Good Friday April 3, 2015, we are going on an adventure! We are going to explore these small towns. Lot's of History!
The Sonora River Lends it's name to the area of north central Mexico in the Mexican state of Sonora. The river course Begins ITS Continues south of Cananea and south along the western side of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The river is 250 mile (402 kilometers) long and moves south then a south west to the city of Hermosillo and the Abelarado L. Rodriguez Reservoir.
The Rio Sonora's riparian habitat Provides a refuge for many birds and animals making this area's a spectacular place for birding. The desert and the hills are home to javelina, foxes, jaguars and mountain lions. Coatimundi and Their more familiar cousins, raccoons can be found here Along With skunks and other small mammals. Many reptiles snakes and iguanas make Including the area home.
The river That Also Provides irrigation water brought` the Opata, the area's Original inhabitants, and sustains the farming and ranching Communities Today.
But more Than That, the Rio Sonora Creates a special place of mountain peaks, steep canyons and broad valleys.
The Ruta Rio Sonora, Sonora Highway 089 (shown on older maps as Highway 118) from Cananea to Ures is your pathway to this land of magic.
- Ures - Founded in 1644 was the capital city of Sonoran Between 1838 and 1842, and 1879. Between 1847 and Visit "La Plaza de Armas" With Its four 18th century bronze sculptures, San Miguel Mission and the church bearing the same name With Its legendary mesquite stairway.
- Baviácora -Founded in 1639 displays colonial architecture and two beautiful churches, the newer build along side the old.
- Aconchi's - Main attraction is the hot spring pools west of town. The park is nicely developed and easy to get to. There are many furniture factories in town selling Their wares. The San Pedro Church Franciscan features 18th century architecture and a legendary Black Christ.
- Huépac -Founded in 1644 features the old mission of San Lorenzo de Huepac dating from the 18th century.The city hall displays what is purported to be an Original copy of the Mexican Declaration of Independence. Also on display is a jawbone from a woolly mammoth That was found nearby
- Banámichi - Founded in 1639, Banamichi is home to a growing movement to revive and restore the original Adobe Colonial buildings in the town. The beautiful temple of Our Lady of Loreto Temple faces the central plaza. A large petroglyph carved by the Opata Indians is held aloft by Opata statues of warriors in the town park. Banamichi Brings to mind a feeling of colonial times.
- Arizpe - Founded in 1646. Here, the landscape Becomes more mountainous. Filled with the history of northern Mexico and the southwest, Arizpe was the capital city of Northern New Spain Which took in all of the Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, California and Texas. Interred in under glass in the floor of the Assumption church you will see the Remains of Juan de Anza, Governor of Northern New Spain and founder of San Francisco, California
Photos to follow, hopefully in a few days :)
