Bahia la Choya, Sonora, Mexico

15 April 2008

Cholla Bay (Bahia la Choya) is a small village, near Puerto Peñasco, a city located in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora, about 100 km from the border with the U.S. state of Arizona. The village is both on the water (the northern end of the Sea of Cortez) and in a desert. In the village, one often sees water in the distance and dry, dusty soil in the foreground, giving the whole place an eerie feel. The colorful, and sometimes exotic architecture add to the mood, sometimes suggesting Tatooine with a beach. Canon 5D Mark II, various lenses ...