El Desemboque

village in Sonora, Mexico


El Desemboque is a village of almost 300 people (2010) in Sonora south of Puerto Libertad and on the Gulf coast. It is one of the two largest settlements of indigenous Seri in the state, next to nearby Punta Chueca.

Seri woman selling artesanias in Desemboque

Understand

El Desemboque is a small seaside indigenous Seri village that is rarely visited by tourists. Its name comes from being at the mouth of the San Ignacio River, a stream that comes from the Sonoran Desert which is dry most of the year. Its name in the Seri language literally means "where the clams are", and on its shores there are many small clams.

El Desemboque is today a community dedicated mainly to small-scale commercial fishing and the production of artisan products, which constitute its main economic activities

Get in

There is a paved road all the way to Desemboque.

El Desemboque lies 370 kilometers northwest of Hermosillo.

Get around

See

  • Fishermen.

Do

  • ride ATV on the beach.
  • play on a sandy beach.

Buy

2 grocery stores are in town

Eat

One nice restaurant and 3 smaller restaurant places

Drink

Sleep

  • RV park right on the beach. US$5.
  • Hotel and restaurant Playa Dorada, +52 638-109-3064, . Check-out: noon. 14 rooms, a/c, hot water, restaurant on site, no internet, you can call US from hotel reception. other phone numbers: +52 638-107-2019 or +52 637-111-9430 US$40-56.

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