Discover La y Griega

La y Griega, also known as Plutarco Elías Calles, offers different points of interest for your trip: Bulevar Silvano Pérez, the Río Asunción, and local festival traditions. Road traffic and the river landscape shape the area in different ways, while historic community events offer insights into its cultural and religious customs.

A transport route and river landscape

Bulevar Silvano Pérez is one of the important and busy roads in La y Griega. Visitors use it when traveling to the beaches of Caborca and nearby communities such as Puerto Peñasco. The boulevard is therefore a landmark for regional road traffic.

The Río Asunción also reaches Plutarco Elías Calles. There, the river opens into a broad delta fan that extends over the last 40 kilometers to the coast. The Río Asunción flows into the Gulf of California, mainly near Desemboque and underground there. The river system varies seasonally. The busy road and the river delta thus represent two different geographical features of the area.

Community festivals for specific occasions

In 2018, a parade marking the 108th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution passed through the main streets of La y Griega. It was followed by an arts and cultural program and a festival for families from the Caborca coastal region.

The 2025 Independence Day celebration marked a different occasion: it was held at the multipurpose plaza. The group Los Activos del Rancho performed live, and typical snacks were also available. The 2025 celebration and the 2018 commemorative event show different forms of such specific community events—from a parade followed by a festival to a plaza celebration with music and snacks.

Christmas traditions, a pilgrimage, and an asparagus festival

In December 2023, traditional Posadas Infantiles were held in La y Griega as community Christmas events. They included food and sweets, toy raffles, the lighting of a Christmas tree, and a local procession of lights.

An account from 2017 describes a pilgrimage on December 12 to the altar of the Virgen de Guadalupe on Cerro de La Y Griega. Among those taking part were people from the town of José María Morelos. The occasion included a Mass and a festival at the altar site.

A local account from 2017 links the agricultural asparagus festival in La y Griega with the period after the asparagus season ends. It mentions a large dance event and food stalls. Together with the Christmas events and religious celebrations, this gives a picture of the area's various local traditions, each tied to specific occasions or times of year.

Culture and coastline in the wider Caborca destination

The wider Caborca destination offers other cultural and landscape highlights. La Proveedora is a desert landscape with thousands of petroglyphs; archaeological settlement began around 2500 BC. The carvings depict plants, animals, and human figures. The municipality describes La Proveedora as the site with the largest number of petroglyphs in Latin America.

The Museo Histórico y Etnográfico de Caborca has four halls: two feature permanent exhibitions, while the other two are used for temporary exhibitions by artists from the region and beyond. Puerto Lobos is also a coastal destination in Caborca. Its rocky cliffs and extensive beaches offer opportunities for nature watching, photography, and outdoor activities.

See the wider travel guide: Caborca.