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Caborca
The pueblo of Heroica Caborca is located in the northwest
region of Sonora. It was originally established in 1692 by
Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino, and named La Purisima
Concepción de Nuestra Senora de Caborca.
The word “Caborca” has been attributed to at least two
possible sources – the Papago word “kavort,” or “at the foot of
the hill,” and from the Pima word “Cabota,” which means “little
open mouth. Also known as the “Pearl of the Sonoran
Desert,” the pueblo is located in a desert environment that is
brutally hot during the summer months but very temperate
and dry the rest of the year.
Caborca’s economic activity is mainly derived from agricultural
sources. Main crops are grapes and asparagus, in addition to
some cotton and wheat. In recent years, local authorities and
businesses have worked to promote Caborca’s potential as a
tourist destination, in order to diversify and strengthen the
local economy.
Local attractions include “Pueblo Viejo,” the site of a centuries-
old mission church, the Petroglyphs, rock etchings made more
than two thousand years ago by ancient inhabitants of the
area, and the coastal area of Desemboque, a pre-
development fishing village on the coast of the Sea of Cortez.
Lodging
Caborca lodging options
The pueblo of Heroica Caborca is located in the northwest
region of Sonora. It was originally established in 1692 by
Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino, and named La Purisima
Concepción de Nuestra Senora de Caborca.
The word “Caborca” has been attributed to at least two
possible sources – the Papago word “kavort,” or “at the foot of
the hill,” and from the Pima word “Cabota,” which means “little
open mouth. Also known as the “Pearl of the Sonoran
Desert,” the pueblo is located in a desert environment that is
brutally hot during the summer months but very temperate
and dry the rest of the year.
Caborca’s economic activity is mainly derived from agricultural
sources. Main crops are grapes and asparagus, in addition to
some cotton and wheat. In recent years, local authorities and
businesses have worked to promote Caborca’s potential as a
tourist destination, in order to diversify and strengthen the
local economy.
Local attractions include “Pueblo Viejo,” the site of a centuries-
old mission church, the Petroglyphs, rock etchings made more
than two thousand years ago by ancient inhabitants of the
area, and the coastal area of Desemboque, a pre-
development fishing village on the coast of the Sea of Cortez.
Lodging
Caborca lodging options
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