Álamos
Pueblo MáGico · Álamos, Sonora
An eighteenth-century silver town in the foothills of the Sierra Madre in southern Sonora, with arcaded streets and mansions around shaded courtyards. When the silver ran out the town emptied, and from the late 1940s Americans began buying and restoring the ruined houses, which is why Alamos survived intact and why it still has a sizeable foreign community. It is a Pueblo Magico with a parish church on the plaza, the Museo Costumbrista de Sonora and a mirador above town for sunset. Alamos calls itself the home of the Mexican jumping bean, a seed that moves because a moth larva lives inside it. Every January the Festival Alfonso Ortiz Tirado fills the town with classical music, and rooms must be booked far ahead. The dry tropical forest around it is the northern limit for many tropical birds, and the Rio Cuchujaqui reserve is nearby. Summers are extremely hot, so come between November and March. Check current Sonora travel advice and drive by day, via Navojoa.
Plaza de Armas, Álamos, Álamos, Sonora, 85760, Mexico
An open town - free. The Museo Costumbrista keeps daytime hours and closes Mondays. ⚠ THE FESTIVAL ALFONSO ORTIZ TIRADO IN JANUARY FILLS THE TOWN - book well ahead. ⚠ SUMMER HEAT EXCEEDS 40 DEGREES. ⚠ SONORA CARRIES A TRAVEL ADVISORY - daylight road travel only; check current advice. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.