Gran Desierto de Altar

Sonora · Mexico

Gran Desierto de Altar, Mexico
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November to March
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The largest active dune field in North America, part of a UNESCO-listed biosphere on the Sonoran coast. Volcanic craters of the Pinacate shield rise abruptly from its sea of sand.

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