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Bacanora Tesopaco
:''Other uses: the town of Bacanora, Sonora.'' Bacanora is an agave-derived liquor made in the Mexican state of Sonora. The distillation of Bacanora was illegal until 1992, being bootlegged by ''vinateros'' for many generations. Since 2000 Bacanora has been issued with an origin denomination bill by the Mexican government. This means that only '' mescal'' produced by the agave variety grown in the Sonora municipalities of Bacanora, Sahuaripa, Arivechi, Soyopa, San Javier, Cumpas, Moctezuma, San Pedro de la Cueva, Tepache, Divisaderos, Granados, Huásabas, Villa Hidalgo, Bacadéhuachi, Nácori Chico, Huachinera, Villa Pesqueira, Aconchi, San Felipe de Jesús, Huépac, Banámichi, Rayón, Baviácora, Opodepe, Arizpe, Rosario de Tesopaco, Quiriego, Suaqui Grande, Onavas, Yécora, Álamos, San Miguel de Horcasitas, Ures, and La Colorada can legally be called Bacanora. Federal Commerce Department Delegate, Sonora Mexico & Leading Bacanora Expert See also *Agu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacanora, Sonora
Bacanora is a small town in Bacanora Municipality in the east of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at the geographical coordinates of . Area and population The area of the Municipalities of Mexico, municipality (rural and urban) is 903.17 km2. The population of the municipality was 943 inhabitants in 2005, with 568 residing in the municipal seat (2000 census). History and origin of the name Originally this territory was inhabited by the Opata Joba Indians; in 1627 the Jesuit missionary Pedro Méndez (missionary), Pedro Méndez established the first settlement; its name is derived from the Opata language, from the roots "baca", meaning reed, and "nora" meaning slope of reeds. Bacanora became a municipality in 1932. Geography Most of the region lies in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The Bacanora River crosses the area from south to north and flows into the Yaqui River, which flows across the northern region of the municipality. The town lies at an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepache
Tepache is a fermented beverage made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, and is sweetened either with ''piloncillo'' or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold. Though tepache is fermented for several days, the resulting drink does not contain much alcohol. In Mexican culinary practice, the alcoholic content of tepache may be increased with a small amount of beer. In Mexico, tepache is usually sold as a chilled drink by street vendors. It is usually stored in barrels to make the fermentation process faster. It is served either in a clay mug or in a clear plastic bag with a straw inserted for easier travel. In the U.S., it is sold in juice bars or traditional Mexican restaurants in the Mexican American communities of the Southwestern United States. The fermentation process for making tepache is simple and quick, which makes tepache a drink readily produced at home. Tepache is fermented by different microorganisms. Bacteria, such as Lactobacillus pent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayón, Sonora
Rayón is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital Hermosillo. Area and Population The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 618 meters. Transport There are highway connections with Ures (41 kilometers), Carbó (48 kilometers), and Opodepe (26 kilometers). History Rayón was founded in 1638, by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri; the area had been inhabited by the Pima Pima or PIMA may refer to: People * Pima people, the Akimel O'odham, Indigenous peoples in Arizona (U.S.) and Sonora (Mexico) Places * Pima, Arizona, a town in Graham County * Pima County, Arizona * Pima Canyon, in the Santa Catalina Mountains ... Bajos. In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón. In 1850 it was given the category of villa and in the midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banámichi
Banámichi (Opata: Banamitzi) is a small town in Banámichi Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. Geographical coordinates are . Area and population The municipal area is 773.06 and the population was 1,464 in 2005, with 82% or 1,096 inhabitants residing in the town itself. (Two other smaller pueblos are part of the municipality; La Mora and Las Delicias.) There were 1.96 inhabitants per square kilometer in the municipality, which has been losing population since the census of 1995. The lack of economic opportunity has caused many people to emigrate, especially to the United States of America. There is anecdotal evidence that this emigration has been reversed with many former residents returning to the area as a result of the Financial crisis of 2007-2010 in the US. Geography Banámichi is approximately 135 miles (217 km) south of Bisbee, Arizona by road. The town lies on the east side of the Sonora River which defines the region. Much of the land abov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huépac
Huepac is the seat of a Huépac Municipality in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is 317.37 km² with a population of 1,142 registered in 2000Most of the inhabitants live in the municipal seat. Huépac was founded in 1644 by the Jesuit missionary Gerónimo de la Canal with the name of San Lorenzo de Güepaca. Its name comes from the Ópata Indian word, Güepaca, which means big valley ; from Güe big and paca, valley in Ópata The land is hilly with valleys and the main settlement lies at an elevation of 304 meters. The average annual temperature is 21.4°C and the average annual rainfall is 424.0 mm. The region is crossed by the Rio Sonora Río Sonora (''Sonora River'') is a 402-kilometer-long river of Mexico. It lies on the Pacific slope of the Mexican state of Sonora and it runs into the Gulf of California. Watershed The Sonora River watershed covers of public land. Slopes range ..., which receives the waters of the El Gavilán, Güevarachi an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aconchi
Aconchi is a small city in Aconchi Municipality that surrounds it, located in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora. The population of the municipality (urban and rural) was 2,452 in 2005 in an area of 358.74 square kilometers. It became a municipality in 1932 but was founded in 1639 the Jesuit missionary Bartolomé Castaño. The municipal seat lies at an elevation of 609 meters above sea level. The land is mainly mountainous making agriculture difficult; therefore the economy is dependent on cattle raising. The Sonora River crosses the municipality from north to south, but its water flow is irregular. Aconchi lies on the main highway linking state capital Hermosillo with Cananea. There is a modest spa called Aguas Termales de Aconchi, located a few kilometers to the north, which has tourist potential. The main tourist attraction is “El Agua Caliente de Aconchi”, which consists of a spring of medicinal waters reaching a temperature of 59 °C (138.2 °F). It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Pesqueira
Villa Pesqueira Municipality is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the central region of the Mexican state of Sonora. Municipal seat It was founded in 1629 by the missionary Martín de Azpilcueta Martín de Azpilcueta (Azpilkueta in Basque) (13 December 1491 – 1 June 1586), or Doctor Navarrus, was an important Spanish canonist and theologian in his time, and an early economist who independently formulated the quantity theory of mone ... as (San José de) Mátapa. The State Congress ordered the change to its current name, at the inhabitants' request, on 11 February 1867. Creation The municipality was created on 11 December 1930, with the division of its territory from the adjacent municipality of Ures Municipality. Area The municipal area is 1,834.13 km2. Population The population was 1,590, of whom 96% lived in the urban area. Economy The main economic activities are cattle raising (18,000 head in 2005), subsistence farming, and mining. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huachinera
Huachinera is the municipal seat of Huachinera Municipality in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. The municipal area is , with a population of 1,147 registered in 2000. It was founded as Juan Evangelista de Huachinera in 1645 by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García. The land now occupied by the municipality was once the home of the Ópata Indians. The land is mainly mountainous, and the main settlement lies at an elevation of . Peaks reach the height of . The average annual temperature is and the average annual rainfall is . Agriculture and cattle raising are the two main economic activities. Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses are grown for cattle fodder. The cattle herd had 15,457 head in 2000, and calves are exported to the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nácori Chico
Nácori Chico is a small town in Nácori Chico Municipality in the east of the Mexican state of Sonora. Area and population The municipal seat had a population of 999 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 900 meters. Geography The land is mountainous and is part of the spurs of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. There are only small streams which are tributaries of the Rio Yaqui. History The region now occupied by the municipality was once the land of the Opata people. The name of Nácori comes from the Opata language and means place of the nopal cactus. It was founded in 1665 by the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García with the name of Nuestra Señora de Nácori Chico; it became a municipality in its own right in 1934. In 1886, Mexican Army militia fought Americans and Apaches sixty miles southeast of the town in an incident known as the Crawford Affair. American Captain Emmet Crawford Emmet Crawford (December 22, 1844 – January 18, 1886) was an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacadéhuachi
Bacadéhuachi () is a village in Bacadéhuachi Municipality in the northeast of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is 269 kilometers northeast of the state capital, Hermosillo. Origin of the name and history The name is derived from the Opata language with the roots "Baca", reed, "degua", entrance, door, and "tzi", place; "In the place of the reed". Previously this area was inhabited by Opata settlements. Bacadéhuachi was founded in 1645 by the Jesuit missionary Cristóbal García as a Jesuit mission, named Mission San Luis Gonzága de Bacadéhuachi. In 1930, the municipality of Bacadéhuachi was incorporated into the municipality of Bacerac, but in 1931, it was considered as a separate municipality, and the town of Bacadéhuachi was named as head municipal. Geography The region is semi-arid and lies in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Hidalgo, Sonora
Villa Hidalgo Municipality is a municipality, in the north-east of the Mexican state of Sonora. Municipal seat It was founded by the Jesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders ... missionary Marcos del Río in 1644 as (San Ignacio de) Oputo. On 1 April 1967 the State Congress ordered that it change its name from Oputo to its current name in honor of Mexican patriot Miguel Hidalgo. Area The municipal area is 951.17 km2. Population The population was 1,986 inhabitants (2.05 inhab./km2) in 2000. Economy The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle raising. References * External linksVilla Hidalgo, Sonora''(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)'' {{Sonora Municipalities of Sonora 1644 establishments in the Spanish Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
