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OUR SISTER CITY HEROICA CABORCA, MEXICO
Heroica Caborca is approximately 330 miles from Prescott, about 96 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. It is located in a valley floor 940 feet above sea level. Its hot summers and cool winters average out to 72 degrees. The present Caborca is a new city built around 1869 after the surging waters of the Asuncion River almost destroyed the old pueblo in 1867.
Caborca is a modern city of some 35,000 people with over 125,000 in the immediate area. It is governed by a mayor and eight council members. Caborca is in an agricultural and ranching area of Sonora. In addition to its agricultural production, local industries include a Pedro Domecq winery, juice plant, raisin plant, dairy, Hewlett Packard keyboard assembly plant, Fed Ex invoice facility and a meat-packing plant for some of the best beef in all of Mexico.
Some local service organizations include the Chamber of Commerce, the Farmers' Association, Cattlemen’s Association, Lions, Masons, Kiwanis Rotary International, 20-30 Club and the Business and Professional Women’s Club.
Caborcans are very proud of their State Championship baseball team, Los Rojos.
Caborca has several motels and a small airport. The fishing and swimming at the nearby beaches (60 miles) are among the best on the Gulf of California.
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