THE COLONIAL CITY OF EL FUERTE, IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN MOST PART OF SINALOA STATE IN MEXICO. THIS CITY, STILL WITH COBBLE STONE STREETS, DATES BACK TO THE 15TH CENTURY. THE SPANIARDS CAME HERE FOR THE GOLD AND SILVER AND BUILT GRAND MANSIONS, AND THE FORT,. THAT THE CITY WAS NAMED AFTER. SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF THIS PERIOD STILL EXIST SUCH AS, THE CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, THE PLAZA OF ARMS (CENTRAL SQUARE), MANSION ORRANTIA, MANSION ALMADA, AND MANSION JOAQUIN DE IBARRA, WHICH IS NOW HOTEL EL FUERTE. VARIOUS OTHER MANSIONS STILL EXIST, SOME PRESERVED AND OTHERS ARE IN RUINS, BUT THIS ENCHANTING CITY STILL EVOKES THE SPANISH COLONIAL ATMOSPHERE TODAY. NOT ONLY CONSIDERED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE STATE, EL FUERTE IS BECOMING KNOWNED BY THE TOURING PUBLIC AROUND THE WORLD AS THE "GATEWAY TO THE COPPER CANYON", IT IS THE PREFERED STARTING POINT OF THE TRAIN JOURNEY THRU THE SIERRA TARAHUMARA MOUNTAINS AND THE CANYONS, WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER AND DEEPER THAN THE GRAND CANYON. EL FUERTE TRAIN STATION HAS DAILY SERVICE TO THE AREA, IN NEWLY REFURBISHED ANTIQUE CARS. OTHER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE THE LARGEST RIVER IN THE STATE, AND THREE HUGE MAN MADE LAKES, WITH EXCEPTIONAL LARGE MOUTH BLACK BASS FISHING AND BIRD HUNTING. ALSO THERE ARE INTERESTING NATIVE INDIAN VILLAGES, WHICH STILL PRACTICE THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURES AND CEREMONIES. PICTURESQUE SCENERY, BIRD WATCHING, ANCIENT PETROGLIFS (OVER 2500 YEARS OLD), ARE ALL ALONG THE RIVER, AND ARE SOME OF THE MANY NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE AREA. SERVICES ARE MODERN AND ACCESSIBLE: 2400 FT. PAVED LANDING STRIP, ALL PAVED ROADS FROM A FOUR LANE HWY. # 15, NEW MODERN HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY CARE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, BANKS, RESTAURANTS, MARKETS, ETC. ALSO WITH IN 50 MILES DISTANCE, IS THE LOS MOCHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FERRY TO LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA, PUBLIC SANDY BEACHES, DEEP SEA FISHING AND MORE.

THE HOUSE OF DON JOAQUIN DE IBARRA

TODAY “THE HOTEL EL FUERTE”

HISTORY OF ONE OF THE OLDEST HOUSES IN EL FUERTE DE MONTESCLAROS: THE BEGINNING OF ITS CONSTRUCTION WAS LOST IN THE HAZE OF TIME, BUT WE BELIEVE IT BEGAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ( 1650-1700 ). WE ARRIVED AT THIS CONCLUSION DUE TO ITS HUGE ROCK MURALS, ITS LOCATION AT THE FEET OF THE CITY LATER OVER THE HIGH PART OF THIS HILL CONSTRUCTED FOR THE DEFENSER OF EL FUERTE AND THE FORT BUILT BY THE SPANISH IN 1610; IN ADDITION WE HAVE VERVAL INFORMATION THAR INDICATES THE HAUSE HAS BEEN IN POSSESSION OF THE FAMILY FOR MORE THAN 200 YEAR. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF A TRIP TO THIS ANCIENT AREA OF THE COPPER CANYON AND THE SIERRA TARAHUMARA IS TO PROVIDE OUR GUEST THE EXPERIENCE, OF OLD MEXICO BY STAYING IN AN AUTHENTIC SPANISH HACIENDA OF MORE THAN 250 YEARS OLD. HISTORY, ELEGANCE AND TODAYS HIGHEST QUALITY AWAIT YOUR ENTRANCE TROUGHT HOTEL EL FUERTE GATE TO THE PAST. LOCATION OF THE HOTEL IS IN THE PRIME HISTORIC DISTRICT AT THE CORNER OF 5 DE MAYO AND MONTESCLAROS STREETS. IT IS ADJECENT TO THE OLD FORT SITE, ONE HALF BLOCK FROM THE CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, CITY HALL, EL FUERTE RIVER AND CENTRAL PLAZA. THE HOTEL WAS RESTORED FROM NEARLY RUINS OVER 30 YEARS AGO, AND AS AN ONGOING PROJECT , WE HAVE REMOLDED THIS 250 PLUS YEAR OLD HACIENDA, AND AT ALL COSTS NOT CHANGING THE WONDERFUL AMBIANCE OF YESTERDAY, INTO A REMARKABLE LANDMARK.THRU OUT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE, ARE HIGH OPEN BEAMED CEILINGS, TWO TO THREE FOOT THICK WALLS, MEXICAN TILE AND MARBLE FLOORS, VARIOUS NICHOS AND HAND PAINTED DECORATIONS. ALL FURNISHINGS ARE IN KEEPING OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL ERA, INCLUDING MANY ANTIQUES. MODIFICATIONS, HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED BY KEEPING THE SAME HISTORICAL DESIGN AND MOTIF, AND YET WITH ALL MODERN CONVIENCE OF PRIVATE BATHS, AIR CONDITIONING IN ALL GUEST ROOMS, BAR AND DINNING ROOMS. IN THE OPEN AREAS SUCH AS LOBBY AND PORTALES WE HAVE CEILING FANS.

SUCH AS LOBBY AND PORTALES WE HAVE CEILING FANS. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL HUGE BOULDERS FROM A 15 PERSON JACUZZI WITH OVER A 12 FEET HIGH WATERFAL OVER 25 FEET LONG WITH PLANTS AND BUGAMBILIAS IN A MOST RELAXING PRIVATE PATIO. CENTRAL GARDEN PATIOS ARE ALL PAVED IN MEXICAN TILE WITH LUSH GREEN FOLLAGE AND FLOWERING BUGAMBILIAS. WITH NO DOUBT, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND PRESERVED HACIENDA IN NORTHERN MEXICO.

• 45 ROOMS
• TV/CABLE
• LOBBY
• FRONT DESK / RECEPCION
• ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
• RESTAURANT
• BAR
• KITCHEN
• LAUNDRY
• 3 INTERIOR PATIOS
• JACUZZI (15 PERS)
• PREPARATION FOR ANOTHER RESTAURANT Y/O BAR
• BOYLER AND HOT WATER CISTERNA OF 1500 LTS.
• PARKING LOT

LA CIUDAD COLONIAL DE EL FUERTE, ESTÁ SITUADA EN LA PARTE NORTE DEL ESTADO DE SINALOA. ESTA CIUDAD, AÚN CON LAS CALLES DE PIEDRA Y ADOQUÍN, DATA DE SIGLO XVI(1564). ALGUNOS DE LOS EJEMPLOS EXCEPCIONALES DE ESTE PERÍODO TODAVÍA EXISTEN POR EJEMPLO: LA IGLESIA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN, LA PLAZA DE ARMAS, MANSIÓN ORRANTIA, MANSIÓN ALMADA, Y MANSIÓN DE DON JOAQUÍN DE IBARRA, QUE AHORA ES HOTEL EL FUERTE. TAMBIÉN EXISTEN VARIAS CASONAS, ALGUNAS PRESERVADAS Y OTRAS ESTÁN EN RUINAS, PERO HOY ESTA CIUDAD ENCANTADORA TODAVÍA EVOCA LA ATMÓSFERA COLONIAL ESPAÑOLA. HOTEL EL FUERTE, ES UNA AUTENTICA CASA COLONIAL QUE FUE REMODELADA SIN PERDER EL BELLO AMBIENTE DEL AYER PERO CONTANDO CON TODAS LAS COMODIDADES DE LA EPOCA MODERNA; CONFORTABLES HABITACIONES, AIRE ACONDICIONADO, TV/CABLE, RESTAURANT, BAR, ESTACIONAMIENTO, ENTRE OTROS SERVICIOS.

OTRAS ATRACCIONES DE LA REGIÓN SON EL RÍO FUERTE EL MAS GRANDE Y CAUDALOSO DEL ESTADO CON TRES PRESAS ENORMES (MIGUEL HIDALGO, JOSEFA ORTIZ Y HUITES ) EN LAS CUALES SE PESCA LA LOBINA (BLACK BASS), MOJARRA Y BAGRE ADEMÁS SE PUEDE PRACTICAR LA CACERÍA DE PALOMA ALA BLANCA Y PATO CANADIENSE EN TEMPORADA. EL FUERTE SE HA COLOCADO EN EL 2DO. LUGAR COMO DESTINO TURÍSTICO EN SINALOA, DESPUÉS DEL PUERTO DE MAZATLÁN YA QUE CUENTA CON UNA EXCELENTE INFRAESTRUCTURA HOTELERA Y UNA GRAN VARIEDAD DE RIQUEZAS COMO LA ZONA ARQUEOLÓGICA MAS IMPORTANTE DE SINALOA(EL CERRO DE LA MASCARA) CON PETROGLIFOS GRABADOS EN PIEDRAS QUE TIENEN MAS DE 2500 AÑOS DE ANTIGUEDAD, TRES PRESAS DONDE SE PRACTICA LA PESCA Y LA CAZA(PATO CANADIENSE Y PALOMA ALA BLANCA), EL RIO FUERTE QUE OFRECE SU VARIADA Y EXUBERANTE FLORA Y FAUNA, IDEAL PARA LA RECREACIÓN FAMILIAR, UN RECORRIDO EN CANOA O EN LANCHA CON VISITA A LOS PETROGLIFOS Y AVISTAMIENTO DE AVES.

TAMBIÉN SE LOCALIZAN EN LAS CERCANÍAS POBLADOS INDÍGENAS, LOS CUALES AUN CONSERVAN SUS TRADICIONES Y COSTUMBRES (LA DANZA DEL VENADO, LA PASCOLA, ETC.). ESTA CIUDAD CUENTA CON LOS MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE NECESARIOS COMO SALIDAS EN AUTOBÚS DE LOS MOCHIS A EL FUERTE Y EL FUERTE-LOS MOCHIS DESDE LAS 05:00 HS. HASTA LAS 20:00 HS., CON SALIDAS CADA MEDIA HORA, TAXIS PARA TRANSPORTARLO A CUALQUIER LUGAR, LA ESTACIÓN HOYANCOS A 6 KM. DE EL FUERTE PARA TOMAR EL FERROCARRIL CHIHUAHUA-PACIFICO(CHE-PE) QUE CUBRE LA RUTA LOS MOCHIS-CHIHUAHUA-LOS MOCHIS CON DESTINO A LAS BARRANCAS DEL COBRE, EL AEROPUERTO DE LOS MOCHIS Y EL FERRY DE TOPOLOBAMPO A LA PAZ, A 95 KM. DE EL FUERTE. SE TIENE PROYECTADO UNIR LOS PUEBLOS MÁGICOS DE ALAMOS, SONORA Y EL FUERTE, SINALOA, CON UNA CARRETERA QUE CRUZARÁ POR LA PRESA MIGUEL HIDALGO Y LA TERMINACIÓN DE LA CARRETERA DE LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA A