Fiesta at Rancho Guajome Adobe!

Fiestas at the early and mid-nineteenth century rancheros had the reputation for extending several days, even weeks, and offered games, competitions, music, dancing and lots of wonderful Mexican food! However, the fiesta at Rancho Guajome Adobe was a day-long affair – a mini-fiesta compared to the fiestas of old. The uplifting sound of traditional Mexican tunes drifted through the air at the Rancho Guajome Adobe County Park in Vista on Saturday, July 19.

The adobe was built in 1853 by Cave Couts for his wife, Ysidora Bandini. In addition to being a San Diego County Park, the adobe and its surr...