Puerto peñasco

Puerto peñascoPuerto 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.

ECONOMIA:PESCA Y TURISMO

PESCAThe 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.

TOURISM

TOURISMFun 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.

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.

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.

SOCIAL

UNIVERSITIES*Higher Technological Institute of

Puerto Peñasco (ITSPP)

*University Professional Development (UNIDEP)

*Technological University of Puerto Peñasco (UTPP)

GASTRONOMY

• 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.

FLORA Y

FAUNA

FLORAscrub 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.

FAUNAin 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.

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