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It takes about an hour to drive to Desemboque from
Caborca. The road (Sonora highway 044) has some rough
spots, but is generally in pretty good condition. To get there
from Caborca, drive west on Avenida Obregon until it turns
into Sonora highway 044. The highway is clearly marked,
and you'll see the stadium to your right as you're leaving
town, and the Cerro de la Virgin on the right side of the road
about four miles outside of town.
Caborca. The road (Sonora highway 044) has some rough
spots, but is generally in pretty good condition. To get there
from Caborca, drive west on Avenida Obregon until it turns
into Sonora highway 044. The highway is clearly marked,
and you'll see the stadium to your right as you're leaving
town, and the Cerro de la Virgin on the right side of the road
about four miles outside of town.
The two-lane highway passes some beautiful desert scenery, which includes a few of Caborca's
ejidos (land owned as a cooperative among its residents) as well as agricultural lands where you'll
see grapes (or asparagas, depending on the time of year), olives, pecans, forage and other crops
that are grown here.
After driving about 40 miles you'll come to a fork in the road, which is the pueblo of La Igriega (which
literally means "the Y," referring to the shape of the road where it forks). Driving toward the west, the
right turn of the fork is the road to Rocky Point. Continue driving west (straight ahead) to reach
Desemboque.
La Igriega is part of Caborca (the municipality of Caborca stretches to the sea and also includes
Desemboque), but doesn't offer many services other than a new Pemex station, a police
sub-station, some mini-supers and mechanics/llanteras (tire repair shops).
The road is at its roughest for the last 25 miles or so into Desemboque, but it's still not too bad.
You'll see a couple of turnoffs for other beaches along the way, but unless you have a
four-wheel-drive vehicle and a means of communicating if you get stuck (or don't mind walking)
they're not recommended.
Although there are a couple of restaurants and "mini-supers" in town, Desemboque doesn't yet offer
much in the way of tourist services (there's only one hotel, although it's in a location that overlooks
the beach). So, if planning to have a picnic or grill on the beach you'll probably want to stop by
Super-Val or PH before to buy what you need before leaving Caborca.
ejidos (land owned as a cooperative among its residents) as well as agricultural lands where you'll
see grapes (or asparagas, depending on the time of year), olives, pecans, forage and other crops
that are grown here.
After driving about 40 miles you'll come to a fork in the road, which is the pueblo of La Igriega (which
literally means "the Y," referring to the shape of the road where it forks). Driving toward the west, the
right turn of the fork is the road to Rocky Point. Continue driving west (straight ahead) to reach
Desemboque.
La Igriega is part of Caborca (the municipality of Caborca stretches to the sea and also includes
Desemboque), but doesn't offer many services other than a new Pemex station, a police
sub-station, some mini-supers and mechanics/llanteras (tire repair shops).
The road is at its roughest for the last 25 miles or so into Desemboque, but it's still not too bad.
You'll see a couple of turnoffs for other beaches along the way, but unless you have a
four-wheel-drive vehicle and a means of communicating if you get stuck (or don't mind walking)
they're not recommended.
Although there are a couple of restaurants and "mini-supers" in town, Desemboque doesn't yet offer
much in the way of tourist services (there's only one hotel, although it's in a location that overlooks
the beach). So, if planning to have a picnic or grill on the beach you'll probably want to stop by
Super-Val or PH before to buy what you need before leaving Caborca.