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Last modified: December 16, 2013
Arroyos-roads will do for makeshift baseball fields.
I say baseball, you say beisbol and it’s three strikes and you are out.
Baseball is not Mexico’s national pastime, and it is no longer the USA’s, but it is popular, particularly in the northern states. Beisbol was introduced to Mexico in 1847 by American soldiers during the Mexican War. Americans overseeing railroad construction also encouraged Mexican workers laying track to play beisbol. On July 4th, 1889 work stopped on the Monterrey-Tampico railway in Nuevo Leon to celebrate the holiday as Colonel Joseph Robertson and his workers played baseball… for more
About Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
Alamos, 475 miles from Tucson, Arizona, is a National Colonial Monument in the southeast corner of Sonora, Mexico. Alamos, rich in silver and strategically located along the El Camino Real, played an important role in early Southwest history – especially California and Arizona.
The afternoon sky over the Plaza is changing color with an approaching storm.
Located at 1,360 feet elevation, Alamos, gateway to the tropics, savors a new season every six weeks in a picturesque valley that combines high Sonoran Desert, Sinoloan Thorn Forest and Tropical Deciduous Forest. Sierra de Alamos, the highest point in southern Sonora, is a federal preserve for the protection of flora and fauna. You may find many things to do here, and or, like numerous visitors who are simpatico with Alamos, you will find yourself enjoying the profound realization of simply being…”if you stare at a cloud long enough it will disappear“.
Let your imaginations soar in this elegant outpost along the El Camino Real.
About this website
Anders Tomlinson takes one back through time, 1983 – 1996, to Alamos, Sonora, Mexico and a majestic landscape. Here, a sense of serenity greets one’s arrival. This website is also a development and promotional tool for Good Morning Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, a film, expected to premier in 2014, by Anders Tomlinson. Enjoy!
They come from all over the region with things to buy and sell.
Sunday, north of Arroyo La Aduana, there is an open-air market filled with people and music. Meals, snacks, produce, clothing, toys, tires, bikes, tools and what ever folks bring to sale fill out both sides of a colorful promenade. It is a wonderful place to shop and meet neighbors, family and friends, new and old.
Photos, editing and produced by Anders Tomlinson. Music is “Vientos Sonorenses”, Antonio Saavedradorame and Samuel Delatorre Dorame. Antonio and Samuel both added to this beautiful melody titled “the Winds of Sonora”, It was arranged for the classical guitar by Samuel for his 2013 CD – “Memorias de Alamos, Sonora.”
These images were shot in 1996. The Alameda is different now. Hurricane Norbert, on October 12, 2008, flooded the Alameda and took out the giant cottonwood shade trees. It remains the commercial center. A friend in Alamos commented after watching this video, “the Alameda renovation surprised everyone and really is beautiful. The new trees are maturing, all flagstone walks, elimination of the two little ugly buildings at each end now with masonry and stone, etc., etc. Actually none of the charm disappeared in the process. The flood turned out to be a blessing for the Alameda. Some other areas not so, but the Alameda without the basketball court truly improved the village. A good architect, Felipe Almada, spent time making all of the changes and components work well with the existing gardens and gazebo.
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