If our information is correct, the park was developed in the 1950s as a vacation destination for war veterans from Canada and the US. The setting is gorgeous. It backs into a mountain which, like others within the city limits, remains largely undeveloped, making it a beauty spot and a reprieve from urban sprawl. The park's large clubhouse is neglected. Dusty shelves in one room hold the worn volumes of a swap library. We have never seen anyone in the pool though we've been told it gets occasional use, mainly in warmer months. Good luck finding an RV site that has all three utilities (power, water and sewer) in working order.
The trees are magestic. Several of them bear fruit and you may luck into avocados, various kinds of citrus, bananas, even a papaya. There always seem to be several different types of trees in bloom. Flowering plants abound as well.
The original design for the park featured small cabins or casitas with attached, enclosed carports where the owners would park their trailers when they came to stay. The close arrangement between trailer and casita made it feasible to utilize both spaces for maximum living area. Some of the oldest trailers remain parked in their enclosure, never to leave of their own accord. Newer trailers and motorhomes are far too large to fit in the small space allotted many years ago. A number of casitas have been retrofitted and extended and new units constructed over the years. Some casitas have striking designs. Note the elliptical shapes shown below -- no little boxes are these.
The park now includes a mix of RV sites and these small homes, some of which are used seasonally and others as year-round accommodation. Of the occupied RV sites, most have campers that seem to be parked for the long-term and most of these bear Mexican license plates.
San Jose del Tajo website (don't take everything at face value) Visited mid-Feb 2012
That first shot - wow! The evolution of the RV park - the mind boggles at all the connections that could be made.
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