Lompoc Travel Guide

 Yaqui Says:  This was Padre's Rodriguez's room. What was neat, is the Ranger had unlocked the door so we could explore the room first hand and let us go thru the door to the missions trade store (Tienda), which was just next door. Pretty cool! 

 Yaqui Says:  Franciscan Father Mariano Payeras' served this mission from 1804 until his death in 1823. He supervised the relocation and rebuilding of La Purisima after the 1812 earthquakes. He also served a El Presidente and Comisario Prefecto of the Alth California Missions.Father... 

 Yaqui Says:  Each mission of the California Mission System was designed to be a complete community. The farms and workshops were capable of providing for the needs of 1,000 or more residents. In 1820, La Purisma Mission's population was 874, including Franciscan padres, soldiers,... 

 Yaqui Says:  I'll take you on the tour as I ventured through the mission.Across the 1st footbridge lies California's eleventh mission and a glimpse of life during the 1820's. The Civilian Conservation Corps restored the buildings and grounds between 1934 - 1941. We hope you enjoy your... 

 Yaqui Says:  Can you interpret the story that the footprints in this walk are telling about the history of La Purisma Mission.Notice that the impressions are different. Starting to the right there are footprints left by someone who was barefoot (picture 1). The next person wore hard... 

 Yaqui Says:  Men and women were cared for in separate hospital buildings. Women with knowledge of healing herbs were hired to cure the sick. Unfortunately, without resistance to European diseases, and with changes in diet and living conditions, many Chumash Indians suffered and died. 

 Yaqui Says:  Young Indian girls past the age of eleven, but not yet married came to live in the monjerio or girls dormintory. Here they were taught to cook, sew, spin, and weave. Then their daily tasks were completed they might visit their families, but at night they were confined to the... 

 Yaqui Says:  This is where the soldiers lived, ate, and slept while serving at the mission.Do you see the colorful shield on the wall, its is a turtle shell. 

 Yaqui Says:  A Short HistoryThe cattle of the world, regardless of their wide and diverse body types and color patterns, are believed to originate from Bos indicus (the humped cattle of Asia) or Bos taurus (the wild cattle of Europe). Annals of history trace the movement of African... 

 Yaqui Says:  Using gravity flow, drinking and cooking water came in closed, clay underground pipes from the Springs House. Excess water went to the lavanderia (to the left) for washing clothes. The soapy water drained into the cistern, cleared, then traveled by aqueduct for irrigation. 

 Yaqui Says:  Unlike the Europeans, the Chumash Indians enjoyed bathing. This lavanderia provided a clothes washing and bathing area for the residents of the Indian Apartments and Tule Village.What is sad, is the most of the mission lavanderia's water features use to have a some type of... 

 Yaqui Says:  This beautifully crafted tule house represents the artisanship of the Chumash. 120 plus hours of hard physical labor has gone into harvesting the tule alone. This was done carefully to produce the finest quality of craftmanship. Over 100 willows were harvested by 4... 

 Yaqui Says:  This path leads to the vegetable garden, pig pen, blacksmith shop, spring house and water system. 

 yankee_doodle Says:  This is Lompoc's Finest, and one of Santa Barbara County's best Italian eateries. They server wonderful Italian standards and have great specials. John's creme soups are to die for. Faith's deserts are...oh my God! Get some! John's Special Pasta is delicious. What the heck,...