El Triunfo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Located in the mountains south of La Paz on the road to San Jose del Cabo, El Triunfo was once the largest
city in Baja. Silver, discovered in 1862, drew people from all over the world and the population soared to
10,000; now it's home to a few hundred. The smokestack which towers above the landscape was part of the
Progresso Mining Company. Wealth created from mining made the town a cultural center; what remains of that
today is the piano museum, home to beautiful grand pianos, some of which are still undergoing restoration.