Punta Abreojos

Punta Abreojos (26°42′52″N 113°34′20″W)[1] is a fishing town in Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

It is located at the entrance to Laguna San Ignacio, a Biosphere Reserve which is frequently visited by pods of grey whales.[2] An isolated hill, 95 metres (312 ft) high, rises a few miles behind the town, and is a conspicuous landmark for sailors.[1] Several lighthouses are situated near the town.[2]

Punta Abreojos was named by Francisco de Bolaños, whose expedition reached the headland, but no further.[3] Abreojos means "open your eyes", and refers to the treacherous sailing conditions, with many rocks and reefs.[4]

Punta Abreojos is reached by a long road with few features of interest.[5] It comprises 500 houses, some grocery stores, an airstrip, a fish packing plant, a hardware store, churches, schools and a medical clinic.[2][5] The town's main economic output is in fishing for California spiny lobster and abalone.[5]

See also

References
  1. NGIA (2004)
  2. Rains (2006)
  3. Myers (2004), pp. 209, 226.
  4. Myers (2004), pp. 209, 378.
  5. Palmerlee (2007)

Bibliography
  • Paul A. Myers (2004). North to California: the Spanish voyages of discovery, 1533–1603. Llumina Press. ISBN 978-1-59526-251-6.
  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2004). "Mexico – West Coast of Baja California". West Coasts of Mexico and Central America Enroute. Prostar Sailing Directions (10th ed.). ProStar Publications. pp. 7–20. ISBN 978-1-57785-559-0. Pub. 153.
  • Danny Palmerlee (2007). "Península Vizcaíno". Baja California & Los Cabos (7th ed.). Lonely Planet. pp. 160–162. ISBN 978-1-74104-564-2.
  • Patricia Rains (2006). "San Roque through Magdalena Bay". Mexico Boating Guide (2nd ed.). Point Loma Publishing. pp. 53–66. ISBN 978-0-9638470-5-8.


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