Un guardian and at the same time protected from the waters of the bay of the port of Topolobampo is Dolphin the Pechocho, In Sinaloa. During its long stay, the area has become an icon for residents and tourists, who enjoy taking a walk along the sea to see and caress it.
The Pechocho lives in the low waters of the estuaries of the El Bichi cove, where you can see the mangroves. Furthermore, according to locals, the dolphin was orphaned, so he grew up in complete solitude and has remained for more than 30 years.
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His name is Pechocho, because adults began to call him 'beautiful', but the children couldn't do it and started calling him Pechocho, which is why the nickname stuck.
What is the history of El Pechocho?
According to the president of the Cerro Partido Tourist Services Cooperative, José Luis Jiménez Rojo, he revealed that El Pechocho was born during the impact of Hurricane Ismael.
“The mother entered the bay, the El Bichi cove, and gave birth to him while it was impacted by Hurricane Ismael; The mother died and her remains were left in this place. “It is said that where dolphins' loved ones die, they must die too,” he told the site. Debate.
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At the same time, the main intention of the tours is to call for conscience to accept that people must respect and not put marine life at risk.'
