Sonora Cities

Sonora State - Capital

Apart from the Capital city there are other attractions and towns found within the State of Sonora.

Alamos

Location: southern part of Sonora's mountain range

For those who like quiet spaces and traditional little towns Alamos offers the tourist a pleasant stay with beautiful places to visit and enjoy, amazing buildings with central “patios”, beautiful gardens and ancient stone paved roads.
Alamos is traditionally a quiet place, but several times a year the visitor can join the locals in festivities such as the village's patron saint day, Mexico Independence Day celebration.

If your special interest is in handcrafts, Alamos is a great place to find unique hand-carved wooden furniture and numerous articles crafted in tin glass or silver. Among other exotic curios, you will find the traditional Mexican jumping beans.For those who love hunting, the area surrounding Alamos is rich in deer, wild boar, duck, dove, quail and other species.

Fresh water fishing is excellent in nearby rivers and at the Mucuzari dam, with abundant large mouth bass, bluegill and catfish. The city itself is a monument that should be visited any time of the year.

Obregon

Location: 150 miles from the capital of the State

This important city serves as the agricultural heart of Sonora. It is a young, large city with proud Yaqui Indian roots.

Its surrounding lakes, particularly Lake Obregon (Oviachic), provide bass, and cat fish. Duck and dove are popular to hunt during the winter. Day visits can be made to a variety of local beaches and, at the edge of town, lays a popular recreational lake known as Nainari Lake.

Obregon offers all kind of services required by businessman or tourists. Those driving or on foot will find a city with broad, straight avenues where everything is nearby.
The city also boasts the best meat in Sonoran seafood restaurants, shopping malls, first- class medical assistance with state-of-the-art technology, university campuses, sports complexes and an active night life with numerous nightclubs.
 “Yaqui” activities during the Holy week, called “Waeima”, offer an opportunity to discover the most important traditions and customs of the Yaqui tribe. If the visitor wants to know more about them, he should visit the Yaqui Museum , where there is a larger perspective of the tribe, its traditions, costumes, art and religion.

Navojoa

Location: 380 Miles south from the U.S border

The world Navojoa means "the house of prickly pears”. The story of Navojoa is extensive, going back to 1825 when it was politically a part of the now vanished State of the West, so defined by the culmination of the Mexican War of Independence, which started in 1810. Later in 1831, it separated and became part of the municipality of Alamos. As a result of political reform in 1869, it became a municipality. Due to its geographical location, Navojoa has been considered from the start as the center of productivity of this region. The most important business is concentrated here. The main northbound and southbound state highways and railroads come through this city as well as highways going to Alamos and Yavaros.

Navojoa is a city of contrasts. In spite of its modern features, the city sports contrasts and covets and preserves an array of important historical monuments in the area.