Exhibition: Rare Baja Book Collection

The Keep Loreto Magical Foundation (KLM) invites you to discover the Norm Christie Library of Environmental Literacy, a special collection of books from Baja California Sur.

📚 Event: Public Exhibition
📍 Location: Plaza Benito Juarez
📅 Date: Tuesday, 20 March 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This Special Collection of Books is a unique bibliographic collection about the Baja California Peninsula, which will be presented to the public this Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in Plaza Benito Juárez. The collection will be on public display so that the Loreto community can explore, enjoy, and discuss its contents.

It is an impressive collection of more than 3,000 books, research papers, maps, and original materials focused exclusively on the Baja California peninsula. The collection covers a broad spectrum of topics, including geology, geography, marine biology, the culture and history of the Baja California Peninsula, exploration journals, botany, guides to birds and reptiles, and many others. Expert historians and scientists say the collection is unique throughout Mexico.

The collection includes:

  • Original research papers from the California Academy of Sciences.

  • More than 150 detailed maps of Baja California.

  • First editions and rare works dating to the 1500s, 1600s, and 1800s.

  • Complete Dawson Series (51 volumes), a cornerstone archive of Baja history and exploration.

  • Scientific symposium proceedings dedicated to Baja California (1968, 1972, 1978).

  • Field guides covering birds, reptiles, insects, marine and freshwater fish, mammals, geology, tracks, skulls, and butterflies — all Baja-specific.

  • Travel and expedition accounts across the peninsula by land, sea, air, mule, kayak, sailboat, bicycle, and on foot.

  • Norm Christie’s personal annotated binders, documenting decades of exploration and research.

Many of these works are out of print and will never be republished, making their preservation especially critical.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get closer to the knowledge and bibliographic heritage of our region.