Sonora

TIBURON ISLAND Majestic island which belongs to the highly spiritual Seri tribe, was listed as aconservation natural area under the protection of the state government. As human settlements have been prohibited, it represents a heaven for exotic flora and fauna, such as the wild or white-tail lamb, which exist in this sanctuary of nature at no risk. It ispossible to visit the island provided a permit from state authorities, and so responsibly enjoy this unique environment or even practice some diving, snorkeling and fishing. EL PINICATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE Volcanic and desert region with a surface of no less than 715,000 hectares, subject to scientific research and provider of family oriented recreation. Despite it ... Read more >>
Sonora History


Located in northwest Mexico, Sonora is a state with a strong Apache indigenous tradition, quite different from ...
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Sonora Culture


Despite the low number of natives still living in the state of Sonora, many of the traditions from the ancesto ...
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Sonora Travel


The volcanic area is conformed by thousand-years craters such as the Mc Dougal, Badillo, Molina, Carvajales, V...
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Sonora Map

Sonora Map

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Sonora Economy

The state of Sonora currently enjoys a high degree of competitiveness, as it offers an excellent transportatio ...
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Sonora Geography

Located up in northwest Mexico, the state of Sonora extends throughout an impressive territory of 179,503 sq. ...
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Sonora Politics

Sonora spans over four physiographic provinces: Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierras and Valles Paralelos (or Llan ...
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Sonora Government

Lic. Guillermo Padres Elías, Constitutional Governor of the State of Sonora and member of Partido Accion Nacio ...
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Sonora Demography

With a population density of only 12 inhabitants per sq. kilometer, the state is home to 2'394,861 residents, ...
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The “Arizona SB1070”
There are actually a few things which went unsaid about the implementation of this law in the neighbor State and, although it has Read More>>


The Beltrán Brothers Cartel
An offshoot of the Sinaloa Cartel, this criminal organization was created in 2008 by the Beltrán Leyva brothers (Carlos, Héctor, Marcos Arturo and Mario Alberto). Even though in his origins it Read More>>


Puerto Peñasco, One of Mexico's hottest Developments
Puerto Peñasco is a beautiful bay and beaches uniting with Sea of Cortez; at the beginning of the 30’s it was only visited by adventure Read More>>


Mexico’s Bicentennial Celebration
Mexico is getting ready for an extraordinary celebration in honor of its 200th anniversary of its Independence and 100th anniversary of its Revolution. Everything designed to commemorate these two great dates is linked to the ideal of renewing Mexico’s identity and historic continuity. Read More>>


San Blas
San Blas is a small city dedicated to fishing and tourism located in the coast of the Pacific Ocean, 62 kilometers northwest from Tepic, the State’s capital. San Blas is an excellent Read More>>


Álamos Sonora, it's Ancient Splendor
The population of Alamos started to form at the end of the 17th century, after the discovery of important silver mines. It was Read More>>


Attractions in Boca del Río Veracruz
Boca del Río is only 12 Km. south of Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, on the edge of a calm lagoon where people fish shrimp, oyster, crab Read More>>


Traditional Mexican Dishes
Mexican cuisine, worldwide famous and recently declared Intangible World Heritage by UNESCO, has indigenous and European influences. Some of the most important are of Spanish, Read More>>


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