This week on Arizona Illustrated…we hit the road and take to you a one-of-a-kind church in the Tombstone; then down to Nogales to a mouthwatering taco stand; then to the Buenos Aires Wildlife Preserve where an extraordinary effort is underway to save an elusive bird and poet Javier Zamora finds happiness in his own back yard.
A Cornerstone in Tombstone
Tombstone, AZ is known internationally as a cowboy/western community that dubs itself as the "The Town Too Tough to Die" but there is more to this destination if you get off the main tourist drag. St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tombstone occupies the oldest Protestant church building in Arizona (1882) and is also the only one in the world that is constructed of adobe using a Gothic Revival style.
Cocina La Ley
Cocina La Ley has been a Nogales, Arizona staple since German Larios founded the restaurant in 1994. It has been in the family ever since, serving up delicious and fresh tacos and soups for locals and people passing through the city. What is the key to Larios’ success? Use fresh ingredients, make the customers feel at home, and make it an unforgettably delicious dining experience!
The Masked Bobwhite
The Masked Bobwhite Quail sits at the edge of extinction. Hannah Pierce works at The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, established primarily to reintroduce the Masked Bobwhite into the wild. Join Hannah as she walks us through what it takes reintroduce the birds and save a species.
Javier Zamora - Aniversario
In this installment of Arizona Illustrated’s poetry series, a collaboration with the UA Poetry Center, the acclaimed poet, Javier Zamora, reads Aniversario or We Moved To Tucson During a Pandemic, a tribute to his wife Jo Cipriano. Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador and migrated to the US when he was nine. His first poetry collection, Unaccompanied explores some of these themes. In his debut New York Times bestselling memoir, SOLITO, Javier retells his nine-week odyssey across Guatemala, Mexico, and eventually through the Sonoran Desert. He travelled unaccompanied by boat, bus, and foot. After a coyote abandoned his group in Oaxaca, Javier managed to make it to Arizona with the aid of other migrants.
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