La Plaza con su elegante KioscoOnce one of the 70 nations governed by the great Sisibutari, this town was founded by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Méndez in 1627. Its name means place of the skull in the Ópata Indian language.
When touring this rural town dominated by an agricultural and livestock economy, one cannot help but marvel at the excellent construction of its buildings. Upon visiting the Main Plaza, it is easy to see why this is considered one of the most elegant and original of any located in the Sierras. The plaza’s cobblestone walkways, decorated by old cantera stone benches, surround an impressive and colorful Moorish-style kiosk (brought in 1979). Its forged iron structure is similar to that of the kiosk located in Santa María la Ribera in Mexico City. Other highlights of the town are the Santa Rosalía Temple, the Agua Caliente Water Park, the Cajón de Onapa Dam and Conchas Hill, on which there are an abundance of marine fossils, which have promoted both scientific and cultural tourism.
