This Alamo is worth remembering

A good place to linger if you’re going north by car is the old silver mining town of Alamos, about five hours northeast of Mazatlán off of Hwy. 15 in the state of Sonora. (And another nine hours to the U.S. border at Nogales.) If you need to stop and sleep somewhere, why not choose a town recently declared a Mexican National Monument? This distinction was given to Alamos because of its 188 intact buildings of historical note, all within walking distance of the town’s zocolo, the Plaza de Armas. The zocolo, or square, is surrounded by tall palm trees (a bit reminiscent of Southern California).