Talega, San Clemente, California

Coordinates: 33°27′50″N 117°35′20″W / 33.464°N 117.589°W / 33.464; -117.589

Talega is the name of a tract housing project in the city of San Clemente in Orange County, California. It is a planned community, and began construction in 1999.

Geography

Talega is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the California coast and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Interstate 5 in California, between the streets of Avenida Pico and Camino De Los Mares. It is near the Northrop Grumman Capistrano Test Site] (formerly TRW Inc.), where the Lunar Module Descent Engines (engines were developed in the 1960s for the Apollo 11 moon landing. It is about 8 miles (13 km) from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and near the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Facilities

There is a Wal-mart, a golf course, two elementary schools, and a middle school. It is served by the Capistrano Unified School District, and was recently annexed to San Clemente from the unincorporated territories it existed in upon the beginning of construction.