Northern Mexico - Nordmexiko

Northern Mexico located in Mexico. It is a vast desert region that borders the United States of America. It is sometimes referred to as "Mexico Unknown" or "Mexico Lost" because it is ignored by the vast majority of tourists.

Regions

Map of Northern Mexico
Sonora
Chihuahua, largest state of Mexico,
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas
Sinaloa
Durango
Baja California
Baja California Sur

places

  • 1 Ciudad JuarezWebsite of this institutionCiudad Juárez in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageCiudad Juárez in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCiudad Juárez in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCiudad Juárez (Q26590) in the Wikidata database -
  • 2 CreelCreel in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageCreel in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCreel in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCreel (Q1020789) in the Wikidata database-
  • 3 CuliacanWebsite of this institutionCuliacán in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageCuliacan in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCuliacán in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryCuliacán (Q211760) in the Wikidata database -
  • 4 HermosilloWebsite of this institutionHermosillo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHermosillo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHermosillo (Q189138) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 MonterreyWebsite of this institutionMonterrey in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMonterrey in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMonterrey (Q81033) in the Wikidata database -
  • 6 Puerto PeñascoWebsite of this institutionPuerto Peñasco in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languagePuerto Peñasco in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPuerto Peñasco in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPuerto Peñasco (Q746968) in the Wikidata database -
  • 7 SaltilloWebsite of this institutionSaltillo in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageSaltillo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSaltillo in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySaltillo (Q53077) in the Wikidata database -
  • 8 TampicoWebsite of this institutionTampico in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageTampico in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTampico in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTampico (Q273014) in the Wikidata database -
  • 9 DurangoWebsite of this institutionDurango in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageDurango in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDurango in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryDurango (Q112813) in the Wikidata database -

Other goals

background

In the Sonoran Desert

Desert areas in the north-west of Mexico or the south-west of the USA: rain shadow deserts, caused by the mountain ranges of the Sierra Madre Occidental (west) and the Sierra Madre Oriental (east) and the basin in between

  • Sonora, extends over 320,000 km²
  • Chihuahua Desert over 500,000 km² east of it
  • Mojave Coast 110,000 km² north of the Sonora in the USA

Smaller desert areas:

  • Yuma Desert, part of Sonora
  • White Sands, part of the Chihuahua

language

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

Coat of arms of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Regions:Baja California • Northern Mexico • Bajío • Central Mexico • Pacific Coast (Mexico) • Yucatán (Southern Mexico)
States:Mexico City • Aguascalientes • Baja California • Baja California Sur • Campeche • Chiapas • Chihuahua • Coahuila • Colima • Durango • Guanajuato • Guerrero • Hidalgo • Jalisco • México • Michoacan • Morelos • Nayarit • Nuevo León • Oaxaca • Puebla de Zaragoza • Querétaro • Quintana Roo • San Luis Potosí • Sinaloa • Sonora • Tabasco • Tamaulipas • Tlaxcala • Veracruz • Yucatan • Zacatecas
Cities:Acapulco • Cancun • Guadalajara (Mexico) • Hermosillo • Merida • Mexicali • Monterrey • Oaxaca de Juarez • Playa del Carmen • San Cristobal de las Casas • Tijuana • Toluca 
Miscellaneous:Nature parks • Sian Ka'an • Parque Nacional La Malinche • World Heritage • Chichen Itza • Teotihuacan • Uxmal • Pueblos Mágicos •
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