Sahuimaro Coast

The central Sonoran coast meets the Gulf of California in a succession of beaches, estuaries and rocky headlands. Between Tastiota and Guaymas, mountains approach the shore and form stretches of sea cliff. The coast was part of the homeland of the Seri, who drew food and materials from both the sea and the desert vegetation inland. Spanish efforts to settle them at missions on the inland rivers met resistance, and many returned to the coast.