ALAMOS - THE PAST THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

Around 1950-1954 Levant Alcorn, a dairy farmer from the States happened upon Alamos, saw the abandoned haciendas and bought the square surrounding the church for $US500.00.

Alamos is very European in its look and feel, and for a small town surprisingly very cosmopolitan and has recently been awarded National Monument Status and Pueblo Mágico. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Madres, Alamos has a diverse and eclectic population of about 15,000 Mexicans and 400 Canadian/Americans.

A pleasant 8-hour drive from the US/Mexico border, it sits at 1500 feet offering a good year-round climate, fabulous architecture, history, culture, festivals, museums, mountains, ecoculture, tropical deciduous forest, international private-charter flight airport, excellent public transportation, hospital, several private doctors and dentists; small library, volunteer and municipal fire department, primary secondary and preparatory schools, several churches of different faiths, bi-lingual newspaper, good shopping area with enclosed farmers market, hotels/motels, bed & breakfasts, trailer parks, restaurants, cafes and taco stands.

We offer internet cafes, computer schools, English and Spanish language school, public parks some with pools, excellent hiking, mountain & street biking; horseback riding and overnight camping adventures, romantic horse & carriage rides; river cruises, town history, ghost and mine tours, home & garden tours; fantastic kite flying, spectacular summer monsoon storms, horseraces, tennis, aerobics, yoga, tai-chi, & meditation groups, history, writing, drama, dancing, garden, philosophy, & art history clubs, myriad of volunteer community service groups - Los Comadres (thrift shop operated by the foreign community for service to the needy); Los Amigos Para Educación (operated and supported by the foreign community for educational assistance) and Amigos Para La Protección de Los Animales de Alamos (operated and supported by the foreign and Mexican community to address the need for the protection and control of unwanted animals) and the Alamos Home & Garden Tours (operated by Los Amigos Para Educación) - just to name a few of the many things Alamos has to offer.

El Museo Costumbrista has a fascinating collection of artifacts of Alamos and offers numerous workshops throughout the year. An absolute must for your visit to Alamos.

Alamos is a growing artist and artisan community with a newly formed Arts Council of Alamos and hosts numerous workshops in all aspects of art for both communites children to adults. The old 17th century jail overlooking Alamos, recently restored and now the Casa de Cultura also hosts a vast array of workshops throughout the year.

Specialists in colonial architecture, Alamos also has developing industries in exquisite ceramic, masonry, furniture, ironwork, brick and tile.

The Hacienda de Los Santos, a member of the “boutique hotels of the world” has recently opened their new 1,000 person conference centre making Alamos a major destination point for conferences and conventions.

History is repeating itself in Alamos, the “City of Silver” with the opening of three new mines – silver, gold and copper and is on the verge of an economic boom! The highway Navojoa to Alamos is being widened to 4-lanes, the airport extended to international standards for private and charter flights. There is a new bypass being constructed to take traffic to and from the beaches at Huatabampo to Alamos, bypassing the City of Navojoa and reducing the travel time to about 1 hour. Fonatur, the Development Agency for Mexico, has plans for the development of the beaches from Guaymas to Los Mochis with a proposed 60,000 hotel rooms, 3 golf courses and an ecological park – Alamos is and will be the preferred residential city of this area. Growth is imminent and there are tremendous business opportunities. In my opinión, there are more opportunities in Alamos than in all of Sonora.

Alamos is a wonderful place to live, visit and vacation offering a relaxed and tranquil lifestyle. It is probably the safest place in the world to live – you can walk the streets at midnight without fear and the greatest treasure of all is the Mexican people – their smiles, warmth and hospitality.