Puerto Peñasco
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Puerto Peñasco is a small city located in Puerto Peñasco Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora, 100 kilometres from the border with the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2
From top, left to right: Camaronero Monument, View of the Gran Desierto de Altar from Puerto Peñasco, Puerto Peñasco fishing vessels, Plaza Gobernadores, Aerial view of Puerto Penasco, Boats in the Puerto Peñasco fishing harbor, Skyline view at sunset
Gran Desierto de Altar
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The Gran Desierto de Altar is one of the major sub-ecoregions of the Sonoran Desert, located in the State of Sonora in northwest Mexico. It includes the only active erg dune region in North America. T
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…northern shores of the Sea of Cortez on the small strip of land that joins the Baja California Peninsula with the rest of Mexico. The area is part of the Altar Desert, one of the driest and hottest areas of the larger Sonoran Desert. Since the late 1990s, there has been a push to develop the area for tourism. It is…
Sand dunes at El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, northwestern Sonora, México