El Pinacate’s craters and dunes require different plans
The best way to plan a visit to El Pinacate is to consider the type of landscape, the vehicle available and your tolerance for heat—not simply a list of stops.
Read guide →El Elegante is a maar-type crater within the El Pinacate reserve. A dirt-road vehicle route from the Biological Station leads to it through volcanic terrain shaped by water, magma and erosion.
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