Navojoa

Navojoa is the third largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated 360 miles south of Mexico's border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the capital of the Navojoa municipality, located in the Mayo Valley.

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The city name derives from the native mayo language meaning "Cactus House" (Navo= Cactus, Jova= House). The valley has been continously inhabited since pre-hispanic times by the indian mayo tribe.

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In September of 1536, Diego de Guzm?n, was the first known european (Spaniard) to reach the valley and the first jesuit missionaries started settling in the region in 1614. Today, several geoglyphs from the ancient mayo tribe can be found along the mayo river.

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