Punta Chueca

Punta Chueca (

Municipality of Hermosillo.^[1] One of the two villages on the Seri Indian communal property (the other being El Desemboque (Haxöl Iihom)), it has small stores, a primary school and a small satellite-fed secondary school (telesecundaria). It is one of the closest points on the mainland to Tiburón Island, separated from it by the Canal del Infiernillo (Xepe Coosot). According to the Mexican census of 2010, the town (officially a locality, or localidad), had a population of 520 inhabitants.^[2]

Gallery

Socaaix (Punta Chueca) with Tiburon Island in the background
"Corita" basket from Punta Chueca on display at the UABC cultural museum in Mexicali

References

29°0′54″N 112°9′42″W / 29.01500°N 112.16167°W / 29.01500; -112.16167

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[1] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

[2] INEGI Census of Population 2010

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