2. Puerto peñasco
Puerto Peñasco is a city in the state of
Sonora, located in the northwestern
region of the state, is one of the most
important tourist destinations in
northern Mexico and is head of the
homonymous municipality.
Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, takes us to
the early settlement of 1926, when it
was complying with human
settlements of fishermen from nearby
ports.
5. PESCA
The main industries of the
economy of Puerto Peñasco are
fishing and marketing, relying on
a large fishing fleet and several
processors. Main fish and seafood
are shrimp, milkfish, crabs,
dogfish saw.
7. TOURISM
Fun and activities offered by
Puerto Peñasco are limitless,
beautiful beaches invite us to
walk, to swim in the calm
waters to admire beautiful
sunsets and staying in modern
and luxurious hotels and
resorts with first-class
services.
8. PLACES
• Pinacate is a reserve and an excellent
place to visit and learn more about
nature. It is a volcanic desert region of
715,000 hectares object of scientific
study and family recreation. It houses
554 species of flora, mainly saguaros,
ocotillo, governors and choyas, 237
species of birds like the golden eagle
and red-tailed hawk, 49 species of
reptiles and amphibians, and 41
species of native mammals.
9. CLIMATE
• It has a warm dry climate, has an
average annual temperature of 27 º
C with winter rains. And it is now
one of the favorite destinations for
American tourists fleeing south
during the hard winters of your
home. That is why the place is also
known as Rocky Point.
13. • In Puerto Peñasco savor the
delicious dishes of Sonoran
cuisine, seasoned and served
with typical ingredients from
the coast, such as shellfish,
also find typical dishes like
tamales, meat stews, soups
and broths.
15. FLORA
scrub with unarmed category, such as
governor, White nagua, or nightshade,
burro grass, etc.;
Scattered mainly in the northeastern
part of the municipality are small
portions of sacocaule scrub, incense,
white torote, torote colorado, cholla,
lomboy and cactus in the border region
with the United States, both regions are
protected as national ecological reserve.
16. FAUNA
in the town and toad species, bull frog,
desert tortoise, rattlesnakes,
loggerhead turtle lacid, hawksbill sea
snake, camamleón, Gila monster,
whitetail deer, mule deer, pronghorn,
opossum are , raccoon, rabbit, gray fox,
great horned owl, red dove, Churea,
aura, gabian gray güilota, red tailed
hawk.