| The Seri Coast (continued) The only inhabitants of this isolated coast are some 500 Seri Indians -- the smallest indigenous tribe in Mexico. Although the coast is a biological reserve, poor roads are probably its only real protection. |
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| Although we saw fewer mammals than in the Arizona Desert, the seabirds were numerous and varied, including herons, dowatchers, sandpipers, loons and many, many osprey. This osprey nest was particularly imposing. | |
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| Refusing to work for outsiders, the Seris live by fishing and handicrafts (ironwood carvings, necklaces made of shells and fish or snake vertebrae and elegant woven baskets). Although they accept money, they are much more interested in trade goods -- especially tools and clothing. |
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Our first trip to Mexico was an eye-opener. More wilderness than Arizona. Greater extremes of wealth and poverty than Bulgaria. We never saw any banditos, and the federales were just kids -- quick to smile and very amused by my attempts to speak Spanish. Now back home In Tucson, I realize that we live in the North, not the South. Hmmm...... |
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 Roadside Madonna near Bahia Kino, Mexico. |
Seri Coast Part I Seri Coast Part II |