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El Desemboque
Desemboque (pronounced
dess-em-boe-kay) is a very small fishing
village about an hour's drive west of
Caborca. The water is warm and
inviting, and during the week the beach
is generally not crowded, as gringos opt
for more developed areas like Rocky
Point.
The area was opened as a free trade
zone a couple of years ago by Mexican
President Vicente Fox, and Americans
are buying up much of the land around
the area. For now though, it's still a
small, quiet fishing village where you can
enjoy the beauty and solitude of the sea.
dess-em-boe-kay) is a very small fishing
village about an hour's drive west of
Caborca. The water is warm and
inviting, and during the week the beach
is generally not crowded, as gringos opt
for more developed areas like Rocky
Point.
The area was opened as a free trade
zone a couple of years ago by Mexican
President Vicente Fox, and Americans
are buying up much of the land around
the area. For now though, it's still a
small, quiet fishing village where you can
enjoy the beauty and solitude of the sea.
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.
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.
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.
The Town
Desemboque is basically a sleepy little fishing village, where most of the friendly
residents are engaged at some level in the commercial seafood industry. If you
leave the main road, watch out for soft spots of sand, if you don't pass through
them with a sufficient amount of speed you'll get stuck. If that happens though,
one of the vehicles on the beach that brings in the fishing boats will be glad to
help pull you out.
Desemboque is basically a sleepy little fishing village, where most of the friendly
residents are engaged at some level in the commercial seafood industry. If you
leave the main road, watch out for soft spots of sand, if you don't pass through
them with a sufficient amount of speed you'll get stuck. If that happens though,
one of the vehicles on the beach that brings in the fishing boats will be glad to
help pull you out.
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