Boquillas, Mexico had its modern beginnings as a mining town in the last decade of the 19th century. The Puerto Rico mine is in the cliffs above the village. Many residents worked at the mine, on the tramway, or other jobs associated with the operations. People also began raising families in and around the area. When the mine closed before the end of World War I, the population of Boquillas slowly left the area.

The village has since been home to a few families, and in the last three decades, more families have made Boquillas their home. When tourism started there in the 1980s, the village entrepreneurs created their own businesses to serve tourists, from restaurants, to overnight lodging, to handcrafted goods.

Visiting Boquillas is an option for visitors possessing a valid passport.

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