Las Bocas is a small fishing village located in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

. It is part of the Huatabampo

Huatabampo

Huatabampo is a city and municipality in the state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. It is situated on the Gulf of California, near the mouth of the Mayo River. It is located at latitude . Huatabampo is 34 km southwest of Navojoa via Sonora State Highway 56 and Sonora State Highway 149...

 municipality. Despite being part of Huatabampo, most properties there are owned by families from Navojoa

Navojoa

Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of Sonora, south of the state's border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the administrative seat of a large municipality, located in the Mayo River Valley.-History:The city name...

 who have their second house next to the beach.

Las Bocas is a popular weekend and holiday destination for people from the south of Sonora (mainly the city of Navojoa) and north of Sinaloa

Sinaloa

Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....

. It is specially visited during the Semana Santa (Holy Week) which is the week before Easter.

Beaches

There are two main beaches in Las Bocas: Playa Norte (North Beach) and Playa Sur (South Beach).

Other beaches around Las Bocas area include Camahuiroa to the south, and Tohahui and Bachoco to the north.

Accommodations and other services

There is a small hotel located near the Plaza at Playa Norte. Many houses are available for rental. There are several small grocery stores; larger supermarkets are only available in Navojoa. There are no gas stations in Las Bocas but gas is delivered and sold by local residents. During Holy Week there are several places to eat local Mexican food and sea food, but other kinds of restaurants are not available.

Transportation

The town is 15 km far from Mexican Federal Highway 15

Mexican Federal Highway 15

Federal Highway 15 is a primary north-south highway in Mexico. The highway begins in the north at the United States-Mexico border at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, and terminates to the south in Mexico City...

 via a two-lane, paved state road.

Playa Sur has its main boulevard paved as it is part of the Carretera Costera Riviera Mayo

Carretera Costera Riviera Mayo

Carretera Costera Riviera Mayo formerly known as Brecha de Sinaloa is a state road in the Mexican state of Sonora. It runs from Agiabampo to Yavaros. -Route description:...

 (Mayo Riviera Coastal Road). This highway connects to neighbor beaches Tohaui, Bajerobeta, and Bachoco, and to the port of Yavaros.

The nearest commercial airport is Ciudad Obregón International Airport

Ciudad Obregón International Airport

Ciudad Obregón International Airport is an international airport located in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. It has one terminal with three gates and two jetways and two additional commercial aircraft parking spaces...

, roughly 100 km away.