Punta Abreojos

Punta Abreojos (26°42′52″N 113°34′20″W / 26.71444°N 113.57222°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

• Punta Abreojos Airstrip
• History of the west coast of North America

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.