If the state of Sinaloa has a characteristic feature, it is definitely agricultural wealth, due mainly to its technical progress and infrastructure, as well as to the excellent soil and a favorable weather. The Fuerte River — with the same name as the valley — irrigates an extensive region whose main crops are vegetables, corn, beans and sugarcane, and whose commercial and financial center is the city of Los Mochis.

If we follow the course of the Fuerte River through the irrigated fields, we come upon an arid, barren region unhinabited by humans. From Los Mochis to the sea the area is totally flat, and where the fields end, the marshes begin.

Beyond these marshes, a deep green tract of land unfolds before us: a thicket filled with mangroves, bushes and trees. At the mangrove's end, there are huge lagoons and estuaries parallel to the coast of the Sea of Cortez, teeming with groups of marine and land fauna.

The port of Topolobampo, barely 14.9 miles from Los Mochis toward the west, is one of the most important in the Mexican Pacific, famous for its great fishing activities. It is well known, not only for its superb shrimp but also as a thriving commercial and industrial center.

Nearby — opposite the Sea of Cortez — there are long, flat beaches, devoid of any rocks or hills whatsoever, where absolute solitude and peace prevail. "Maviri", "Punta de Copas" and "Las Hamacas" are truly natural paradises. The sanctuaries for marine animals, where you can observe a large colony of seals and sea lions are located in the "Farallon de San Ignacio", only 45 minutes away by boat from the Topolobampo bay.

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Los Mochis is also your point of departure and terminal point for the legendary Chihuahua al Pacifico railroad. Considered a masterpiece of modern engineering, the «Chepe» regularly crosses the spectacular Tarahumara mountain range.