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Tutuaca
Chihuahua and Sonora
About Tutuaca
Tutuaca Wildlife Protection Area. This Protected Area, located in the Sierra Tarahumara, contains a diversity of ecosystems that make it a refuge for a great variety of plant...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Vicente Guerrero at 55 Km.
Súchil at 52 Km.
Mezquital at 20 Km. -
Airport
Chihuahua International Airport 'General Roberto Fierro Villalobos' - Chihuahua
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
From Chihuahua City, take the highway to Cuauhtémoc City, continue to the town of 'La Junta' and take the highway to Hermosillo, after the t...
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Transportation facilities
Private vehicle.
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Mobility within the protected area
These are logging roads and dirt access roads to localities within the Protected Area.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
From Chihuahua City, take the highway to Cuauhtémoc City, continue to the town of 'La Junta' and take the highway to Hermosillo, after the town of Tomochi, 20 km from there you will find the dirt road to enter the Protected Area.
- Transportation facilities
Private vehicle.
- Mobility within the protected area
These are logging roads and dirt access roads to localities within the Protected Area.
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Schedules
Without information
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Entrance fee
In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights for the current fiscal year
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Average weather in the area
Temperate and very cold in winter
Protected Area map
View map
Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Flora and fauna watching
- Hiking
Recommendations
- Visit the Protected Area in summer.
- Comfortable, warm clothing and field shoes are recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
None
Lodging near the PA
None
Food service near the PA
Grocery store
Available services in the nearest locality to the PA
All services
Nearest locality to the PA
Vicente Guerrero at 55 Km.
Súchil at 52 Km.
Mezquital at 20 Km.
Admission fee
Protected Area entrance fee
In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights for the current fiscal year
More about Tutuaca
Interesting facts
It was the first protected area in Chihuahua. In this area of the Sierra Tarahumara of Chihuahua, you can observe birds highly sought after...
Attractions
Nesting area for the western saw-whet parrot.
Representative species of PA
Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus), Chihuahua spruce (Picea chihuahuana), Douglas fir (Ps...
You can see more representative species of Tutuaca on the web site
Representative Species of PA
Representative Species of PA
Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus), Chihuahua spruce (Picea chihuahuana), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), White fir (Abies concolor)
Visitor regulations
Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area
Be accompanied by a local person from Ejido Tutuaca.
Visitor regulations
Protected Area Regulations
Visitor regulations in the Protected Area
Be accompanied by a local person from Ejido Tutuaca.
