Towns of the Rio Sonora
Urés - founded in 1644 and capital of Sonora between 1838 and 1842, and between 1847 and 1879. In Ures you can 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. .
Baviacora - 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. The San Pedro Church features 18th century Franciscan architecture and a legendary Black Christ. Anchonchi is also home to a number of furniture factories.
Huepac - founded in 1644 features the old mission of San Lorenzo de Huepac dating from the 18th century. The city hall features what is believed to be one of the original copies of the Mexican Declaration of Independence and a bone from a woolly mammoth that was found nearby.
Banámichi - Dating from 1639, features a beautiful temple and a plaza with a kiosk bring to mind a feeling of colonial times. An antique stone, carved by the Opata Indians; is diplayed n a statue of Opata warriors bearing the rock on their shoulders. Banamichi is also the home to a nascent movment to revive and restore the original Colonial Adobe buildings in town.
Arizpe - Founded in 1646 is where the topography becomes more mountainous. Arizpe was the capital of Northern New Spain which encompassed all of the American Southwest, California and Texas. The bones of Juan de Anza, founder of San Francisco, California are interred in under glass in the floor of the Asunción church.
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