Boquillas, Mexico
Boquillas del Carmen, frequently known simply as Boquillas (Spanish pronunciation: [bo-ki-ʝas]), is a village in northern Mexico on the banks of the Rio Grande. It is the northernmost populated place in the municipality of Ocampo, which lies within the Mexican state of Coahuila.
The village lies immediately west of the northern part of the Sierra del Carmen mountain range and at the south-west end of the Rio Grande's Boquillas Canyon. Boquillas del Carmen was founded as a mining town in the late 19th-century, after valuable minerals (silver, zinc and lead) were found in the nearby mountains. Mining ceased in 1919 and the population rapidly declined.
Boquillas del Carmen lies adjacent to the Mexico–United States border and visitors on foot from the United States can enter the village via the Boquillas Port of Entry. (You can get a row boat ride roundtrip for $5) Situated just next to Big Bend National Park, tourism is the principal industry in Boquillas.
Los Diablos, a firefighting team, lives in Boquillas. They work in the national park where they fight wildfires in Mexico and sometimes support firefighting efforts in the United States. Village population between 200-300.
Minolta X-370 photo scan. Circa 1988-1990. Shot from the amazing Big Bend National Park, near Boquillas Canyon.
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Boquillas, Mexico
Boquillas del Carmen, frequently known simply as Boquillas (Spanish pronunciation: [bo-ki-ʝas]), is a village in northern Mexico on the banks of the Rio Grande. It is the northernmost populated place in the municipality of Ocampo, which lies within the Mexican state of Coahuila.
The village lies immediately west of the northern part of the Sierra del Carmen mountain range and at the south-west end of the Rio Grande's Boquillas Canyon. Boquillas del Carmen was founded as a mining town in the late 19th-century, after valuable minerals (silver, zinc and lead) were found in the nearby mountains. Mining ceased in 1919 and the population rapidly declined.
Boquillas del Carmen lies adjacent to the Mexico–United States border and visitors on foot from the United States can enter the village via the Boquillas Port of Entry. (You can get a row boat ride roundtrip for $5) Situated just next to Big Bend National Park, tourism is the principal industry in Boquillas.
Los Diablos, a firefighting team, lives in Boquillas. They work in the national park where they fight wildfires in Mexico and sometimes support firefighting efforts in the United States. Village population between 200-300.
Minolta X-370 photo scan. Circa 1988-1990. Shot from the amazing Big Bend National Park, near Boquillas Canyon.
Info: Wikipedia.com