1988 Map of La Lesna Mountains

About this map

Papago Indian Reservation lands dominate this late-twentieth-century study of the Sonoran borderlands, where the La Lesna Mountains form a rugged spine across the landscape. The geography is defined by the international boundary between the United States of America and Mexico, with the Sierra La Lesna extending south into Sonora. Small settlements like Ak Komelik and Sivili Chuchg are connected by a network of 4WD trails that traverse the arid expanses of The Great Plain and Tecolote Valley. This map is particularly notable for capturing the rural infrastructure of the Tohono O'odham nation, including the remote location of Tatum Vo and Serapio, providing a detailed look at the persistence of these communities in the high desert before modern development altered the traditional access routes.