This land, called "The Pearl of the Desert", surrounded by semi-desert landscapes and mountain ranges has a border strip and an extensive coastline, and is famous for its roasted meat and for the warmth of its people.
It is a destination that offers various options for fun and recreation, there are old mines, cattle ranches, hunting activities, and the best are its sites with hundreds of petroglyphs; In addition, you can travel the Route of the Missions that begins at the historic Pueblo Viejo temple.
It is also possible to know towns such as Desemboque, Puerto Lobos and other smaller communities in the municipality.
Heroic city
One day in March 1687, Father Eusebio Kino came to this region on horseback to found the missions of Caborca, Cucurpe, Imuris, Magdalena, Cocóspera, Tubutama, Atil, Oquitoa, Pitiquito and others. Almost a century later, in 1780, the Franciscans moved the mission that was next to Cerro Prieto and built the Old Town and in 1797 they began to build the church that we know as Templo de la Purísima Concepción del Caborca, part of the current Route of the Missions. In addition, by presidential decree, on April 15, 1987 it was declared a Historical Monument. The chronicler of this city, José Jesús Valenzuela comments that such a mission sheltered the settlers during the filibustering invasion in April 1857; there the national territory was defended and the North Americans led by Henry Alexander Crabb who wanted to annex the territory of Sonora to their country were defeated. In this memorable battle, which began on April 1, men and women fought together, while children and the elderly took refuge in the temple. Soon reinforcements arrived from Ures, formerly the state capital, to finally defeat the intruders, who were shot on April 7; thus, Caborca covered himself with glory. For this victory, on April 17, 1948, the State Congress declared it a Heroic City.
Traces in stone
In the surroundings of Caborca there are more than 200 ideal places to admire petroglyphs, although the most visited by its proximity and access are those of Cerro San José, in the rocky set known as La Proveedora in the La Calera ejido. In dark rock of a piece of the crumbled hill is the Stone of the Shaman full of animals, frets, hunters and stylized people, who perhaps celebrate a hunt or the sowing ceremony. This stone art is scattered with its eternal engravings in other important sites such as El Mójoqui, Lista Blanca, Balderrama paddock, La Cueva ranch, Sierra del Álamo, Cerro El Nazareno, El Antimonio, Sierra La Basura, Sierra La Gamuza, Santa Felícitas , and many others less known.
