Felicity

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Istel is the founder of Felicity and the town’s longtime mayor, having been elected, almost 30 years ago, to an apparent lifetime term. The vote was unanimous: Istel voted for himself and so did Felicity’s other resident, Istel’s wife, Felicia. The town, established in 1986, consists of the Istels’ home and a half-dozen other buildings that the couple built on 2,600 acres in the middle of the desert near Yuma, Ariz., just off Interstate 8. At the north end, up an imposing staircase, sits the Church on the Hill at Felicity — inspired by a little white chapel in Brittany — that Istel built in 2007. The church is gorgeous and serene and looks eerily out of place, though less out of place than the 21-foot-tall stone-and-glass pyramid on the opposite end of town. The pyramid is there to mark the exact center of the world.
Istel is the founder of Felicity and the town’s longtime mayor, having been elected, almost 30 years ago, to an apparent lifetime term. The vote was unanimous: Istel voted for himself and so did Felicity’s other resident, Istel’s wife, Felicia. The town, established in 1986, consists of the Istels’ home and a half-dozen other buildings that the couple built on 2,600 acres in the middle of the desert near Yuma, Ariz., just off Interstate 8. At the north end, up an imposing staircase, sits the Church on the Hill at Felicity — inspired by a little white chapel in Brittany — that Istel built in 2007. The church is gorgeous and serene and looks eerily out of place, though less out of place than the 21-foot-tall stone-and-glass pyramid on the opposite end of town. The pyramid is there to mark the exact center of the world.
According to the French government and California’s Imperial County, the official center of the world lies in the town of Felicia in California’s Sonora Desert. There is no scientific or political reason for the designation, but only the effort of Jacques-André Istel and his wife Felicia Lee (the town's namesake), who founded the town in 1986. Jacques-André made his name and fortune as a famous French-American parachutist and co-founded of Parachutes, Inc., which produced parachuting equipment and opened the first parachuting school in the United States. He is credited as a key figure in popularizing parachuting in America and has been referred to as the “father of American skydiving.” In 1985 he wrote the children’s book "Coe: The Good Dragon at the Center of the World" about a dragon that lived at the center of the world, which served as the inspiration behind the town’s creation
La Fuente Inn & Suites

La Fuente Inn & Suites

3 out of 5
1513 E 16th St Yuma AZ
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Yuma. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: frokost (inkludert), ...
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Motel 6 Yuma, AZ - East

Motel 6 Yuma, AZ - East

2 out of 5
1445 E 16th St Yuma AZ
Prisen er 642 kr per natt fra 2. feb. til 3. feb.
642 kr
2. feb.–3. feb.
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Du kan bo på dette motellet under turen til Yuma. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: parkering (inkludert), døgnåpen resepsjon og snackbar/delikatesseforretning. ...
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Quality Inn & Suites Yuma

Quality Inn & Suites Yuma

2.5 out of 5
1691 S Riley Ave Yuma AZ
Prisen er 715 kr per natt fra 8. feb. til 9. feb.
715 kr
8. feb.–9. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet under turen til Yuma. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: frokost (inkludert), wi-fi (inkludert) og parkering (inkludert). ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1 081 anmeldelser)
Everything was absolutely great

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Home away from home-Quiet cozy casita

Home away from home-Quiet cozy casita

Yuma AZ
Du kan bo i denne ferieboligen under turen til Yuma. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: privat basseng, treningssenter og vaskeritjenester. Populære ...
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One story fully furnished townhouse

One story fully furnished townhouse

Yuma AZ
Du kan bo i denne ferieboligen under turen til Yuma. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), badstue og hage. Populære severdigheter ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (54 anmeldelser)
Located in quiet area. Older unit but clean. Sofas and king bed need to be updated just because they felt worn when sitting on couch or sleeping on king mattress. Communication upon check-in was quick. NoLocal channels but they had Smart TV so we could stream on our own account.

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Cozy and Bright 3 BR | 2 BA home in the Yuma Foothills

Cozy and Bright 3 BR | 2 BA home in the Yuma Foothills

Yuma AZ
Du kan bo i denne ferieboligen under turen til Yuma. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), vaskeritjenester og terrasse. Populære ...
9,8/10 Exceptional! (47 anmeldelser)
Great cozy home away from home. Host very responsive. Family and small pets enjoyed the stay. We will definitely stay again.

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Cozy and Bright 3 BR | 2 BA home in the Yuma Foothills
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