Altar, Sonora

Altar (O'odham: Wawuk) is small city and municipal seat of Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W / 30.71361°N 111.83528°W / 30.71361; -111.83528.

The town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway (Federal Highway 2). Most of the roads leading into the desert are not paved.

Climate

See also

• Centro Comunitario de Atencion al Migrante y Necesitado (CCAMYN)

• Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico
• INEGI

External links

• Altar, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official WebSite of Altar, Sonora)
• Pulitzer Center Project on Illegal Immigration
• MotherJones.com article on the mexican exodus across the desert
• Article on illegal immigrants from MSN
• Braceros: sanctuary for border crossers
• Altar, tierra de coyotes Article in Spanish about illegal border crossing