as an overnight anchorage, or as shelter from Pacific storms. Attempts to sail out to open ocean were thwarted by the bay's swirling currents... thus, "get out if you can". |
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#It is a electronic music festival that takes place in the same location. On Saturday 30 of September 2006, the last edition of "Salsipuedes" will take place after 3 years of history. |
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* ''[[Salsipuedes: a Tale of Love, War and Anchovies]]'', a 2004 opera by Daniel Catán |
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* '''Salsipuedes''' is also an infamous location in Uruguay, as it is where most of the [[Charrúa]] [[Amerindians]] remaining after progressive extermination by the [[European]] conquerors were exterminated in an ambush. |
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* [[Salsipuedes (film)|''Salsipuedes'' (film)]], a 2016 Panamanian film directed by Ricardo Aguilar Navarro |
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* [[Massacre of Salsipuedes|Salsipuedes Massacre]], an 1831 killing in Uruguay |
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* [[Isla Salsipuedes]], an island in the Gulf of California |
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* [[Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes]], a Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Barbara County, California |
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* [[Rancho Salsipuedes]], a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California |
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== See also == |
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* [[Salsipuedes Creek (disambiguation)]] |
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* '''Salsipuedes''' is also a famous market in [[Panama City]], [[Panama]], "a street so narrow and filled with vendors that it is dark at noon." |
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Latest revision as of 05:41, 28 October 2023
Salsipuedes (Spanish for "get out if you can") may refer to:
- Salsipuedes: a Tale of Love, War and Anchovies, a 2004 opera by Daniel Catán
- Salsipuedes (film), a 2016 Panamanian film directed by Ricardo Aguilar Navarro
- Salsipuedes Massacre, an 1831 killing in Uruguay
- Isla Salsipuedes, an island in the Gulf of California
- Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes, a Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Barbara County, California
- Rancho Salsipuedes, a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California
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