Punta Chueca

Punta Chueca (the name in the Seri language is Socaaix) is a Seri town located on the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located 16 miles north of the fishing and tourist town of Bahía de Kino. 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).

Primary school in Punta Chueca

Socaaix (Punta Chueca) with Tiburon Island in the background

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  "Corita" basket from Punta Chueca on display at the UABC cultural museum in Mexicali