2. •
The name of Navojoa language comes from the Mayo root root
"navo" nopal "jova" house thus means "place or house nopal“.
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Álvaro Obregón became president of Mexico after the revolt and
initiated an agricultural revolution in the Mayo/Yaqui Valley,
introducing modern agricultural techniques and making this valley
one of the most prosperous agricultural regions in Mexico.

3. • Navojoa is the fifth largest municipality in Sonora (after
Hermosillo, Cajeme, Nogales and san Luis Rio Colorado)
with a population of approximately 144,598 people
• . Navojoa has a semi-arid climate / desert climate with
warm winters and hot summers.
• . The region lies in the valley of the mayo river, which
crosses it from the northeast to the southwest.
• Transportation through the municipality is carried out by
highway, railway, and airplane

4. •
Navojoa is part of the large economic center known as the Mayo
Valley, which together with Ciudad Obregón and the Yaqui
Valley, form one of the most productive agricultural regions in
Mexico.
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Although agriculture remains the main source of income, the
Navojoa region is increasingly dependent on industrial foreign
investment and aquaculture, especially shrimp farming.

5. • A north-south freight-only railroad is in operation,
connecting to the Mexican Border in Nogales and to
Guadalajara, Jalisco.

6. •
The most important highway serving Navojoa is Mexican Federal Highway 15, a four-lane
highway which connects it to north to Ciudad Obregón, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Nogales
and the United States of America; and to the south to the states of
Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, State of Mexico and Mexico City.
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the Periférico is a semi-beltway encompassing some of Navojoa's southern and western
neighborhoods and it is used as a truck route or bypass for Mexican Federal Highway 15.
It is currently being enlarged from 2 to 4 lanes in the western section between Centenario
Boulevard (under construction) and Sosa Chávez Boulevard.

7. •
Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON)
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Universidad de Sonora - Unidad Navojoa
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Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Campus Navojoa (UPN)
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Universidad de Navojoa - Affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist
Church; also known as Colegio del Pacifico
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Centro de Estudios Superiores del Estado de Sonora (CESUES)
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Instituto Pedagógigo de Postgrado de Sonora (IPPSON)
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Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Obregón/Unidad Navojoa
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Atelier Sonorense
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Universidad TecMilenio Campus Navojoa.
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Universidad del Desarrollo Profesional (UNIDEP) Campus Navojoa.

9. • Navojoa has many hotels with a range of cost and quality.
Most hotels are located off Pesqueira Street, mainly
between the 1-km-long area between Tecnológico Avenue
and Centenario Boulevard.

10. •
The "Museo Regional del Mayo is located in the former railroad
station building opposite Santa Fe Springssquare. which exhibit
temporary paint, handicraft and sculpture expositions, pre-Hispanic
objects, ethnographic expositions dedicated to the Mayos' culture
and other objects related to Navojoa's history.
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The Tehuelibampo Museum is an eco-museum with 89 petroglyphics
carved in the stones over 500 years ago by the Mayo people. It is
located next to the Mayo river, some kilometers north-west of
Navojoa.

11. •
The city is near the Gulf of California which offers a variety of
beaches. The surrounding country is also popular for hunting ducks,
doves and deer.
•
Las Bocas, 30 miles south of Navojoa, is a small beach community
on the Gulf of California that is frequently visited by the local
residents of Navojoa during spring. (April–May). It is particularly
popular during "Semana Santa" , when campers stay for seven days
and then return to Navojoa for Easter celebrations.

12. •
"Unidad Deportiva Faustino Félix Serna" with many different
baseball, baseball and softball fields, basketball courts, a pool, a
professional baseball stadium, a professional basketball arena and
many other sport facilities.
•
The city of Navojoa has its own baseball team called Mayos de
Navojoa which is a member of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, the
most important baseball league in México.

13. •
Valentín Elizalde, Banda singer.
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Ignacio Almada Bay, Writer
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Rubén Aguilar Valenzuela, President Vicente Fox spokesman.
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Javier Alatorre, journalist and anchor for Hechos, a news show for TV
Azteca.
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Álvaro Obregón, President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.
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Luis Ramón "Yori Boy" Campas, boxer, former IBF world Jr. Middleweight
champion.
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Beatriz Adriana, Folk music singer
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Manuel Echeverría, Baseball player
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Arturo Chacón Cruz, Tenor
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Rafael Moreno, Catholic Singer
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Rodolfo Coronel, Popular Folk music Singer