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    A free Puebloteca guide Sonora's Pueblos Mágicos

    Free Sonora travel guide

    All 4 of Sonora's Pueblos Mágicos on one printable page. Free when you sign up for our weekly email.

    • All 4 Pueblos Mágicos, with a photo and what makes each special
    • A map of Sonora with each one on it
    • Road trips that join the pueblos close together
    • The best months to go
    • How far each is from the nearest city
    • The sights not to miss
    • The fiestas worth planning around
    • The fiestas month by month
    • Where to stay in each
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    The 4 Pueblos Mágicos in this guide

    Most visited first. The full guide adds the sights not to miss, the fiestas, how far each is by car, and a layout made to print.

    Ures4Magdalena de Kino3Álamos2San Carlos1
    1. 1 Marina full of boats below the Tetakawi peak, San Carlos, Sonora

      San Carlos

      San Carlos is a beach town on the Sea of Cortez near Guaymas, Sonora, where desert mountains drop straight into clear, shallow bays. The twin-peaked Cerro Tetakawi stands over everything, and the scenic lookout beside it has one of the best ocean views in the region. People come to dive and snorkel around San Pedro Nolasco Island, sail, fish for dorado and sailfish, hike Nacapule Canyon, and spend the winter; many Americans and Canadians do.

      When to go: Feb, Apr, May, Nov

    2. 2 Stone Templo de la Purísima Concepción with its tall bell tower in Álamos, Sonora

      Álamos

      A colonial silver town in the foothills of southern Sonora, with arcaded streets, restored mansions, and a music festival each January.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    3. 3 Plaza Monumental with its fountain and the mission church of Magdalena de Kino, Sonora

      Magdalena de Kino

      Magdalena de Kino is a town on the Magdalena River in northern Sonora, about 80 kilometers south of the border at Nogales. Its centerpiece is the Plaza Monumental, framed by arcades of shops and restaurants, where a crypt displays the remains of the Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino beside the church of Santa María Magdalena. Pilgrims come to the chapel of San Francisco Javier to try to lift the saint's reclining image. The area is known for quince and other fruit, and the San Ignacio mission is a short drive north.

      When to go: Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec

    4. 4 Bandstand and whitewashed trees in the Plaza Zaragoza of Ures, Sonora

      Ures

      Ures is a small, old city in the Sonora River valley of central Sonora, once the state capital. Its center gathers around the Plaza Zaragoza with its bronze sculptures, the San Miguel Arcángel church, a regional folk museum, and old haciendas nearby. Travelers stop for the food as much as the history: jamoncillo milk candy, sugarcane sweets, coyotas, flour tortillas, carne con chile, and the local bacanora.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

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