El Elegante volcano (El Pinacate National Park, Sonora)

"The State of Sonora is located in Northwestern Mexico. It is bordered by the United States (State of Arizona) to the North; the State of Chihuahua to the East; the Gulf of California to the Southwest; the State of Sinaloa to the Southeast; and the State of Baja California to the Northwest. Pinacate National Park is located at aproximately 45 kilometers Northeast from Puerto Peñasco in the cost of Sonora."

"This impressive place is located in the great Sonoran Desert, whose dunes extend toward the State of Arizona. "The Pinacate" is a precious jewel which presently is an ecological reserve. This majestic area comprises mountains and volcanoes, dunes and washes, and seasonal lands which survive just on scarcely any water. Furthermore, this area is rich in archaeological findings of the so-called San Dieguito culture that inhabited the region approximately 12 thousand years ago. Contrary to what could be thought, there is a great wealth of wild animal and plant species at "El Pinacate", despite that rainfall is scarce and unpredictible. Different types of cacti and other plants dominate the landscape, in which animals live hidden under the sand dunes and the soil. Therefore, once you have visited this spot, you will always want to come back and why not? ... spend several nights together with the inhabitants of a unique place in Mexico. It is worthwhile mentioning that American astronauts visited the Pinacate before going to the Moon with the purpose of getting acquainted with situations similar to those they could encounter on Earth's satellite, since the Pinacate's landscapes have a tremendous resemblance to those of the Moon."

Web source: http://www.bajaquest.com/penasco/pinacate.htm

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• elegante
• pinacate
• national park
• landscape
• desert
• altar
• puerto peñasco
• sonora
• mexico
• crater

[jAgUaRkurt]

mmm...im from san luis rio colorado, sonora...ive always wanted to go there...but it didnt happen! xD sucks for me...im going tho! proly this year in the summer...mi jefa segun ella se metio a esa madre cuando era niña...semana santaaaaaa!!!

[yayoelraper12]

dude when i was like 9 years old i live in puerto peñasco sonora y can look everyday at 12 AM with my family like 3 UFO exactly where you are XD

sorry my bad english

[eckoquest]

how far is this volcano from imperial valley. Thank you for this awesome footage. Now i know what it looks like. but they blame this for our earthquake on easter.