Los Alamos Cafe

Los Alamos Café

Navojoa, Sonora

Los Alamos Café

Roasters of fine Mexican gourmet coffee located on Calle Pesqueira (highway 15) in Navojoa, Sonora

Stop in for a visit and enjoy a relaxing cup of coffee on your way to Alamos!

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Los Alamos Café began in 1970 as a family business located inside the Alameda Gas Station on highway 15 in Navojoa. The café was known for serving good food and American coffee to Navojoa locals and visitors.

In 2010, Los Alamos Café began to offer premium gourmet coffees from the finest Mexican coffee beans, freshly roasted to make a delicious cup of coffee. Since then they have expanded their offerings of fine Mexican coffees, and will soon be offering products from roasted cacao beans.

Los Alamos serves a variety of the finest freshly roasted coffees of Mexico, from areas like the Coatepec region of Veracruz; the Atoyac de Juarez region of sierra of Guerrero; the Rincon de Ixtlan region of Oaxaca; the Altura San Jose de la Yerba region of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Nayarit; Arabica beans from the Soconusco region of Chiapas; artesanal beans from Talpa de Allende in the state of Jalisco; Xicotepec beans from the northern highlands of Puebla; and Arabica and Marago beans from the Lavado Estricta Altura region of Chiapas.

In addition, Los Alamos Cafe prepares a variety of house blends from various Mexican states, such as a blend of Altura Borbon coffees from Veracruz used as a base for espresso.

So do not let their outside appearance fool you, this is no average cafe and roadside stopping place – Los Alamos is the only gourmet coffee roaster in the region.

And if you would like to learn more about gourmet coffee and how it is made, ask coffee expert Fernando M. Mendivil Barrera to show you the display of coffee presses from around the world, samples of international coffees and their coffee roasting machine.

He is also very knowledgeable about the history of coffee, different types of coffee, how coffees are prepared and served in different countries around the world, and just about anything else you are interested in discussing about the gourmet beverage.

Are you interested in the cold-brew process for preparing coffee? You can learn about cold coffee brewing and purchase a cold-brew jug or one of many other gourmet coffee products for sale at Los Alamos Café.

Get to know Los Alamos Café in Navojoa, they will be looking forward to seeing you!

Los Alamos Café

Ignacio Pesqueira Norte 902
Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico 85835
+52 (642) 424-2211
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The Mercado Municipal in Navojoa, Sonora

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Lots to Explore at Navojoa’s Municipal Market

Whether you are looking for a specific item to purchase or are just looking for a place where you can walk around and browse at various items for sale and perhaps grab a bite to eat, visiting the Navojoa Mercado Municipal (municipal market) is a fun way to spend time while in Navojoa.

The Mercado Municipal Manuel Ávila Camacho is located in downtown Navojoa, and in addition to being the city’s busiest shopping district it is also a transportation hub for Navojoa’s Une buses.

Construction began on this community market on June 24, 1943. June 24th is an important date in Southern Sonora and other parts of Mexico, because it is the feast day of St. John the Baptist and a day when festivals and other observances also focus on requests for the rainy season to begin.

The market was christened with the name Manuel Ávila Camacho to honor the man who was president of Mexico at that time. The inaugural ceremony for the municipal market was held on August 31, 1946.

The Navojoa Mercado Municipal has dozens of small stores that sell a variety of goods, from hats, clothing and shoes to fresh beef and chicken, fresh fruits and vegetables, hardware and work implements.

It also has several restaurants where you can enjoy a variety of traditional Mexican dishes.

Enjoying a shaded stroll through the municipal market is also a great way to make new friends in Navojoa.

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Sacred Heart Parish in Navojoa

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A Picturesque, Inspirational and Interesting Place to Visit

Groundbreaking for the temple of the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Navojoa began in early 1920. The parish’s first mass was celebrated on the site on May 20, 1920, officiated by Bishop Don Juan Navarrete.

Work continued on the structure during the 1920s, but was halted during the period of the Cristero War in Mexico, a rebellion caused by the Mexican government’s enforcement of secular provisions of the 1917 Mexico Constitution. During that time, some protesters took images of saints from the church and smashed them on Calle Morelos.

The building of the temple was renewed after that time, and the church’s apse was completed in 1940. Construction on the rest of the temple began anew in 1952 and the church building was completed in December of 1957.

The Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish is a beautiful place of worship located just a block from the city’s Plaza Cinco de Mayo. It is not only a spiritual center in Navojoa, but also a popular place for tourists to visit.

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Walk the Monuments in Navojoa and Learn about Mexican History

Boulevard monument on Calle No Reeleccion in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico

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Get Some Exercise While Learning about History

The city of Navojoa, Sonora has a number of busts and statues along its city boulevards and street that represent key figures and symbols in Mexican history. And they also represent a chance to do some urban hiking while learning about the history of the Republic of Mexico.

Depictions of heroes of the Mexican Independence and Mexican Revolution, along with presidents and other important people in the history of the republic are on display in the thoroughfares that extend outward in eight directions from the cities rounded-square-shaped Plaza Cinco de Mayo, most of them on the boulevards of Calle No Reeleccion.

Whether intentional or not, these impressive monuments offer a mobile history lesson, where you can learn while getting exercise and becoming more familiar with the city.

Located on intersections with the plaza are: a monument that is a replica of the famous Angel of Independence in Mexico City (a monument to honor the heroes of the Mexican Independence); a statue of Mexican President Benito Juarez; an angel guarded by two lions; and a statue of Miguel Hidalgo, the priest who famously shouted “Viva Mexico!” as a call to Mexican independence.

If you walk west for six blocks on Avenida Obregon, you will find the impressive monument to Don Alvaro Obregon, erected by his friends and admirers in 1930, two years after his assassination.

Walking north from the plaza along Calle No Reeleccion, you will see busts and information about Mariano Matamoros, Francisco Javier Mina, Antonio Rosales, Melchor Ocampo, Hermenegildo Galeana and Francisco I. Madero.

Take the southbound boulevard (Calle No Reeleccion Sur), after passing the monument to Miguel Hidalgo you will find monuments to Vicente Guerrero, Ignacio Lopez Rayon, Andres Quintana Roo, Nicolas Bravo, Mariano Abasolo, Mariano Jimenez, Doña Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez and Leona Vicario.

And if you have walked that far, stop to rest at Plaza Santa Fe and make a visit to the Regional Museum of the Mayo.

There is an Une bus that travels in both directions on Calle No Reeleccion, so if you get tired you can take the bus to the next monument.

Be sure to take rest breaks and drink plenty of water. Be careful when crossing the street and entering traffic. And bring your Spanish translation app, because the information on the monument plaques is in Spanish. Even if you do not have a translation tool though, you can get the gist of the biographical information.

And enjoy your monumental Mexican history learning experience!

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Sonora Profiles – President Alvaro Obregon

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The General Obregon House Museum

A True Sonoran Leader and Hero

One of Sonora’s most esteemed native sons is a man who was a farmer from Southern Sonora who was called to war, where he became a key figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 – 1920. He went on to become one of the most influential presidents in Mexican history.

Alvaro Obregon Salido was born on February 19, 1880 in Siquisiva, in the municipality of Navajoa in the state of Sonora, Mexico.

President Obregon was a chickpea farmer whose agricultural work was interrupted by the Mexican Revolution of 1910 – 1920. In 1914 he split with fellow revolutionaries Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata to follow Sonora’s position to side with Cohuila Governor Venustiano Carranza, who was the governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila and was also waging a revolution against the Huerta regime.

Carranza appointed Obregon to serve as his minister of war in 1915, but in 1920 General Obregon launched a revolt against Carranza and that same year became the 39th president of Mexico.

The presidency of Alvaro Obregon Salido provided much-needed stability in a country that had been torn apart by a long war, and he is credited with making major national reforms in education, land and labor rights.

President Obregon returned to the battlefield in 1923-24 when his Finance Minister Adolfo de la Huerta launched a rebellion. Obregon quashed the uprising with some assistance from the U.S.

Obregon selected his successor, Interior Minister Plutarco Elias Calles, who was a fellow Sonoran (born in Guaymas) and revolutionary general. President Elias Calles was elected to office in 1924.

And although Don Alvaro Obregon retired to Sonora after he left office, he still held political sway, and after the Mexican Constitution was changed to allow a Mexican president to serve two terms, Obregon was again elected to the presidency of the republic in 1928.

However, before he was to take office Alvaro Obregon was assassinated by José de León Toral, who shot Obregon in the back of the head while showing him a caricature he had drawn.

The assassination was in San Angel, Mexico City on July 17, 1928. General Obregon was buried in Huatabampo, Sonora and left a wife and seven children.

President Obregon’s contributions to the modern-day prosperity of Sonora continue thanks to his wide-sweeping and forward-looking reforms, and he is a revered figure not only in the state of Sonora but in all of Mexico.

Obregon Monument in Navojoa, Sonora

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Navojoa Honors One of Its Own

One of the most impressive monuments in Navojoa is a large white obelisk sitting atop a chamber whose center point is a bust of one of Sonora’s greatest native sons – General and President Alvaro Obregon Salido (February 19, 1880 – July 17, 1928).

President Obregon was a chickpea farmer from the municipality of Navojoa whose agricultural work was interrupted by the Mexican Revolution of 1910 – 1920. He became president of Mexico in 1920, and his presidency provided much-needed stability in a country that had been torn apart by war.

After returning to battle in 1923 to prevent another civil war, Obregon left office in 1924 when his hand-picked successor and fellow Sonoran general, Interior Minister Plutarco Elias Calles, was elected to the presidency.

But although Don Alvaro Obregon retired to Sonora after he left office, he still held political sway, and he was again elected to the presidency of the republic in 1928.

However, before he was to take office Alvaro Obregon was assassinated in July of 1928 by José de León Toral, who shot Obregon in the back of the head while showing him a caricature he had drawn.

Obregon is entombed in the city cemetery of nearby Huatabampo, Sonora. Huatabampo also has a museum dedicated to President Obregon, located in a house where he once lived.

The monument to this great Sonoran was built in 1930 by his “friends and admirers” in Navojoa. It represents not only the admiration for President Obregon in the state of Sonora, but in all of Mexico.

The monument to Don Alvaro Obregon Sacido is located at the intersection of Boulevard Obregon and Boulevard Cuauhtémoc Sur in Navojoa. The easiest way to find it is to take Boulevard Obregon six blocks west from the Plaza Cinco de Mayo. Read more about President Obregon.

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