Sonora Travel Guide

The Sonoran Desert—or as the Mexicans call it, El Desierto de Altar—dominates the northern part of this state, where long stretches of flat scrub are punctuated by brown hills, saguaros, and organ-pipe cacti. South of Guaymas, the desert gives way to a dry, tropical landscape.

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Sonora Experiences

  • Top Reasons to Go to Sonora

    The chance to visit a colonial city: Beautifully preserved Alamos has great hotels and restaurants and a friendly community of American expats... Read more

  • Ruta de Río Sonora

    The highways following the Río Sonora are a terrific way to see a less touristy side of Sonora. Between Hermosillo and Cananea, the riverbanks... Read more

  • Sonora Background

    Mexico's second-largest state, Sonora, is also its second richest. Ranch lands here feed Mexico's finest beef cattle, and rivers flowing west... Read more

  • Ruta de las Misiones

    Although most towns in northern Sonora have a link to a nearby mission, those founded by Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino, one of the most prominent... Read more

  • El Pinacate

    The somewhat difficult trip to El Pinacate, is one of the region's most rewarding. The reserve, midway between Puerto Peñasco and the... Read more

  • Tribe on the Verge

    A rustic Seri fishing village perched at the end of a long, bumpy, winding dirt road, Punta Chueca is 27 km (17 mi) north of Bahía Kino... Read more

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